Shopping plays a part in Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3. Knowing both shopping locations and who operates them will assist you in completing the game by either selling or buying weapons, armor, and upgrades necessary to complete your missions, or clear up your inventory. Each game is different in what shops and merchants do, and what products are offered.

Contents 1 Mass Effect 1.1 Merchant Locations 1.2 Save-Reload Glitch for Merchants 1.2.1 Performing the glitch 1.2.1.1 Standard 1.2.1.2 Normandy Requisitions Officer 1.2.2 Notes 2 Mass Effect 2 2.1 Merchant Locations 2.2 Discounts 2.3 Obtaining Credits 2.4 Mining 3 Mass Effect 3 3.1 Merchant Locations

Mass Effect Edit

In Mass Effect, there are various merchants that buy and sell various weapons, armor, upgrades, and licenses that give your squad more firepower and allow you to survive better in combat. Since you can only carry up to 150 items in your inventory at a time, you need to make sure that you are selling it off to these people at regular intervals. Also check in with them often to see what new equipment they have, you never know what they'll have in stock.

Merchant Locations Edit

Operator	Location
Dr. Chloe Michel	Citadel	Wards - Med Clinic
C-Sec Requisitions Officer	Citadel	Wards - C-Sec Academy
Expat	Citadel	Wards - Upper Markets
Morlan	Citadel	Wards - Lower Markets
Delan	Citadel	Presidium - Financial District
Ledra	Feros	Zhu's Hope
Opold	Noveria	Port Hanshan
Petozi	Noveria	Rift Station
Commander Rentola	Virmire	Salarian Base on Virmire
Commander Rentola	Normandy	Cargo Bay
Normandy Requisitions Officer	Normandy	Cargo Bay

Save-Reload Glitch for Merchants Edit

Essentially this glitch is used to make the inventories of different merchants reset. This gives the player the chance to acquire different items from merchants by simply reloading, instead of traveling to a different planet and returning. The glitch should work on all merchants, although variations of the glitch may be required for the Normandy Requisitions Officer. It is particularly useful if you're searching for the more elusive or higher level items - particularly armor - such as those manufactured by the Geth Armory or Kassa Fabrication.

Performing the glitch Edit

Standard Edit

To perform the glitch you simply need to travel to whichever merchant you wish to purchase from: Morlan, for example. Before talking to him - or any other merchants - save your game. After saving continue to view the items as usual. If the item you're looking for is there, then buy it, equip it to whoever needs it and carry on; you'll need to leave the planet and return to start the glitch again. However, if you wish the inventory to reset so that different items are on sale, just reload and check their inventory again.

Normandy Requisitions Officer Edit

Because the inventory reset works differently for the NRO, the standard of saving before speaking may not work. If this is the case there are different parameters that will make sure it does reset.

• The inventory will reset automatically after you complete each mission world for the first time.
• If you're doing assignments or there are no mission worlds you wish to complete, go back to either Feros or Noveria (if you've completed them), or the Citadel. Spend time on the planet conversing and traveling. Next, go to any of the assignment worlds (even one you've completed an assignment on) and, after landing and returning to the Normandy, go to the cargo bay and save before talking to the NRO. The glitch will then work as standard.

Notes Edit

• It's important to make sure that you have the correct license in order for the corresponding equipment to spawn from that manufacturer.
• You may have to do the glitch many times in order to get the rarer items in the game as they have a much lower percentage of being in stock. The more licenses you have will also improve the odds of getting a particular item from a manufacturer.
• Some merchants are better than others for stocking what you may be looking for. Morlan and Opold stock alien armor, whereas the C-Sec Requisitions Officer and the Normandy Requisitions Officer are more likely to have human gear.
• If you complete the Citadel: Doctor Michel assignment, Dr. Chloe Michel will pay about 80% to 100% more for anything you sell to her. This makes her the best merchant to sell to.

Mass Effect 2 Edit

In Mass Effect 2, merchants and shops change from Mass Effect. One can no longer sell components and the merchandise changes. Instead of offering new weapons and armor, merchants now offer armor components for Shepard's N7 Armor, and upgrades for the squad's weapons. These can be purchased by using credits which are earned by completing Missions and Assignments. In addition, now that purchasing is completely automated, using terminals at each shop, talking to the merchants that operate the shops can get you a discount.

