diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/EssentialsSign.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/EssentialsSign.java
index c1be18e7e..810103f78 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/EssentialsSign.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/EssentialsSign.java
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ public class EssentialsSign
 	protected final int getIntegerPositive(final String line) throws SignException
 	{
 		final int quantity = getInteger(line);
-		if (quantity <= 1)
+		if (quantity < 1)
 		{
 			throw new SignException(Util.i18n("moreThanZero"));
 		}
@@ -328,19 +328,24 @@ public class EssentialsSign
 	protected final Double getMoney(final String line) throws SignException
 	{
 		final boolean isMoney = line.matches("^[^0-9-\\.][\\.0-9]+$");
-		return isMoney ? getDouble(line.substring(1)) : null;
+		return isMoney ? getDoublePositive(line.substring(1)) : null;
+	}
+
+	protected final Double getDoublePositive(final String line) throws SignException
+	{
+		final double quantity = getDouble(line);
+		if (quantity <= 0.0)
+		{
+			throw new SignException(Util.i18n("moreThanZero"));
+		}
+		return quantity;
 	}
 
 	protected final Double getDouble(final String line) throws SignException
 	{
 		try
 		{
-			final double quantity = Double.parseDouble(line);
-			if (quantity <= 0.0)
-			{
-				throw new SignException(Util.i18n("moreThanZero"));
-			}
-			return quantity;
+			return Double.parseDouble(line);
 		}
 		catch (NumberFormatException ex)
 		{
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignTrade.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignTrade.java
index 5a0354afa..e63ff49b8 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignTrade.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignTrade.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class SignTrade extends EssentialsSign
 	{
 		validateTrade(sign, 1, false, ess);
 		validateTrade(sign, 2, true, ess);
-		final Trade charge = getTrade(sign, 2, true, ess);
+		final Trade charge = getTrade(sign, 2, true, true, ess);
 		charge.isAffordableFor(player);
 		sign.setLine(3, "§8" + username);
 		charge.charge(player);
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ public class SignTrade extends EssentialsSign
 	{
 		if (sign.getLine(3).substring(2).equalsIgnoreCase(username))
 		{
-			final Trade stored = getTrade(sign, 1, true, ess);
+			final Trade stored = getTrade(sign, 1, true, true, ess);
 			substractAmount(sign, 1, stored);
 			stored.pay(player);
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			final Trade charge = getTrade(sign, 1, false, ess);
-			final Trade trade = getTrade(sign, 2, false, ess);
+			final Trade charge = getTrade(sign, 1, false, false, ess);
+			final Trade trade = getTrade(sign, 2, false, true, ess);
 			charge.isAffordableFor(player);
 			substractAmount(sign, 2, trade);
 			trade.pay(player);
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ public class SignTrade extends EssentialsSign
 	{
 		if (sign.getLine(3).length() > 3 && sign.getLine(3).substring(2).equalsIgnoreCase(username))
 		{
-			final Trade stored1 = getTrade(sign, 1, true, ess);
-			final Trade stored2 = getTrade(sign, 2, true, ess);
+			final Trade stored1 = getTrade(sign, 1, true, false, ess);
+			final Trade stored2 = getTrade(sign, 2, true, false, ess);
 			stored1.pay(player);
 			stored2.pay(player);
 			return true;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class SignTrade extends EssentialsSign
 		if (split.length == 2 && amountNeeded)
 		{
 			final Double money = getMoney(split[0]);
-			final Double amount = getDouble(split[1]);
+			final Double amount = getDoublePositive(split[1]);
 			if (money != null && amount != null)
 			{
 				sign.setLine(index, Util.formatCurrency(money) + ":" + Util.formatCurrency(amount).substring(1));
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class SignTrade extends EssentialsSign
 		throw new SignException(Util.format("invalidSignLine", index));
 	}
 
-	protected final Trade getTrade(final ISign sign, final int index, final boolean fullAmount, final IEssentials ess) throws SignException
+	protected final Trade getTrade(final ISign sign, final int index, final boolean fullAmount, final boolean notEmpty, final IEssentials ess) throws SignException
 	{
 		final String line = sign.getLine(index).trim();
 		if (line.isEmpty())
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public class SignTrade extends EssentialsSign
 		if (split.length == 2)
 		{
 			final Double money = getMoney(split[0]);
-			final Double amount = getDouble(split[1]);
+			final Double amount = notEmpty ? getDoublePositive(split[1]) : getDouble(split[1]);
 			if (money != null && amount != null)
 			{
 				return new Trade(fullAmount ? amount : money, ess);
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ public class SignTrade extends EssentialsSign
 		{
 			final int stackamount = getIntegerPositive(split[0]);
 			final ItemStack item = getItemStack(split[1], stackamount);
-			int amount = getIntegerPositive(split[2]);
+			int amount = getInteger(split[2]);
 			amount -= amount % stackamount;
-			if (amount < 1 || stackamount < 1 || item.getTypeId() == 0)
+			if (notEmpty && (amount < 1 || stackamount < 1 || item.getTypeId() == 0))
 			{
 				throw new SignException(Util.i18n("moreThanZero"));
 			}