Any reason why I can purchase something from him and then try to sell something back with less value?

<100%hp 100%m 12%mv 3496tnl> 3 PM civilized Thorne tells you 'I'm afraid I don't have enough money to buy an elegant silver flail, its head lined with raw diamonds, but it's worth around 459 copper coins.'

<100%hp 100%m 12%mv 3496tnl> 3 PM civilized list
Item (Type)
<26 768> an engraved steel staff (staff)
<26 927> an engraved steel warhammer (mace)
<25 601> an engraved steel spear (spear)
<25 1098> an engraved steel longsword (sword)
<25 840> an engraved steel dagger (dagger)
<26 1227> an engraved steel flail (flail)
<26 972> an engraved steel hand axe (axe)

Thorne tells you 'Would you like to browse anything further?'

<100%hp 100%m 12%mv 3496tnl> 3 PM civilized buy spear
You haggle the price down to 595 copper.
You buy an engraved steel spear.

<100%hp 100%m 12%mv 3496tnl> 3 PM civilized sell flail
Thorne tells you 'I'm afraid I don't have enough money to buy an elegant silver flail, its head lined with raw diamonds.'

<100%hp 100%m 12%mv 3496tnl> 3 PM civilized value flail
Thorne tells you 'I'm afraid I don't have enough money to buy an elegant silver flail, its head lined with raw diamonds, but it's worth around 459 copper coins.'

Shopkeepers won't spend above a certain percentage of their available funds on a single item. That percentage depends on how much they want the item, but there's nothing in the log that indicates that the system is not working as designed.

valguarnera@carrionfields.com

Thanks for the reply and looking into it.