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Trade Secret

Trade Secret

Trade In five items of the same quality to receive an item of the next-highest quality

15 XP

2.0%

How to unlock the Trade Secret achievement in Rocket League - Definitive Guide

From the Main Menu, go to Garage > Manage Inventory > and then select the items you wish to trade in. Once five items are selected, pressing cn_start will trade them in. As long as they are able to be traded, and the same quality (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Very Rare, or Import), you can trade them in and get the achievement.

Note that Exotic, Black Market, and Limited items cannot be traded in. Also note that if the items are from a crate, 5 items of the same quality and the same crate have to be selected. You cannot mix-and-match items based on quality alone.

If you're like me and anticipated this achievement when they announced it, you should have already saved up items for it. It will pop right away when you trade them in, the items do not have to be from this update specifically. If you're new to the game, don't even bother yet; you won't have enough items to trade. You'll regularly unlock new items as you finish matches and unlock crates, so you'll have it soon enough.

EDITS:

wildwest08 suggests Common items might not work, so be warned. You might want to assume that they don't. I traded Uncommon items in and unlocked it, so it may be that the achievement only tracks Uncommon or higher.

NoHeroes94 confirms that items above Common value seem to work. As of now, it is safe to assume you can only trade in Uncommon or higher items.

Apparently Uncommon+ items are not easily boosted, and can only be unlocked in public matches. That means you pretty much have to suffer through public matches until you have what you need. Since drops are relatively random, estimated times are unknown.
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05 Jul 2017 23:14

49 Comments
Huh. I had exactly 5 items saved for this - traded them in and no pop. Back to grinding for items I guess...
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By Comrade Spanner on 05 Jul 2017 23:49
Cool man, messaged smile
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By Comrade Spanner on 06 Jul 2017 00:00
I don't think common works
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By wildwest08 on 06 Jul 2017 02:35
It's possible that's why some people are reporting it's not working. I will add that info since it's safe to assume it's a possibility. Thanks!
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By Cornerscout on 06 Jul 2017 02:51
All I need is two rare items that do not come from crates. I have three and need two more for a very rare so I can get the other achievement. I will give you this red Takumi I have and whatever else.

GT: Drostyy
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By Drostyy on 06 Jul 2017 15:59
Traded in 5 commons got a rare decal.
Nothing happened you'd think they would of fixed these things by now
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By JACKKAV on 06 Jul 2017 19:38
Me too trade 5 rare items, and nothing 😢 no achievements...
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By CB FoRti on 06 Jul 2017 20:48
Glitched for me as well
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By wildwest08 on 06 Jul 2017 20:58
I first did 5 uncommons and the achievement didn't pop. Then I did 5 rares and it popped.
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By D3LTA on 06 Jul 2017 22:07
can somebody explain, if collecting random items also counts if you play Exhibition matches with mutator 1 goal and no bots, or do you strictly have to play Online matches to randomly unlock random items (to trade later on) ? thanks a lot.
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By RoboTicS83 on 07 Jul 2017 07:22
i did 5 uncommon and it didn't pop either.
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By The PickupTruck on 07 Jul 2017 07:27
Today I traded 5 rares in (3 of which traded to me from someone else) and it popped straight away. So yeah I dunno what's going on
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By JACKKAV on 07 Jul 2017 17:17
I traded 5 rare decals. Nothing. 😕
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By Surreal Sonicus on 07 Jul 2017 17:50
Tried uncommon, nothing. Did rare, nothing. Glitches and lag I tell ya smh
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By Ginuwine AI3 on 07 Jul 2017 23:06
I had 2 uncommons from playing the game previously. I had a friend gift me 3 more to try and unlock the achievement. It didn't work at all. I opened a ticket with Psyonix but nothing substantial yet.
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By wildwest08 on 08 Jul 2017 02:58
Traded 5 uncommos and no achievement :@
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By metallicafan459 on 08 Jul 2017 14:32
Why does nothing show up in my inventory like it does on PS4? It says I have literally no items when I have over 200.
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By Werey on 08 Jul 2017 17:12
5 uncommons traded for a rare decal. No cheevo :(
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By danwood11 on 08 Jul 2017 23:50
@VoicelessMidget We understand this is not about trading with another person. Most of us have traded in items to get the next step up and not received the achievement.
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By wildwest08 on 09 Jul 2017 15:28
That is what Psyonix support told me and it finally unlocked. I don't know if this was the reason why or because I played all weekend and traded 5 items that I earned in and got it. Anyways best of luck to those who have it glitched
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By wildwest08 on 10 Jul 2017 16:16
I traded 5 more in and it unlocked - I made sure to quit the game before I traded as resuming from instant on causes he game not to track achievements I've noticed - use daily the 535 shots on target to verify if things were tracking first!
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By metallicafan459 on 10 Jul 2017 21:11
Thanks for the tip metallicafan459! I went and traded 5 uncommons twice and no cheevo. I quit out and did it again, popped right away. Probably just going to start quitting out whenever I start it up. toast
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By EmprorofPrussia on 11 Jul 2017 04:46
What is the best/quickest way to earn items??
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By Matty to tha G on 11 Jul 2017 07:45
I traded 5 more in and it unlocked - I made sure to quit the game before I traded as resuming from instant on causes he game not to track achievements I've noticed - use daily the 535 shots on target to verify if things were tracking first!
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By metallicafan459 on 11 Jul 2017 19:46
Unreal, this and certifiable have glitched on me now ffs roll

