All inmates locked up in the prison have things to sell, and almost all of them are necessary for your basic survival. Some quest items also revolve around gathering certain items, which require you to find the proper inmate and trade the item in exchange for money. The hardest part about the whole ordeal is finding the inmate, since the prison is filled with inmates. Here we have created a simple guide to let you know about each inmate’s name and the item they are selling in Back to the Dawn.
All Tradeable Items and Traders
There are way too many common items in the game, and you can get all of them by starting to trade with the inmates in the prison. Here is the list of the tradable items with the trader’s name in the game.
Note: You must befriend the inmates to start trading with them, and watch out for your Focus Points. Running out of Focus Points will stop the befriending action; here, you must rest on a chair to get the Focus Points back.
| Characters | Tradeable Item List |
| Bam | Nightcap, Yogurt, Tape, Chewing Gum, Coffee Beans, Mint, Shoelace, and Yogurt. |
| Sam | Work Boots, Coin, Cloth, Pencil, Spicy Ramen, and Waffle. |
| Walter | Stimulant, Myopia Glasses, Sedative, Pencil, Sleeping Pill, Rubbing Alcohol, and Painkiller. |
| Rudolf | Running Shoes, Guard Headband, Lumber, and Chewing Gum. |
| Bernard | Padded Hat, Pen, Chewing Gum, Soap, Paper, Tape, Slides, and Bandage. |
| Bob | Canvas Shoes, Soda, Cookie, Painkiller, and Protein Powder. |
| Tim | Leather Shoes, Nightcap, Pen, Calculator, and Tea Bag. |
| Noodle | Ace of Spades, Spicy Ramen, Eagles Cap, Toothbrush Shank, Rust Remover, Rubber Gloves, Shoelace, and Toothbrush Shank. |
| Old Lee | Wine Gourd, Tea Bag, Spicy Ramen, Apple, Polarized Sunglasses, and Cookie. |
| Phil | Knit Cap, Rust Remover, Waffle, Cookie, and Cloth. |
| Hakuna | Nail Bat, Nail, Mint, Screw, Forward Headband, and Spoon. |
| Lin | Nunchaku, Nail, Spicy Ramen, Guard Headband, Spoon, and Yogurt, |
| Vincent | Paring Knife, Moldy Bread, Glass Shank, and Paper Clip. |
| Kevin | Rubbing Alcohol, Canvas Shoes, Apple, Sleeping Pill, and Playpup. |
| Perry | Digital Watch, Calculator, Quick-drying Glue, Paper, Slide, and Laxative. |
| Whitey | Small Iron Plate, Spoon, Paper Clip, Trank Wrap, Fancy Watch, and Paring Knife. |
| Chris | Scented Soap, Tea Bag, Chewing Gum, Rust Remover, Flame Cap, and Tape. |
| Ray | Sandals, Liquor, Apple, Mushroom, and Soap, |
| Robert | Yogurt, Iris, Chewing Gum, Shoelace, Apple, and Geek Sunglasses. |
| Eddie | Lock Pick, Toothbrush Shank, Coin, Knit Cap, and Paper Clip. |
| William | Coin, Cookie, Ground Coffee, Amber Amulet, Mint, Tea bag, Padded Hat, and Waffle. |
| Tony | Calculator, Kingpin Cap, Premium Cigarette, Work Boots, Beer, and Chewing Gum. |
| Diego | Painkiller, Soap, Cream Waffle, Mushroom, Brass Knuckles, and Stimulant. |
| Pickman | Rubber Gloves, Mushroom, Messy Squiggle, Hammer, Rubber Gloves, Moldy Bread, and Gorgeous Painting. |
| Richard | Platform Shoes, Quick-Drying Glue, Pencil, Molar Necklace, Match, and Mint Roll-Up. |
| Joseph | Forward headband, Wooden Amulet, Mint Roll-Up, Lodine, Yogurt, and Protein Powder. |
| Henry | Brass Knuckles, Basketball Shoes, Nail Bat, Chewing Gum, and Lumber. |
| Gray | Sandals, Mint, Jewel Scarab, Paint, Disinfectant, Green Bandana, and Laxative. |
| Wilbur | Nail, Cloth, Paper, Scissors, Mint, and Spoon. |
| Miguel | Trank Wrap, Sleeping Pill, Coin, Iris, Cloth, Laxative, and Glass Shank. |
| Jimmy | Myopia Glasses, Soda, Beer, Playpup, Digital Watch, and Painkiller. |
| Fernando | Scissors, Painkiller, Laxative, Lodine, Bandage, and Glass Shank. |
| Bill | Beer, Nail Bat, Soda, Protein Powder, Lumber, and Caramel Bar. |
| Franklin | Screw, Paper Clip, Rubber Gloves, Quick-Drying Glue, Battery, Apple, Metal, and Pipe. |
| Billy | Cookie, Coffee beans, Coffee Grinder, Playpup, handheld Game Console, Storage Basket, Bed Sheet, Blanket, Pillow, Soap, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Paper, and Pencil. |
Most of the basic items needed for crafting or quest completion can be found by dumpster diving or just simply trading them off to any NPC mentioned above. No item in this game is special and unique to an NPC. You will find a variety of items held by different NPCs in the game.
Note: Some of the items mentioned above can also be found by searching garbage cans and dumpsters all around the prison. You also have chances to find higher-quality items by searching dumpsters and garbage cans; and that is also not a bad way to make money in Back to the Dawn.
