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There are a few Merchant categories inPalworld, but not all of them practice legal trades. If you’ve ever tried to catch a human and sell them to a Pal trader, you probably found out the hard way that enslaving people in Pal Spheres is highly illegal. Trying to sell captured humans to Pal traders could get you arrested, or worse.
But if you’re still determined to trade in captured humans, there is one thing you may do. The Black Marketeer is a special merchant type who specializes in the buying and selling of unethically obtained humans and Pals.
Updated on July 06, 2025, by Eva Csaki:With Palworld being patched regularly, there is always something new to find or explore in the game. Each patch brings with it valuable bug fixes and performance boosts, but also new Pals, Bosses, Raids, and so much more. To ensure you’re kept up to date on all the game’s newest additions, we’ve revisited this guide to add even more locations where you can find the Black Marketeer.
What Is The Black Marketeer?
TheBlack Marketeeris exactly what it sounds like. He’s amerchant specializing in black market tradesand the buying and selling of high-value Pals (and people).
Despite being completely amoral,selling humansyou have captured in Pal Spheres is alsohighly lucrative.Humans sellfor around150-500 Gold coins,and occasionally more, on the black market, but you won’t be able to sell your captured humans to just anyone.
TheBlack Marketeeris currently theonly merchant type willing to trade in humans, so if you want to get rid of all those Syndicate Thugs you’ve been imprisoning in your Palbox, you’ll have to find the Black Marketeer.
As you’d expect, theBlack Marketeer isn’t just going to stand aroundin broad daylight. He is a criminal, after all. If you want to track him down, you are going to have toabandon the beaten pathand leave your morals at the door.
You cancapture the Black Marketeerlike you would any other human NPC in the game. If you can whittle his health down enough, and throw ahigh-quality Pal Sphere, you may get lucky and capture him. It won’t be easy, though!
Where To Find The Black Marketeer?
There are afew known placesyou can find the Black Marketeer.
Currently, theeasiest Black Marketeer you’re able to findresides in theAbandoned Mineshaft by the Desolate Churchand Small Settlement, but there should beat least one Black Marketeer in eachof the major mapsections.
As Palworld is still in early access, the Black Marketeers could be moved around, or more of them could be added in future updates. We willupdate youany time anew Black Marketeeris found, or if their locations change.
To find theAbandoned Mineshaft, travel to theDesolate Church Teleportation Statue and head westward. If you have aglider, you canjump straight into the ravineby the Desolate Church andfloat safely down. If not, you’ll have to take the long way around.
Follow the ravineuntil you see asmall cave entrancesurrounded by barrels and a small wooden fence.You need a torch or Fire Element Palto light up the way through the passage, but at theend of this tunnel, you will see theBlack Marketeer.
you may also find asecond Black Marketeeron the cliff overlooking theAzurobe Boss. He is standing at the edge of thepeninsulathat borders thenorth-easternside of the lake. You can reach him easily with aFlying Mount.
The following list containsall known Black Marketeer locations so far, but the previously mentioned Black Marketeers are two of the simplest to find.AllBlack Marketeers function the same way, but theirinventories will vary.
37, -417
-291, -185
North-east ofAzurobe
-94, -395
At the tip of the peninsula, on the hill
13, -549
On a hill overlooking the ocean
144,-361
Underneath an overhang by the waterfall
-19, -93
By the ruined fortress
-607, -231
352, 368
On a hill overlooking the ruined fortress
-37, 216
On the south-western beach of Obsidian Mountain
-793, -620
On a cliff
467, -124
By the waterfall
209, -9
On a cliff in the desert
144, 174
Desert mineshaft
496, 347
On a cliff on Astral Mountain
-37, 218
Near the ruined fortress
-650, -351
Underneath the bridge
-278, -167
What Can You Buy From The Black Marketeer?
Like Pal Merchants,the Black Marketeer’s inventory changeswhenever you speak with him, but usually, you can getexpensive, high-level Pals. His trades arepriceybut totally worth it.
He will alsobuy Palsfrom you at a premium, so if you’re willing to look the other way andsell your Palsto a shady businessman, you will get someextra cashfor your effort. Apparently, being a criminal pays pretty well after all.
As previously stated, the Black Marketeer is also theonly merchant who will buy captured humansfrom you, so if you’re into enslaving people in Pal Spheres, the Black Marketeer is your guy.
However, the Black Marketeerwill not sell you captured humans. If you want to capture a person in a Pal Sphere, you will have todo it yourself.No merchant will sell you a human, but the Black Marketeer is the only one who will buy a human from you.
Capturing humansin Pal Spheres is tricky, but there are ways toincrease your catch rateto help you capture an army,
The Black Marketeer isusually at least level 40, and hesometimes has a high-level Pal guarding himand his wares. Don’t pick a fight with the Black Marketeer unless you know with absolute certainty that you will win. He willone-shota low-level player.
This is the currently known list ofContraband Palsthat you can buy from the Black Marketeer:
Warsect
Woolipop
Contraband Pals will always beexpensive. You need to bringseveral thousandGold Coinswith you if you want to buy a good quality Pal. To verify you’remaking money efficiently,use Mau to make aGold Farm.
If the Black Marketeer doesn’t have the Pals you’re looking for, you can alwaysquit the gameandreturn to the title screen. Once youload back intothe game,returnto the Black Marketeer and hisinventory should refreshto include different Pals.
With enough patience and determination, you cancontinue to refreshthe Black Marketeer’s inventory until you get the Pal you want.
A good time to visit the Black Marketeer isbefore you start a Tower, Dungeon, or Boss Battle. The Black Marketeer has a chance of selling high-value pals withgood move sets. It’s worth giving his stock a look before you head off into battle.
Killingthe Black Marketeer will give you aheavy pile of Gold Coins andGold Keys. Although, we don’t recommend taking on the Black Marketeer.
