FINAL FANTASY IX

FINAL FANTASY IX

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Driving the Hard Bargain

Driving the Hard Bargain

Purchase all items available from Stiltzkin.

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How to unlock the Driving the Hard Bargain achievement in FINAL FANTASY IX - Definitive Guide

Here is all the locations (chronological order)/items/cost for each encounter with Stiltzkin the world traveling moogle, he wears a yellow do-rag and yellow satchel to make him stand out from other moogles.
He will not sell you items if you have 99 of an item he is selling. All of these can be missed.

1. Burmecia/Vault, after saving the injured Burmecian from the falling statue and advancing two screens forward you will be in the palace square with a door on the left and another one the right. Enter the right door and interact with the chest in behind the save moogle. Stiltzkin enters and is selling a soft/hi-pot/ether for 333 gil

2. Cleyra Settlement/Sandpit, at the beginning of the assault on Cleyra you will have a forced encounter, afterward go right (where you fought the Antlion) and not upstairs, you find a save moogle and Stiltzkin selling a ether/hi-pot/phoenix pinion for 444 gil.

3. Fossil Roo, the first screen with the miner next to the save moogle and sells remedy/ether/phoenix pinion for 555 gil

4. Conde Petite Sanctuary Path, on the main path next to the save moogle and sells a tent/magic tag/ether for 666 gil.

5. Alexandria/Steeple, after the events at the Iifa Tree, you will regain control of Vivi in Alexandria, go to where you meet the first moogle in the game and you'll find Stiltzkin there selling a phoenix pinion/hi-pot/elixir for 777 gil.

6. Oeilivert/Star display, after the small scene with Zidane and co. entering the huge door, immediately take a right into a screen with a save moogle and Stiltzkin selling a hi-pot/emerald/elixir for 888 gil. He will not be there if you finish all the steps to reach the dungeons boss.

7. Bran Bal/Storage, after you gain control of Eiko, head for the save moogle in the village and Stiltzkin shows up selling a diamond/ether/elixir for 2222 gil.

8. Alexandria/Steeple, after obtaining the Invincible, head here for the final encounter with Stiltzkin, he sells a moonstone/ruby/elixir for 5555 gil.
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25 Feb 2019 00:26

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Can you go back to previous save if you missed one
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By on 04 Mar 2019 08:41
Yes, provided you have a save file to revert to
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By Jobber on 04 Mar 2019 10:52
I missed Bran Bal and don't have last one, sitting at 60% so hopefully those are the last 2
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By on 04 Mar 2019 11:14
i missed Bran Bal as well but saved over it before i remembered it, so i can't confirm if you need to buy all items on one save file or not
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By Jobber on 04 Mar 2019 12:15
Definitely on one save went to Bran bal on old save and got to 75 from 60... Reloaded other save went to alexandria and stil 75 lol...good thing bran to alex isnt bad with super speed
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By on 04 Mar 2019 20:04
I did them all but it says I'm only at 75%. Not sure what happened.
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By UraMallas on 31 Mar 2019 01:02
my #8 was 5555. does this mean i did something for the price to change? its also only at 87%, though i know i didn't miss any of them. so hopefully that'll change after some time.
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By Decaying Dead on 31 Oct 2019 11:28
I just completed my last one too and it’s not giving me credit. Did all of these and the ATE ones, and nothing. So frustrating...
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By Busta 21 on 23 Feb 2020 13:14
Didn't pop to me either :/
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By Pacokits on 03 Dec 2020 18:23
The achievement tracker is not moving for me when I buy from the 4th guy... so once I get to the end of this game, it'll probably not pop for me either. I have a separate save file for every moogle, so I could come back to here later...

Update: I'm at the 5th encounter and my tracker went up to 50%. So, probably won't get the achievement...

Update 2: encounter #6 also didn't count... didn't get it at the end of the game...

