diff --git a/zone/trading.cpp b/zone/trading.cpp
index ad7131c6a..ca0e5970a 100644
--- a/zone/trading.cpp
+++ b/zone/trading.cpp
@@ -3495,7 +3495,7 @@ void Client::BuyTraderItemOutsideBazaar(TraderBuy_Struct *tbs, const EQApplicati
 	ps.item_slot = parcel_out.slot_id;
 	strn0cpy(ps.send_to, GetCleanName(), sizeof(ps.send_to));
 
-	if (trader_item.item_charges == tbs->quantity) {
+	if (trader_item.item_charges <= static_cast<int32>(tbs->quantity)) {
 		TraderRepository::DeleteOne(database, trader_item.id);
 	} else {
 		TraderRepository::UpdateQuantity(