Wild Arms 3
28 Achievements
60-80h
Shady Business
Buy something from the Black Market.
4.7%
How to unlock the Shady Business achievement in Wild Arms 3 - Definitive Guide
The beauty of the Black Market lies in two things.
1) If you obtain the Gold Pass from the optional boss Heimdall Gazzo within the Dissection Facility, you can cut the prices in half for anything in the Black Market. This will make the EX File Key affordable.
2) You can sell Ailment-Ward and Element-Ward accessories to shopkeepers in order to buy an unlimited amount from the Black Market. For the later parts of the game, this is much simpler than trying to get them to spawn off of some fights.
The Black Market is hidden in the back of Little Twister. To access it, you must be in possession of the Black Pass. This item can be acquired in the Caging Tower dungeon. After the boss battle with Maya, Todd, Alfred and Shady, you will be able to use the elevator. Choose to go to Floor 1, and you will see two chests to the west, one of them containing the Black Pass.
With the Black Pass in possession, go to Little Twister. Enter the building between the Saloon and the Sheriff’s office, and exit from the back. You’ll be in the back of the town. Pick up and destroy the nearby box, and walk along the wall on the exterior until you reach a small shack. Be careful not to wander too far, or you will leave the town and end up on the world map. Enter the small shack, and at the bottom of the stairs in front of the door, enter your inventory and use the Black Pass item. You will be granted access to the Black Market.
To obtain this trophy, simply buy an item. The Black Market’s initial items are Warp Stars for 1,000 gella, Dragon Fossils for 2,000 gella, and an EX File Key for 9,999,999 gella. If you want to obtain the trophy quickly, simply buy a Warp Star. However, you will be using the Black Market frequently later in the game. If you sell elemental or status ailment ward gear at the Black Market, the Black Market will begin selling it back to you – at a high price. However, this becomes the best and most efficient way to obtain elemental and status ailment ward gear for optional bosses later in the game.
The Black Market itself can be developed by increasing the number of goods in it. To do this you need:
Heal Berry - In the secret garden, fully upgrade Heal Berry;
Potion Berry - In the secret garden, fully upgrade Potion Bery;
Revive Fruit - In the secret garden, fully upgrade Revive Fruit;
Gimel Coin - In Gunner's Heaven, successfully complete the Masters League;
Alarm Clock - Sell in any Alarm Clock store;
Blue Bracer - Sell at any Blue Bracer store;
Clear Chime - Sell at any Clear Chime store;
Dark Ring - Sell at any Dark Ring store;
Earth Ring - Sell at any Earth Ring store;
Fire Ring - Sell at any Fire Ring store;
Hazel Sprig - Sell at any Hazel Sprig store;
Heart Leaf - Sell at any Heart Leaf store;
Holy Grail - Sell at any Holy Grail store;
Ice Ring - Sell at any Ice Ring store;
Light Ring - Sell at any Light Ring store;
Memo Pen - Sell at any Memo Pen store;
Moonstone - Sell at any Moonstone store;
Soul Feather - Sell at any Soul Feather store;
Thunder Ring - Sell at any Thunder Ring store;
Water Ring - Sell at any Water Ring store;
Wind Ring - Sell at any Wind Ring store.
To reduce the cost of goods, you need the key item Gold License, which is given for defeating the secret boss Heimdal Gazzo.