Merchant Locations Edit

Merchant	Location
Kian Louros	Citadel	Zakera Ward - Level 26 - Sirta Foundation
Marab	Citadel	Zakera Ward - Level 26 - Saronis Applications
Deleia Sanassi	Citadel	Zakera Ward - Level 27 - Citadel Souvenirs
Unnamed turian	Citadel	Zakera Ward - Level 27 - Zakera Cafe
Etarn Tiron	Citadel	Zakera Ward - Level 28 - Rodam Expeditions
Harrot	Omega	Omega Marketplace - Harrot's Emporium
Marsh	Omega	Omega Marketplace - Omega Market
Kenn	Omega	Omega Marketplace - Kenn's Salvage
Erinya	Illium	Illium Trading Floor - Baria Frontiers
Unnamed asari	Illium	Illium Trading Floor - Gateway Personal Defense
Ereba	Illium	Illium Trading Floor - Memories of Illium
Hermia	Illium	Illium Trading Floor - Serrice Technology
Fortack	Tuchanka	Urdnot Camp - Fortack's Database
Ratch	Tuchanka	Urdnot Camp – Ratch's Wares

Discounts Edit

All of the shops in Mass Effect 2 offer a way to get a discount, but getting it can involve anything from completing a quick dialogue option, to completing a mission. Each shop is different and each has a different method of getting a discount.

• Shops on the Citadel or Omega require just a quick conversation and choosing a Charm or Intimidate option to get a discount at the store.
  • On Omega, a discount at two stores can also be obtained by completing a small assignment.
• The shops on Illium require either a dialogue option, completing a small assignment, or even a conversation.
  • Note: Baria Frontiers and Zakera Cafe don’t have discount options, but you will spend only 2,000 credits and 510 credits respectively for all of their merchandise.
• The shops on Tuchanka require completing a mission or completing a small mini-game.

The discount is worth taking advantage of as you will save a significant amount of credits over the course of the game. The discounts aren’t that hard to get, and they are worth doing.

Obtaining Credits Edit

Getting credits in Mass Effect 2 is a bit different than in Mass Effect. Credits in Mass Effect were earned by selling merchandise, killing enemies, or picking them out of crates. Credits in Mass Effect 2 can only be picked up on Assignments and Missions through hacking and bypassing, and they are earned by completing Assignments and Missions. Credits are more difficult to obtain, so you do need to watch what you buy as you may have to wait a bit to get that upgrade, or that armor component. You just need to watch your credits more carefully in Mass Effect 2 than in Mass Effect.

Mining Edit

In addition to using credits to purchase items from stores, credits are also used for mining by purchasing fuel and probes. Fuel and probes are small expenditures compared to some items in stores, but over time, they do add up. Mining is also essential in Mass Effect 2 because you can also pickup research items on missions, and from squadmates while talking to them aboard the Normandy SR-2. You do need resources to get every upgrade and you need to mine to get all of the resources you need to research everything. So you also need to watch how many credits you are spending on mining as well, as it may prevent you from buying all of the items from the stores.

Mass Effect 3 Edit

In Mass Effect 3, shops operate only through terminals — merchants no longer play a part in transactions. Weapon Mods, armor, fish, and model ships can be purchased in stores. Weapons and Galaxy at War mission items that were missed during missions can also be purchased. Credits are earned by completing missions, finding datapads while on missions, and searching the galaxy. Discounts can be obtained through intel found by exploring the galaxy.

Merchant Locations Edit

Shop Name	Location	Details
Aegohr Munitions	Presidium Commons	Right shop on upper level of Meridian Place Market
Batarian State Arms	Docks: Holding Area	Cargo Hold: C
Cipritine Armory	Presidium Commons	Left shop on upper level of Meridian Place Market
Elkoss Combine Arsenal Supplies	Presidium Commons	Bank area near Barla Von
Kanala Exports	Presidium Commons	Bank area along the same wall as the elevator
Kassa Fabrication	Presidium Commons	Right shop on lower level of Meridian Place Market
Nos Astra Sporting Goods	Presidium Commons	Left shop on lower level of Meridian Place Market
Sirta Supplies	Huerta Memorial Hospital	Parallel to reception desk in the Patient Lounge
Spectre Requisitions	Citadel Embassies	Right terminal inside Spectre Office
Harrot's Emporium	Aria's Bunker	Requires Mass Effect 3: Omega
Home Spun	Silversun Strip	Requires Mass Effect 3: Citadel

	Mass Effect Guides
	Completion	Walkthrough • Morality • Experience • Systems • Mako • Codex
	Achievements	Completionist • Rich Achievement • Party Member Achievements Scholar Achievement • Weapon and Ability Achievements
	Classes	Adept • Engineer • Infiltrator • Sentinel • Soldier • Vanguard
	Weapons	Assault Rifles • Pistols • Shotguns • Sniper Rifles
	Other	PC Tweaks • Merchants

	Mass Effect 2 Guides
	Completion	Walkthrough • Morality • Upgrades • Planet Scanning
	Classes	Adept • Engineer • Infiltrator • Sentinel • Soldier • Vanguard
	Other	Squad Members • PC Tweaks • No One Left Behind • Data Hound • Merchants Research Guide • Interrupts

	Mass Effect 3 Guides
	Completion	Walkthrough • Morality • Search and Rescue • Equipment and Items
	Classes	Adept • Engineer • Infiltrator • Sentinel • Soldier • Vanguard
	Other	Squad Members • PC Tweaks • Interrupts • Merchants • The One and Only