Raivo LT

I am a beginner in the game, too, but I've noted one simple rule: popular production ports, usually short distance to the capital or free cities, don't sell resources for cheap prices, as they are overexploited and the stocks are small. But if you happen to find rarely visited ports, usually at the outbacks, you can hit really good deals, like Pine Log for 11 gold, or Stone Block for 5. Also if a port consumes some resources you won't always sell them for a good price there, as many players come to dump their loads and the market is overstocked.