The Market Bonus I Kept Ignoring

When eligible goods sell through the market, one sale can bring cash and help grow company value.

For a long time, I used the market for one reason.

Money.

I produced goods.

I sent them to the market.

I waited for another player to buy them.

When the sale was completed, I checked my savings.

That was all.

I had seen the Bonuses page before.

But I thought it was something I could understand later.

Then I realised that I had been ignoring another part of my market sales.

The Sale Could Add More Than Money

When eligible goods are sold on the market, each unit sold adds 1 point to the company’s value.

This is called the market sales bonus.

It does not add more money to my savings.

It adds company value.

That difference mattered because company value affects C-rank.

Before this, I only looked at the sale price.

I wanted to know how much money another player would pay.

But now I also have another question.

Was there a market bonus available for those goods?

Not Every Market Sale Gets the Bonus

A market sale may bring money, but only eligible goods can use the market sales bonus.

At first, I thought every product I sold on the market would automatically add to the company's value.

But the bonus has a limit.

The available sales bonus is connected to the goods produced during the previous day.

Goods that were later used in higher-level factories, sold through shops, or sold to the bank reduce the amount that qualifies for the bonus.

For example, I might produce a large quantity of raw materials.

But if most of them are used by my next factory, only the remaining eligible amount may be available for the market sales bonus.

That meant producing 1,000 units did not always give me a bonus for selling 1,000 units.

I had to check what was still available.

I Had Been Looking Only at My Savings

Cash was easier for me to notice.

When goods were sold, my savings increased.

I could use that money for buildings, employees, supplies, or warehouse space.

The company value felt less visible.

But increasing savings and increasing company value were not exactly the same thing.

A market sale could give me the normal payment from the buyer.

If the goods qualified, it could also use some of my available market bonus and add company value.

So one sale could support my company in two different ways.

Money I could spend.

And a value that could help my C-rank.

Selling to the Bank Changed the Calculation

Selling to the bank can bring quick money, but it may also reduce the market bonus available for those goods.

Sometimes I sold goods to the bank because I needed money immediately.

That could still be useful.

But goods sold to the bank reduce the number of units eligible for the market sales bonus.

The bank sale gives instant payment, but it does not use the sales bonus in the same way as selling eligible goods through the market.

That did not mean selling to the bank was always a mistake.

Sometimes I needed cash quickly.

Sometimes my warehouse needed space.

Sometimes waiting for another player to buy the goods did not fit my plan.

But now I understand that the decision was not only about the price.

I also had to think about what happened to the available bonus.

My Shops Also Used Some of the Goods

My shops were another part of the calculation.

Selling goods in my own shops could already add value to the company for each unit sold.

But those goods would no longer remain available for the market sales bonus.

Again, that did not make the shop a bad choice.

Shops could offer strong selling prices.

They were also an important final step in many of my supply chains.

The point was not that I should send everything to the market.

The point was that the same goods could not be used for every benefit at once.

If I processed them at another factory, they would support the next production level.

If I sold them in a shop, they created shop income and company value.

If I sold qualifying units on the market, they could use the market sales bonus.

Every option had a purpose.

Now I Check the Bonuses Page

Before sending goods to the market, check the Bonuses page to see whether the sale may add company value, too.

Before sending a large batch to the market, I now check the Bonuses page.

I look at the product.

I check how many units of sales bonus are available.

Then I compare that number with the quantity I plan to sell.

If I have a bonus available, the market sale may add more than the payment I see.

If the available bonus is already zero, I know the sale will not receive that extra company value.

This does not mean I always wait for a bonus.

Sometimes, selling without one is still the right move.

But at least I understand what I am receiving.

The Bonus Looked Small Until I Added It Up

One extra point of company value for one unit did not sound exciting.

But I was rarely selling only one unit.

If hundreds or thousands of eligible goods were sold during the round, those small additions could become meaningful.

That was the part I had missed.

I had been watching every increase in my savings.

But I had ignored the company value quietly growing beside it.

Now, when I sell goods on the market, I do not check only the price.

I also check the bonus.

Because the money from the sale is readily visible.

The extra company value is easier to miss.