*edit: omfg just got another 5 uncommon's and traded in, didn't work. Will try 5 rare's soon as long as I get another. Absolute bs.
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By AG Bucky Barnes on 17 Jul 2017 15:34
OK so every time I try and trade an item now, (5 rare decals), I click one but not enough show up even though I have 17 rare's of which 14 are decals... I select one decal, nothing else shows up. I click a different decal, then three show up. A different decal, four show up. Select a different one, only one other shows up.

Wtf is going on with this p.o.s game!? Like f'n really!?!?!? So buggy!
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By AG Bucky Barnes on 17 Jul 2017 16:39
just a heads up- what i did after the first trading in didnt work was once i got 5 items again (in my case, uncommon) i then force quit the game, then relaunched it and as soon as i was at the main menu, i went to trade the 5 items in and it worked. 4 of them i earned on my own and 1 a friend gave me.
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By ScoobyDoobyD0nt on 24 Jul 2017 02:45
Having trouble seeing stuff in my inventory...I have collected over 200 items, but all I see is 5 crate keys which I bought. What am I doing wrong? TIA
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By Jakk Dannielz on 27 Jul 2017 00:19
@Matty to tha G

I mentioned that in the solution:

You'll regularly unlock new items as you finish matches and unlock crates, so you'll have it soon enough.

If you are still relatively new, you can boost this by finishing 1-goal Exhibition matches. Items can randomly drop after every finished match.
1-Goal Exhibition matches drop items, and they take less than 30 seconds to finish not counting load times. That is the absolute fastest way to gain items (without getting them from someone else) as far as I am aware.
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By Cornerscout on 07 Aug 2017 02:24
I've just spent the last hour doing 1v1 exhibitions with no bots... Nothing has dropped. Are you sure you can earn items offline? I thought they had to be done online only.
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By I AM CULLY on 10 Aug 2017 05:41
I was under the impression from others that only online games give you Uncommon or better items. But I don't have any 100% confirmation...
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By Matty to tha G on 16 Aug 2017 02:55
You have to play online for tradable/trade-uppable items.
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By thearyadragon on 17 Aug 2017 18:26
For me I messed up because I traded to another player and didn’t read properly, for this to pop for me I TRADED IN( not to another person) 5 uncommon items and got 1 rare back
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By UNDEADZ3LD4 on 23 Jan 2018 20:03
When I go on my inventory there is no items in the plz help 😭
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By Juicy Plumbs on 31 Aug 2018 16:36
No issue here at all. Traded 5 uncommon items and got a rare and achievement popped right away
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By Mini Eminems on 23 Dec 2018 07:31
Can I have a friend trade me any random 5 uncommon items and then i trade them in for a rare? Will that work for this achievement?
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By ICE Faux Pirate on 18 Jan 2019 20:52
I get hardly any drops. All online games, after maybe 5/6 matches I get 1 crap item!
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By Tia1989II on 10 Jan 2020 20:10
Every single item I have is listed as untradeable
What do I do?
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By Knucklehead923 on 07 Feb 2020 19:51
What do you mean by same crate? This is one of my last few achievements and I’m having a hard time getting to unlock
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By FlyerScaRE19 on 05 Nov 2020 22:04
does anyone has an uncommon item to trade? I need just one to reach 5 items :/
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By zeno2k on 02 Mar 2021 08:49
Just a word of warning. I've been playing on PC and Xbox. Progression carries over but not all achievements unlike Fall Guys. I traded in 5 uncommon on PC and when I booted up the xbox, it didn't unlock
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By mDoolin14 on 09 Dec 2022 23:21
This no longer works. Instead of going into "Manage Inventory", you have to go to "Trade In" and a separate menu pops up allowing you to turn uncommon items into a rare item.
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By Derek1337 on 22 Apr 2023 22:44
Should've been a Secret Trophy
That or remove troph of the troph list
Completely
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By PSN SONY PSN on 14 Oct 2023 17:19
I still need to get this. If anyone can help that be great
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By SKYFALL0 on 26 Nov 2023 20:24
I still need to get this. If anyone can help that be great
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By SKYFALL0 on 26 Nov 2023 20:29
Deleted my other post, as I have the achievement now.

I can confirm that my first attempt w/ Uncommon items worked. I think the item has to be of some rarity, be it uncommon, rare, very rare etc.