Last Update: Unlocked after my <12h speed run...
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By Dr Marty on 31 Jan 2021 03:16
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Stiltzkin first appears in Alexandria but you cannot buy from him yet. Later he appears and offers to sell you a handful of items for some Gil. He appears in/ at:
Burmecia : Soft, Hi-Potion, Ether
Cleyra : Ether, Hi-Potion, Phoenix Pinion
Fossil Roo : Phoenix Pinion, Remedy, Ether
Conde Petie Mountain Path : Magic Tag, Tent, Ether
Alexandria (after returning from Outer Continent): Phoenix Pinion, Hi-Potion, Elixir
Oeilvert : Hi-Potion, Emerald, Elixir
Bran Bal : Diamond, Ether, Elixir
Alexandria (after return of the Mist): Moonstone, Ruby, Elixir

N.B. If your inventory of an item is full (i.e. you have 99 Ethers at Burmecia) he will not sell the package to you.
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03 Jan 2018 08:01

This is the end of the Stiltzkin quest line for the trophy 'Driving the Hard Bargain'.

It's completed on disc 4 in Alexandria, assuming you have purchased from him in the other spots during the play through.

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23 Oct 2018 03:00

MISSABLE

Stiltzkin is a travelling Moogle that can be encountered throughout the game during specific moments. He is first encountered in Alexandria during the game’s prologue when Vivi enters the Steeple and you are taught how to save. From here on out, Stiltzkin must be found eight times and you must purchase the items he sells every time in order to obtain this trophy.

The locations you encounter Stiltzkin are as follows. Click the location's name to see an image of Stiltzkin's exact location.

  1. Burmecia: He is located in the Vault, the rightmost house in the Square. Open the chest in the back of the room and Stiltzkin will walk in. Purchase the Soft, Hi-Potion and Ether from him for 333 Gil.
  2. Cleyra: He can be found on the top floor of the inn after the Antlion fight. Purchase the Hi-Potion, Ether and Phoenix Pinion from him for 444 gil.
  3. Fossil Roo: He is standing beside Mogki and is very difficult to miss. Purchase the Phoenix Pinion, Remedy and Ether from him for 555 Gil.
  4. Conde Petie Mountain Path: He is located beside Suzuna and again is very difficult to miss. Purchase the Magic Tag, Tent and Ether from him for 666 Gil.
  5. Alexandria: As Vivi, return to the Steeple and Stiltzkin will be there. Purchase the Phoenix Pinion, Hi-Potion and Elixir from him for 777 Gil. Once you regain control of Zidane, Stiltzkin will have departed.
  6. Oeilvert: Stiltzkin is standing beside Mooel. Again, he is difficult to miss here. Purchase the Hi-Potion, Emerald and Elixir from him for 888 Gil.
  7. Bran Bal: In Bran Bal, Stiltzkin is located in the same house as Moorock. Enter, leave then re-enter and Stiltzkin will show up. Purchase the Diamond, Ether and Elixir from him for 2,222 Gil.
  8. Alexandria: Stiltzkin’s final location is where you first met him, in the Steeple. Return here and purchase the Moonstone, Ruby and Elixir from him for 5,555 Gil.

Beware that if you have 99 of an item that Stiltzkin sells, you cannot purchase it. You must use or sell the item so that you have enough space in your inventory to make the purchase.

Once you have purchased everything Stiltzkin has to sell, you will be rewarded with this trophy.

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For this achievement you must find a specific Moogle NPC and purchase items from him eight different times over the course of the game. His location is mentioned in the appropriate spots in the missables thread linked in the Road Map. I'd also suggest checking this solution on PST for screenshots of the exact locations.

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Stiltzkin is a brave Moogle traveler who spends his entire life on distant journeys. He can be recognized by his characteristic yellow cape. At each meeting, Stiltzkin will offer you to buy a set of items from him so that he can continue his journey (and, accordingly, sell you new items at the next meeting). Moreover, the further you go, the more profitable his offers will become for you.
Well, all the places where you can and should meet him to get the trophy:
https://www.ffforever.info/index.cgi...hrough;n=qg-03
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20 Sep 2017 12:39

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Attention! You can miss the trophy!! when you go to Oilvert, first of all go and look for moogles, and only then go activate all the things, otherwise Stiltzkin will not be there.
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By Fencer32 on 13 Mar 2020 07:59
In Bran Bal appears after "freeing" a moogle from a basket in one of the buildings. You need to re-enter this building, or save at the moogle and load.
I missed it because of its non-obvious appearance during the initial playthrough, so I had to replay this entire segment of the game.
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By w0rm222 on 17 Jun 2023 01:22