

At this point, just take your Dukes, your Nerdy Glasses, and your esteemed self to the nearest trader. All five points are necessary in Better Barter (well, not really since tier 3 raises stash quality, achieving a similar yet inferior result), so put on the Nerdy Glasses for a moment to raise Intellect to 10. I am sure many people are familiar with that aspect. Since the glasses raise Intellect by one while worn, only 9 points are necessary in Intellect. The crux of my preferred method lies in the use of the Nerdy Glasses and about 14 perks points of course. Those more familiar with the game, and bartering in general, probably know how to implement this without further description. Every level of Better Barter (that affects Secret Stash quality at least, namely 3, 4, and 5) modifies how the “stash seed” is used to produce the stash contents, which means raising the level of Better Barter will change the contents of the stash. Pardon the analogies because I have not looked in the finer details of how exactly the stash is generated. Better Barter has the known effect of improving loot quality in the Trader’s Secret Stash however, this has a less obvious side-effect.
