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hi guys, just a quick question - can you purchase lockpicks from anywhere (i bought some from the gray fox guy when i did the first initiation mission in order to join the thieves guild but have since run out and i no longer have the option to purchase them from him - iprob a silly question but help would be appreciated thanks guys

You can buy them from fences (like Ongar in Bruma) or from Armand Christophe, but only at midnight at the meeting point.

shady sam

i found another guy just outside the imperial city he is just by the outside wall, he is there day and night... good luck

Yeah, the guy the above poster is talking about is near the Imperial city stables. He has 30 and refreshes like any other merchant.

buying fom the fences is the best way to get them for the cheapested price and much enough even for a novice at this skill.

ya i also use the fences but if you are nota member of the guild then you cant really use them :S

There's one thing you can do to eradicate your need for picks: (spoiler!)

Spoiler

Do the Daedric Shrine quest for Noctournal. I think you'll be pretty satisfied with the reward.

Actually, that item is very badly designed. The item in question gives +40 to lockpicking, but not above 100. That means you're shafted out of 4 levels if you have lockpicking as a major skill

[QUOTE=Mr.Waesel]Actually, that item is very badly designed. The item in question gives +40 to lockpicking, but not above 100. That means you're shafted out of 4 levels if you have lockpicking as a major skill [/QUOTE]

That is true, which is why I count my lucky stars I chose it as a minor skill so I didn't particularly care. On another note, I think this is the same really as what you get for the Grey Prince quest. That cheated me out of Blade and couple of others cause I was at 97 then. Same principle, that I do not like.