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Belethor of Whiterun

For other uses, see Merchant.
"Don't think you can barter with me like I'm one of those damned shopkeepers."
Guard[src]

Merchants can be found in almost every city and town in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Most are open from about 8am to 8pm, but some merchants are available all day. The following is a list of merchants and their locations. 

Before you begin it should be noted that merchants inventory seem to run off of an item generator. This basically means, each separate save or character created from that save will have completely different inventory every single new game. For example, in one save, a shopkeeper may sell Fortify Smithing, alchemy and Two Handed enchanted equipment, but not One handed, Speech or Magicka equipment. And on a brand new save, exactly the same merchant may sell One handed, Speech and Magicka equipment and not sell Smithing, Alchemy or Two handed.

Types

The various types of merchants include:

Eastmarch

Windhelm

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor
Ambarys Rendar New Gnisis Cornerclub Food 100 Male No
Aval Atheron Market Stand General 750 Male No
Elda Early-Dawn Candlehearth Hall Food 100 Female No
Hillevi Cruel-Sea Market Stand Food 50 Female No
Niranye Market Stand General 1000 - 4000 Female No
Nurelion The White Phial Apothecary 500 Male Yes
Oengul War-Anvil Blacksmith Quarters Blacksmith 1000 Male Yes
Quintus Navale The White Phial Apothecary 500 Male Yes
Revyn Sadri Sadri's Used Wares General 750 Male Yes
Wuunferth the Unliving Palace of the Kings Magic 500 Male Yes

Narzulbur

Merchant Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor
Bolar Apothecary 8:00-20:00 500 Female No
Dushnamub Blacksmith 8:00-20:00 400 Male No

Falkreath Hold

Falkreath

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor
Solaf Gray Pine Goods General 8:00-20:00 750 Male Yes
Lod Outside Lod's House Blacksmith 8:00-20:00 1000 Male No
Valga Vinicia Dead Man's Drink Food All Day 100 Female No
Zaria Grave Concoctions Apothecary 8:00-20:00 500 Female No

Other

Merchant Location Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor
Babette Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary Apothecary All Day 500 Female No

Haafingar

Solitude

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor
Addvar Market Stand Food 50 Male
Angeline Morrard Angeline's Aromatics Apothecary 8:00-20:00 500 Female Yes
Beirand Blacksmith Quarters Blacksmith 8:00-20:00 1000 Male Yes
Corpulus Vinius The Winking Skeever Food All day 100 Male
Endarie, Taarie Radiant Raiment Clothing, Jewelry 8:00-20:00 750 Female Yes
Evette San Market Stand Food 50 Female
Fihada Fletcher Blacksmith 8:00-20:00 750 Male Yes
Gulum-Ei In The Winking Skeever General, Fence All Day 1000-4000 Male
Jala Market Stand Food 50 Female
Sayma Bits and Pieces General 8:00-20:00 750 Female Yes
Sybille Stentor In the Blue Palace Magic All Day 500 Female

Dragon Bridge

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor
Faida Four Shields Tavern Food All day 100 Female

Mor Khazgur

Merchant Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor
Sharamph Apothecary 8:00-20:00 500 Female
Shuftharz Blacksmith 8:00-20:00 400 Female

Hjaalmarch

Morthal

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Falion Falion's House Magic 6:00-20:00 500 Male Yes
Lami Thaumaturgist's Hut Apothecary 8:00-20:00 500 Female Yes
Jonna Moorside Inn Food All Day 100 Female No

The Pale

Dawnstar

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Frida The Mortar and Pestle Apothecary 8:00-20:00 500 Female
Thoring Windpeak Inn Food All Day 100 Male
Rustleif / Seren (At Rustleif's House) Blacksmith 8:00-20:00 1000 M / F Yes

Other Locations

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Hadring Nightgate Inn Food All Day 100 Male

