Trade

I thought it was just me. I refresh and refresh and it’s just lightbulbs, fries and fish EVERY time. Windows and minerals are some things I would frequently purchase from global and Haven’t found any in well over 30 refreshes. 

Me too. All I get a flipping burgers, chips and mountain upgrade items. It's an absolute ball ache. It takes me at least 10 refreshes to see something I need if I'm lucky. In have to click on every item to see what else the tradre might have. Usually they don't. Why we can't just search for items I don't know. It's taking longer to upgrade houses and I can't produce some things so have to buy them or I can't upgrade. Sports drinks is one. Haven't seen one for sale in 3 days and I need 3 for 3 different houses. Annoying and frustrating. Takes the fun away.

It's always been bad but since last com I don't even see materials anymore.  No chemicals, textiles,  minerals, cpu etc.  Everything has to be done from scratch now.   With the removal of our "favorite city" it makes it even harder.

Yes I've noticed the same thing. I refresh and get the same cities and items.

I can't produce sports drinks as I don't have a sports store and I'm not spending 80k simcash to build one. I'm not getting them in trade so the only option is to delete the building. But to delete it you need to upgrade it. I can't upgrade it without the drink so now I'm stuck with a building taking up space I can't do anything with. It totally sucks.  I don't know how they expect players to complete assignments for trading either if there's no materials to trade!!!  Absolute rubbish. And note that no ea member has commented on this thread yet......

Out of the millions of players around the world, how we only get to see the same few every refresh selling the same unwanted stuff is beyond me.