I just realized there may be some actual logic to which merchants provide each object and I thought it might be helpful to know.
I'm also wondering if the level to which you have them upgraded also affects your chances of getting the item. For example I have loads of canvases and bolts and I have the merchants that have been giving me these fully upgraded. But I haven't been getting any ropes. I saw someone post they got a rope from the rope maker and I never have, but it's the last (and hardest) sapphire merchant to upgrade and mine was still on tier one. Well I just upgraded it to tier two and about fell over when I collected — I got two ropes from it this time.
I thought it might help if we post - for this weekend's quest and for the crafting for relics over the long term as well.
I'll update this first page as people post their observations.
When I have time I just collect real slow and watch what comes out of the merchant- or when I really have time I check my resources page before and after I collect from a merchant that might hopefully give me something - so I can figure out which it comes from.
FROM MERCHANTS:
BOLTS:
Barrel Maker
Anchor Maker
Coal Mine
Bow & Arrow Maker (Quest Merchant)
Sword Maker (Ruby Merchant)
Garnet Merchant (Limited Edition - Ruby Merchant)
COCONUTS:
Banana Plantation
Rice Plantation
Mask Maker (Halloween Quest Merchant)
CANVAS:
Weaver
Parchment Craftsman
Wool Blanket Merchant (Curse of Greed Quest Merchant)
Soap Maker (Quest Merchant)
Dress Maker (Wish Book/Quest Merchant)
Linen Artisan (Ruby Merchant)
ROPE:
Rope Maker
Bridge Maker
Basket Weaver (Ruby Merchant)
SERUM:
Orange Grove
Dark Tavern (Ruby Merchant)
Buoy Maker (Ruby Merchant)
STEAK:
The Butcher (Tame the Beast Quest Merchant)
FROM VOYAGES: RELIC ITEMS: IS IT RANDOM OR IS THERE A PATTERN?
SERUM:
Dark Cruiser
Parker's Pinnace
Golden Hind
Gail's Ark
Philip's Frigate
Summer Speedster
Emerald Queen
Jim Cruiser
Dreadnaught (Ruby Ship)
Santa Maria (Ruby Ship)
Hollow Witch (Ruby Quest Ship)
Harvester (Ruby Quest Ship)
COCONUTS:
Magellan
Philip's Frigate
Dark Cruiser
Boudicca
Richard's Battleship
Robert's Galleon
Ghost Ship (Quest Ship)
Hollow Witch (Halloween Ruby Quest Ship)
Dreadnaught (Ruby Ship)
Santa Maria (Ruby Ship)
ROPE:
Beth
Crafted Cruiser
Golden Hind
Richard's Battleship
Summer Speedster
Boudicca
Philip's Frigate
Dark Cruiser
Parker's Pinnace
Robert's Galleon
Emerald Queen
Jim Cruiser
Dreadnaught (Ruby Ship)
Santa Maria (Ruby Ship)
CANVAS:
Merchantman
Crafted Cruiser
Summer Speedster
Dark Cruiser
Golden Hind
Philip's Frigate
Galleon
Magellan
Ghost Ship (Day of Dead Quest Ship)
Dreadnaught (Ruby Ship)
FROM VOYAGES: CANNONS/ARMOR: (Usually on 9 or 24 hr voyages, and on occasion)
Giant Cannon/Stalwart Armor (+75):
Magellan
Emerald Queen
Jim Cruiser
Powerful Cannon/Solid Armor (+36):
Richard Battleship
Golden Hind
Gail's Ark (Quest Ship)
Ghost Ship (Quest Ship)
Summer Speedster (Quest ship)
Hollow Witch (Ruby Quest ship)
Basic Cannon/Basic Armor (+12):
Galleon
Crafted Cruiser
Merchantman
Dark Cruiser
Rusted Cannon/Splintered Armor (+4):
Beth