Oblivion Remastered: How to Restock Shops and Merchants

Learn how to quickly restock shops and merchants in Oblivion Remastered so you can keep buying rare items, potions, and crafting materials without waiting forever.

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While traveling through the world of Oblivion Remastered, you’re going to collect a mountain of items — everything from rare crafting materials to powerful alchemy ingredients.
And if you want to save yourself the trouble of hunting them all down manually, visiting merchants is the way to go.

But there’s a catch: merchant stock isn’t unlimited. Once you buy them out, their shelves stay empty for way longer than you might expect.
In this guide, we’ll break down exactly how the shop system works and how you can restock shops quickly to keep your adventure flowing smoothly.

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Shop Stock in Oblivion Remastered, Explained

From the very start of the game, merchants are going to be your best friends.
They’ll buy pretty much anything you want to sell — even if it’s hundreds of basic potions or random junk. And they’ll sell you useful supplies like ingredients, scrolls, and gear.

But here’s the problem:

• Merchant inventories are limited.
  
• Once you buy an item from their shop, it’s gone for good — at least for a while.
  
• Waiting around for a day or two won’t bring it back.
  

For some reason, merchants in Cyrodiil are pretty stubborn about restocking. Unless you know how the system works, you could end up waiting forever for that one critical potion or crafting material to show up again.

Luckily, there’s a simple trick to refresh their stock without needing to grind quests or restart the game.

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How to Restock Shops in Oblivion Remastered

Here’s how you can force shops to restock their inventories:

1. Buy everything you need from the merchant.
   Whether it’s ingredients, potions, scrolls, or gear — clear out whatever you want.
   
2. Exit the shop and fast travel to a completely different area.
   It’s important you move far away. If you’re shopping in the Imperial City, traveling to the Roxey Inn, a distant village, or any spot out in the wilds will work fine.
   
3. Wait for three full days in-game.
   
   • You don’t need to sleep — just use the “Wait” feature.
     
   • On PC, press the T key by default to open the wait menu.
     
   • Wait 24 hours, then do it again two more times until three full days have passed.
     
4. Do NOT return to the shop or the nearby city while waiting.
   
   • If you go back early, it could mess up the reset timer.
     
5. Fast travel back to the shop after three days.
   
   • The merchant’s stock will now be fully refreshed, and you can buy everything you need again!
     

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Quick Tips

• Always plan ahead.
  If there’s a rare ingredient or a small supply of something critical, buy it up and force the merchant to restock before continuing your journey.
  
• Use faraway inns or wilderness locations for your waiting spot.
  Roxey Inn, Weye, or anywhere isolated is perfect.
  
• Merchant gold resets too, meaning you can sell even more stuff if you have loot to offload after restocking!
  

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Merchants in Oblivion Remastered are a vital part of staying stocked up, especially for players focusing on Alchemy, Enchanting, or crafting builds.
Knowing how to quickly reset their inventory saves you hours of real-world time and keeps your gameplay flowing without frustrating bottlenecks.

Stock up, fast travel far, wait it out, and come back richer and better equipped than ever. 🛒⚔️

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