Rocket League
77 Achievements
2,200
22-30h
Trade Secret
Trade In five items of the same quality to receive an item of the next-highest quality
50
14.61%
How to unlock the Trade Secret achievement in Rocket League - Definitive Guide
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.
-Go into garage
-Manage inventory
You can either just find 5 items of the same type or by pressing 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 to accept the trade , then hit okay on the pop-up text
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 to accept
Achieve Unlocked! Congratulations!
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
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
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.
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 to accept
Achieve Unlocked! Congratulations!
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.