The Reach

Markarth

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Lisbet Arnleif And Sons Trading Company General 8:00-20:00 750 Female Yes
Ghorza gra-Bagol Blacksmith Quarters Blacksmith 1000 Female Yes
Bothela The Hag's Cure Apothecary 8:00-20:00 500 Female
Kleppr / Frabbi Silver-Blood Inn Food All Day 100 M / F
Endon * (In Silver-Blood Inn) Fence (General) Varies * Male
Moth gro-Bagol (In Understone Keep) Blacksmith 600 Male
Calcelmo (In Understone Keep) Magic All Day 500 Male
Kerah Market Stand Jewelry 8:00-20:00 50 Female
Hogni Red-Arm Market Stand Food 8:00-20:00 50 Male

Dushnikh Yal

Merchant Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Murbul Apothecary 8:00-20:00 500 Female
Gharol Blacksmith 8:00-20:00 500 Female

The Rift

Riften

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Balimund The Scorched Hammer Blacksmith 6:00-20:00 1,000 Male Yes
Bersi The Pawned Prawn General 8:00-20:00 750 Male Yes
Elgrim / Hafjorg Elgrim's Elixirs Apothecary All Day 500 M / F Yes
Wylandriah (In Mistveil Keep) Magic 8:00-20:00 500 Female Yes
Keerava / Talen-Jei Bee and Barb Food All Day 100 F / M No
Brand-Shei Market Stand General 8:00-20:00 750 Male Yes
Grelka Market Stand General 9:00-20:00 750 Female Yes
Madesi Market Stand Jewelry 750 Male
Marise Market Stand General 9:00-18:00 50 Female No

The Ragged Flagon

Merchant Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Vekel the Man Food All Day 100 Male
Tonilia * Fence (General) All Day Varies * Female
Syndus ** Blacksmith All Day 1000 Male
Herluin Lothaire ** Apothecary All Day 500 Male
Arnskar Ember-Master ** Blacksmith All Day 1000 Male
Vanryth Gatharian ** Blacksmith All Day 1000 Male


Shor's Stone

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Filnjar (At Filnjar's House) Blacksmith 8:00-20:00 500 Male Yes


Ivarstead

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Lynly Star-Sung Vilemyr Inn Food All Day 100 Female No

Winterhold

Winterhold

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Birna Birna's Oddments General 8:00-20:00 750 Female Yes
Nelacar (In The Frozen Hearth) Magic 8:00-20:00 500 Male Yes
Dagur The Frozen Hearth Food All Day 100 Male No

The College of Winterhold

Merchant Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Collette Marence Magic, Restoration spells All Day 500 Female
Drevis Neloren Magic, Illusion spells All Day 500 Male
Faralda Magic, Destruction spells All Day 500 Female
Phinis Gestor Magic, Conjuration spells All Day 500 Male
Tolfdir Magic, Alteration spells All Day 500 Male
Enthir Magic All Day 500 Male
Urag gro-Shub Books All Day 500 Male

Whiterun Hold

Whiterun

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Eorlund Skyforge Blacksmith 6:00-20:00 1,000 Male Yes
Adrianne Warmaiden's Blacksmith 6:00-20:00 1,000 Female Yes
Ulfberth Warmaiden's Blacksmith 8:00-20:00 1,000 Male Yes
Elrindir The Drunken Huntsman Hunting Gear All Day 750 Male Yes
Belethor Belethor's General Goods General 8:00-20:00 750 Male Yes
Farengar (In Dragonsreach) Magic All Day 500 Male Yes
Arcadia Arcadia's Cauldron Apothecary 8:00-20:00 500 Female Yes
Hulda The Bannered Mare Food All Day 100 Female No
Carlotta Market Stand Food 8:00-20:00 50 Female No
Anoriath Market Stand Food 8:00-20:00 50 Male Investor
Fralia Market Stand Jewelry 9:00-20:00 50 Female No

Riverwood

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Lucan Valerius Riverwood Trader General 8:00-20:00 750 Male Yes
Alvor (At Alvor and Sigrid's House) Blacksmith 8:00-20:00 500 Male Yes
Orgnar Sleeping Giant Inn Food All Day 100 Male No


Rorikstead

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Mralki Frostfruit Inn Food All Day 100 Male No


Other Locations

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Mallus Maccius Honningbrew Meadery Fence (General) 8:00-20:00 Varies * Male Yes

