Dropping items on the ground to trade is risky. Someone else can grab them, they can despawn, or the other player can pick them up and walk away. Ax Trade Plugin lets you swap items directly with another player so nothing ever touches the floor.
Starting a trade
1. Find the player you want to trade with and agree on the deal in chat first: what you are giving and what you expect back.
2. Open the trade using your server's trade command. The command isn't listed here, so type /help or ask a staff member which one your server uses.
3. Once they do, a trade screen opens for both of you.
Putting items into the trade
1. Move the items you are offering from your inventory into your side of the trade screen.
2. Watch the other player's side fill with their items.
3. Hover over each of their items to check the name, count and any enchantments. Renamed items can look like something they are not.
4. Confirm only when both sides match what you agreed in chat.
The items swap directly between your inventories, so there is no window where someone else can snatch them.
Tip: Clear some inventory space before trading. That way you have room for whatever you receive.