The main place of trade was a German court. Novgorod merchants came here to negotiate deals and pick up the goods. Hanseatic merchants acquired Novgorod goods directly to the Russian manors. Wholesale trade and exchange was. Fabrics on sale delivered, sealed with special seals Salt – bags, honey, wine, herring, non-ferrous metals – the barrels. Even small piece goods are sold in large quantities as gloves, threads, needles – dozens, hundreds and thousands of pieces. Russian goods were procured in bulk: wax – circles, fur – Hundreds of skins.
Strictly adhered to and exchange of trade, ie spot for spot. Trading in credit categorically forbidden under threat of confiscation of goods. To come to Novgorod and live in the yards had right only merchants of the Hanseatic towns. Skra also forbade any trading relationship with the 'neganzeytsami' (especially the Dutch and Flemish – the main competitors of the Hanseatic League). The relationship of Novgorod and ganzeytsev were not easy and are not always friendly. Quarrels, confrontations and restrictions on trade have been quite frequent. Typically, conflicts arose because of failure by a party of trade rules.
For example, in case of violation of one of the merchants trade rules should sue only the guilty person. But judging by the sources, such violations often entailed the arrest of the Novgorod merchants in the Hanseatic cities and the arrest of German merchants in Novgorod. Loot from Novgorod somewhere in the Baltic Sea or in Livonia is also often entailed the arrest of all German merchants in Novgorod.