PoE Sanity

PSA/BUG: PoE 2 Can DELIST ALL Your Offline Trades WITHOUT Telling You Because of THIS | Patch 0.5

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Summary

  • Path of Exile 2 can automatically delist items from instant buyout/merchant tabs without notifying the player.
  • This issue is triggered by having too many “remove-only” stash tabs (typically six or more) that contain items.
  • While items may still appear for Path of Exile 1, they may be completely hidden from Path of Exile 2 trade results, specifically affecting offline listings.
  • The problem often arises when upgrading premium tabs to merchant tabs while regular tabs are full, which creates remove-only versions of the original tabs.
  • Clearing these remove-only tabs until fewer than six remain resolves the issue and restores trade visibility.

Identifying the Trade Delisting Issue

A sudden cessation of sales over several days can indicate an account-level trade issue. In a typical high-volume trading scenario where hundreds of items sell daily, a total lack of sales history for a 4-day period is highly unusual.

Verification steps to confirm if items are delisted:

  1. Search the Path of Exile Trade site using your specific account name (e.g., Belton3929).
  2. Check if items listed in regular stash tabs are visible while items in “Instant Buyout” or merchant tabs are missing.
  3. Compare visibility between PoE 1 and PoE 2; often, the items will remain visible in PoE 1 while being delisted in PoE 2.
  4. Verify account security by checking PoE Ninja to ensure high-value equipped gear is still present on the character.

Diagnosing the Cause: The Six-Tab Rule

Search results and forum reports indicate a known account issue where having too many remove-only stash tabs—specifically six or more—causes the system to stop listing items.

This is particularly problematic in PoE 2 because:

  • The game hides remove-only tabs by default in the stash interface.
  • There is no in-game notification or warning that remove-only tabs negatively impact trade visibility.
  • Upgrading stash tabs (e.g., converting premium tabs to merchant tabs) when your inventory is full will automatically generate these remove-only tabs.

Resolution and Testing the Fix

To restore trade listings, you must reduce the number of remove-only tabs containing items to five or fewer.

  1. Open the Stash in Path of Exile 2.
  2. Uncheck the “Hide Remove-only Tabs” option to reveal the hidden tabs.
  3. Identify all remove-only tabs (often labeled with a suffix like “Remove-only”).
  4. Manually move items from these tabs into active stash tabs or discard them until the number of remove-only tabs with items is below the threshold of six.
  5. Once the tabs are cleared, verify the fix by listing a “dummy” item for a high price (e.g., a 30% quality item for multiple Mirrors) to see if it populates on the trade site.

Upon clearing the tabs, the trade system should resume listing your items, including those set for instant buyout, making them visible to other players even while you are offline.

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