Khajiit Caravans

Merchant Caravan Route Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Ahkari Dawnstar to Riften General All Day 729 Female Yes
Ma'dran Solitude to Windhelm General All Day 750 Male Yes
Ri'saad Markarth to Whiterun General All Day 750 Male Yes

Dawnguard

Dawnguard ***

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Florentius Baenius (in Fort Dawnguard) Apothecary All Day 500 Male Yes
Gunmar (in Fort Dawnguard) Blacksmith All Day [?] Male No
Sorine Jurard (in Fort Dawnguard) General All Day Female No

Volkihar Clan ***

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Feran Sadri (in Castle Volkihar) Apothecary All Day 500 Male [?]
Hestla (in Castle Volkihar) Blacksmith All Day 1000 Female [?]
Ronthil (in Castle Volkihar) General All Day 750 Male [?]

Other

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Galathil (in The Ragged Flagon) Body Restructuring All Day N/A Female N/A

SolstheimDB

Raven Rock

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Fethis Alor Market Stand General [?] 1500 Male [?]
Garyn Ienth Market Stand Food [?] 50 Male [?]
Geldis Sadri The Retching Netch Cornerclub Food All Day 100 Male [?]
Glover Mallory (outside Glover Mallory's House) Blacksmith [?] 2000 Male [?]
Milore Ienth Market Stand Apothecary [?] 1000 Female [?]

Frostmoon Crag

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Majni **** (in Frostmoon Crag) Food, Jewelry All Day [?] Male [?]

Skaal Village

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor / Master Trader
Baldor Iron-Shaper (outside Baldor Iron-Shaper's House) Blacksmith [?] [?] Male [?]
Edla (in Edla's House) Apothecary [?] 50 Female [?]

Tel Mithryn

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor
Elynea Mothren Tel Mithryn Apothecary Apothecary [?] 1000 Female [?]
Neloth (in Tel Mithryn) Magic [?] 1000 Male [?]
Talvas Fathryon (in Tel Mithryn) Magic [?] 500 Male [?]

Other

Merchant Shop Name Merchandise Hours Gold Gender Investor
Falas Selvayn Ramshackle Trading Post General 00:00-06:00 750 Male No

Merchant Trainers

Some merchants offer training services. This can be useful since the gold paid to them for their training is added to their inventory for trading, allowing players to get their gold back after training by selling items to the trainer.

A list of merchant trainers in Skyrim:

Trivia

  • If enough of Merchant's possessions are stolen, they may hire Thugs to "teach you a lesson".
  • A spouse is also a merchant. After marrying them, they open a store (it's not an actual place, they sell things from their home) and the Dragonborn may buy items from them.
  • If a merchant lives in their store and you go beyond the counter to their room, they will follow you, making stealing harder.
  • The Dremora Merchant can be summoned with the Black Market power which is learned in Untold Legends. He has 2,000 gold and he often sells Daedric weapons and armor

Notes

  • (*) Tonilia is available as a Merchant after joining the Thieves Guild. Some of the other fences are available only after completing specific missions for the Guild. Fences' gold depends on the progress made in the Thieves Guild. They will have 4,000 each once all missions are complete.
  • (**) One merchant will appear in The Ragged Flagon after each special job for the Thieves Guild to spread their influence across Skyrim.
  • (***) Members of the Dawnguard and the Volkihar Clan will only sell their goods to the Dragonborn if he/she is a member of their respective faction
  • (****) Majni will only sell his goods to the Dragonborn if he/she is a Werewolf.

See also

Bugs

  •  PC   360    PS3  Merchant's Inventory will reset if the Dragonborn attacks them, then loads a save immediately prior to attacking. (Attacking then using a Calm spell won't work.)
  •  PC   360   Loading a save will not revert Merchant's Inventory.
    • Solution: Make a save, then attack the Merchant and reload the game. This method does not work with spouse.
  •  PS3   Reverse pickpocket can allow merchants base gold supply to be raised. This has worked at the Riverwood Trader, getting the base gold up to 10,000 - however the same method failed when applied to merchants in Whiterun.
  •  PS3    360   Rare issue where selling to merchants yields no gold after buying a large value of gold from them.
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