Global Trade Market...questions...concerns...complants!!!

Most people on this thread are complaining about the global market and I agree that it is painful for so many reasons. For me I only buy stuff if I'm wanting something in a hurry for for cargo ship or cargo plane or to buy "special items" trying to buy special items is a lost cause as everyone wants those so they are gone by the time you get to the sellers place. I would like to suggest a few additions to the game Have a part of the market for trading like special items so you can trade a vu' battery for vu's glove or vu's button and the expansion items can also be traded 1:1 for other Items of the same type of expansion if it is only trading with other players. I can see how it would be better for players if this could allow trading with different types of special items but with all the options that would open up would likely reduce the number of items that get traded that way.

This is great advice, I do this, too. Someone posts something good like cameras, hits advertise, and then adds more items, often related. If you refresh the depot you can sometimes find what you want. Another tip, teach the game what you want by hitting storage upgrade or expand city, or upgrade building, even though you don't have all the necessary items, before you go to the GTHQ. That tells the game what you need. The trade algorithm seems to remember what items you last looked at, including your most recent trades and sales, as well as what you recently manufactured. If they are available, they may appear. Look in the first two slots on the GTHQ first and see if they are there, but not advertised.