I can help people with the swap meet achievement but not this one as I lost all my uncommon items to get this myself.
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By NoHeroes94 on 06 Jul 2017 12:37
Just FYI this weekend is a DOUBLE DROP weekend on the game. So anybody else, like me, should grind out this weekend for an easier chance at this achievement
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By xCANExINSANEx93 on 07 Jul 2017 17:25
I'm sorry for the issues that you're still having with the achievement, this should unlock right away when you trade in 5 items for something more rare. Please try and see if there are any updates available for your console:

Double-tap the Xbox button to open the guide.
Select Settings.
Select All settings.
Select System.
Select Console info & updates.
Then do a hard reboot to clear the cache on your Xbox One:

Turn off the Xbox One console by pressing the Xbox button on the front of the console for about 10 seconds until it shuts down completely.
Unplug the console's power cable. Wait 10 seconds.
Important - Be sure to wait 10 seconds. This step resets the power supply.
Press the power button on the console 4-5 times to make sure that the battery is drained
Plug the console power cable back in.
Wait for the light on the power brick to change from white to orange.
Press the Xbox button on your console to turn on the Xbox One.
Then try and trade in 5 items again. Hopefully this should solve the problem and you can continue to have fun playing Rocket League while getting new achievements.
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By wildwest08 on 10 Jul 2017 16:12
You need to remove this part:

"If you are still relatively new, you can boost this by finishing 1-goal Exhibition matches. Items can randomly drop after every finished match. If you've been playing a while, you might be stuck boosting this or just playing until you get enough. It will take a while to get enough items the longer you have played this game."


As the others above have said, you can only unlock common, "non trade-able" items in exhibition.
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By JR1203 on 06 Oct 2017 13:41
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You will at need at least 5 of one item type of rarity, if the items are from crates you must have 5 items of the same rarity from the same crate

-Go into garage
-Manage inventory

You can either just find 5 items of the same type or by pressing cn_LT then going over to the quality drop down select the quality of items you would like to trade in and it will sort them for you

-Once the items you want to trade in are selected, press cn_start to accept the trade , then hit okay on the pop-up text

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06 Jul 2017 04:23

You will need five items of (Uncommon) grade or higher in order to complete this achievement.

1. From the main menu select Garage then Manage Inventory.
2. Select the 5 items of the grade you selected (Uncommon, Rare, Very Rare, Etc.)
3. Press cn_start to accept

Achieve Unlocked! Congratulations!
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26 Jan 2018 13:40

So you need 5 items of the same quality to trade up for a new item to get the achievement, to trade up simply go to the garage and go into trade in and follow the instructions.
Now the hard part is actually getting 5 items to trade if you can't find someone to give you the items, now you can get random drops from matches but that will take a very long time.
Now the easiest way I found to get items is doing the daily/weekly and seasonal challenges, if you click on them and look at them they will either reward you with xp or a little box which will contain an item and just hope you get the 5 you need as quick as possible, but bear in mind it is very random, but it will work and I think is the best way to get items, it will just take time to wait for the challenges to refresh.
Hope this helps
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15 Oct 2021 20:53

Throughout playing the game after matches an item will drop which you can equip to your car. After playing for a while you will get mutliple items for the same part of the car or even duplicates of the same item. When you obtain five items you are certain you won't use all you have to do is:

a) Go to garage in the main menu

b) Select manage inventory

c) Choose 5 items you are not interested and select them

d) When all 5 of the bottom boxes are filled press the trade button and the achievement will pop, along with a rare item to go with it
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08 Jul 2017 18:12

From the Main Menu, go to your Garage -> Manage Inventory. From here, highlight and select 5 items of the same quality (e.g. 5 uncommon items). Now trade in those items and receive one of the next-highest quality. For example: you can select 5 uncommon items and trade them in for a rare item. After doing so, the trophy will pop.

If you need 5 items of the same quality:

  • You can continue to play and earn random drops until you receive 5 equal quality items.
  • You can try finding a trading partner in the Trading Thread: created by Terminator.
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You will need five items of (Uncommon) grade or higher in order to complete this achievement.

1. From the main menu select Garage then Manage Inventory.
2. Select the 5 items of the grade you selected (Uncommon, Rare, Very Rare, Etc.)
3. Press cn_start to accept

Achieve Unlocked! Congratulations!
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23 Mar 2019 20:51

If you’re just starting Rocket League, most of your item drops will be common and premium items. These are untradeable. Less common (anywhere from every 5-10 matches) are drops of higher value. Each item sits in a rarity category. They go:

  • Uncommon
  • Rare
  • Very Rare
  • Import
  • Exotic

You’re most likely to get five uncommon items before the rest. At the manage inventory menu, you will be able to click on an item and it’ll let you trade in five items of the same value. This will unlock you a random item of the next value.

Good luck.

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Go to the garage and then to the inventory, if there are 5 items of the same quality, then simply click on them one by one and craft a new one. Often all sorts of Pindos invite you to trade, and you can also often exchange chests with them for missing parts.
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13 Jul 2017 23:59