Nic the trader

Nic the trader only appears during events and may not be currently found in game.

Port SarimGolden Partyhat HuntDouble XP Live (May 2022)Double XP Live (August–November 2022)

Nic the trader
Release date	14 August 2018 (Update)
Race	Human
Members	No
Quest NPC	No
Location(s)	Port Sarim
Shop	Nic's Store
Gender	Male
Actions	Talk to, Trade XP, Buy, Examine
Examine	Allows you to convert your bonus XP into various rewards.
Advanced data
NPC ID	25651
Links	MRND25651
Infobox • Talk page

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SMW Subobject for Golden Partyhat HuntNPC ID: 28627Examine: Totally trustworthy.Release date: 22 November 2021Is members only: falseActions: Talk to, ExamineIs variant of: Nic the trader

SMW Subobject for Port SarimNPC ID: 25651Examine: Allows you to convert your bonus XP into various rewards.Release date: 14 August 2018Is members only: falseActions: Talk to, Trade XP, Buy, ExamineIs variant of: Nic the trader

SMW Subobject for Double XP Live (May 2022)NPC ID: 28994Examine: Allows you to convert your Double XP time into various rewards.Release date: 20 May 2022Is members only: falseActions: Talk to, Exchange Double XP, Buy, ExamineIs variant of: Nic the trader

SMW Subobject for Double XP Live (August–November 2022)Examine: Allows you to convert your Double XP time into various rewards.Release date: 12 August 2022Is members only: falseActions: Talk to, Buy, ExamineIs variant of: Nic the trader

Nic the trader is the owner of Nic's Store. Similar to his brother Vic the trader, Nic trades credits for bonus experience which can be spent at his store to purchase prismatic lamps or stars, skill outfit pieces, and rewards which were previously on Treasure Hunter. Since Nic's involvement in Double XP Live, the credits earned for his brother's shop do not carry over to his own.

The following message was shown upon login during the duration of his second appearance:

Nic the trader is back in town with more 'repurposed' items from his brother Vic. Catch his cheekily cut down prices whilst you can!

During the Golden Partyhat Hunt event, active from 22 November 2021 to 3 January 2022 as a part of the 20th Anniversary celebrations, he could be found at the Grand Exchange in Varrock, selling one of the eight golden partyhat shards, needed to assemble a golden partyhat, for 30,000,000. If a player has already received eight shards, or has made their golden partyhat, Nic will no longer sell the shard to the player.

During Double XP Live events since 30 May 2022, Nic has been appearing in various locations, exchanging one hour of player's Double XP Live timer each day for credits to use in his store.

Availability

Appeared	Left	Location	Notes
14 August 2018	16 August 2018	Falador Park	N/A
18 October 2018	23 October 2018	South of Betty's house in Port Sarim	N/A
22 November 2021	3 January 2022	Southeast corner of the Grand Exchange	Only sells one golden partyhat shard, for 30 million coins.
20 May 2022	30 May 2022	Southeast corner of the Grand Exchange	One hour of double XP can be traded for 250 credits (50 credits for free players). Players are limited to one trade per day.
12 August 2022	22 August 2022	Artisans' Workshop, Grand Exchange in Varrock, Lumbridge, Max Guild, Shattered Worlds, Tower of Voices, War's Retreat
11 November 2022	21 November 2022

Dialogue

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Update history

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• hidden 14 August 2018 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Nic's appearance is based on the Merchant from Resident Evil 4.
• Nic's addition to the game sparked some controversy on the RuneScape official forums and Reddit due to it not being announced on any social media or the RuneScape official website.