Forum:Fallout 3 shop glitch

So, I think I've found a new glitch that can be used to rack up lots of caps, and possiblly even free things at shops.

(Note that I play on a PS3 with the latest PS3 patch. The latest PS3 patch, however, is a patch that the 360 and PC are already done with, so this may or may not work on the 360 and PC)

This happened to me with Crow and Shrapnel/Flak in Rivet City.

So on one of my characters, I went to Rivet City to buy a combat helmet. Several were in stock at Flak and Shrapnel's. I think I tried buying the best condition combat helmet(this was a while ago, so im unsure of exactly what I did.) and instead I got the worst condition combat helmet he had. So I reload a save and try buying the worst helmet he had. Instead, I got a BETTER condition helmet for the SAME PRICE as the shitty helmet he had. So then I look and he had the crappy helmet there, even though I tried to buy it last time. So I buy the bad helmet again, and this time I wind up with a FULLY REPAIRED combat helmet! I think if I remember right, I walked outta rivet city with 2 fully repaired combat helmets, or at least one fully repaired helmet and one or two good condition helmets.

So then it happened to me with Crow. I looked at his inventory and went to buy some combat armor. He had several sets of combat armor in stock, in varying conditions. I buy the worst one and get one of a better condition. The bad one is still there. I buy it AGAIN and get a fully repaired combat armor(and yes, for the same price as the crappy armor) So then I buy the bad one again, and again, and I get a couple of good condition pairs, before winding up with the bad condition armor. So I sell all the armor(EXCEPT the perfect condition one.) and then I repeat the glitch over again by buying the bad condition, getting a good condition armor(keeping it if its perfect condition) selling the good armor, and then rebuying the bad armor.

So, heres some step by step instructions for those who wanna cash in on this glitch.

1. Find a vendor/merchant/whatever who has several pairs of a item(the exact number of the same item is unknown, but i dont think this glitch will work with only two of an item) Im pretty sure this glitch will only work with items that are the same and have different condition.

2.Buy the WORST condition armor/weapon/whatever. With any luck, you recieved a good condition instead of the bad condition, but you got the good condition for the same price as the bad condition.

3. Look at the merchants inventory again. He/she should have the bad condition armor still in stock. Buy it again, and hopefully you recieve a better condition armor again(You can recieve perfect condition armor for the price of a bad condition, even if the vendor doesnt have perfect condition in stock!)

4. Keep buying the bad condition, and sell all the better condition armor/whatever your doing this with(Though you might decide to keep the perfect conditions.)

5. If you get the bad condition, sell it, then buy it again and you'll probobly get a better condition one.

Using this glitch, you can milk every cap out of a vendor, but more than that, you can buy something from them or get them to repair something for you, then do this glitch and get the caps you just paid them back, essentially allowing for free items and repairs! --Clon3Troop3r 23:00, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

-Update: I have confirmed that this will work with just two items of different conditions. You buy the bad condition and get the good condition, which results in getting the good condition as a perfect condition. So then you sell the perfect condition and buy the bad condition. Then you get the perfect condition back again for the price of the bad condition.--Clon3Troop3r 00:12, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

I have found a similar glitch on youtube, using it i have achieved over 50,000 caps in a couple hours if playing time. what u do is for example: shrapnel has 2 miniguns, one 78caps and in bad condition and one 124caps and fairly good condition. so what u do is: buy the bad condition minigun, sell it back buy it again, sell it back and repeat until u end up with a full condition one every time u buy the crappy one. using this i have taken everything from everyone at rivet city markets.(NOTE: u can't have the item u are trying 2 do the glitch with in ur inventory or it doesn't work, and it doesn't work if u sell them one so it makes them have 2.)Silent.Killa78 >:) 09:29, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

I have experienced this glitch with Crow on an early playthrough, but i never knew what caused it... Thanks! Time to cheat the system! AngryNorwegianDude 09:48, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

I think i posted hthis glitch ages ago on user:Jdw's talk page at the " other section" Werewolfhell 10:14, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

So, I take it this glitch works on other consoles? Cool.

Well, since the steps I posted earlier were a bit more complicated than they had to be, I'll post more steps, this time, more simplified.

1.Go to a trader/merchant/vendor/whatever

2. Find a item(clothing/weapons) that the vendor has more than one of.

3.Make sure the items are in different conditions.

4. Buy the worst condition one, and you SHOULD wind up getting the good condition one.

5. You should see the bad condition one still there(Meaning, you got the good one for the price of a bad one)

6. Buy the bad one again, and you should get a perfect condition, or a good condition.

NOTE: IF you get a bad condition one, sell it back and try buying it again to get a good condition one.

7. Sell the good ones you get(You can keep the perfect ones if you want, doesnt make a difference)

8.Keep buying the bad and selling the good, and you'll start earning more caps than what your spending buying the bad condition item.

Hope that clears up any confusion anyone has about this glitch. Though if your still confused, drop a message here or in the Vault IRC channel(Im usually there under the name CloneTrooper) (And yea silent, thats the glitch im talking about here. Amazing isnt it? Now we console gamers dont need a PC for infinite caps) --Clon3Troop3r 19:53, 17 April 2009 (UTC)