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KingGladiator · Post by **KingGladiator** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:56 pm

What methods do you use to earn lots of cash quickly?

I started out doing contracts, 10k here, 20k there, but then that became slow and i realized i could sell a stack of 25 platinum for 35-40k.

THEN i realized that METAL was the best item to mine. Its very inexpensive, a stack of 25 selling for only a couple grand, but when you take it to a constructor station, you can change it to machinery, then to a C3 repair system and sell it for 125k. Basically i can take 125 metal alloys and sell them for over half a million.

Your methods?

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:11 pm

Hi and welcome!

Trading!

-splosives- · Post by **-splosives-** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:02 pm

My favourite way: Combat contracts.
Definitely not the most efficient way though.

hank · Post by **hank** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:13 pm

In simple terms and w/o divulging too much information

Hauling freight and/or gun running (weapons trading like in the movie "Lord of War")

nuff said ... I believe in learning on your own

Have a nice day

Post by **Marvin** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:06 pm

High-ticket items bought and sold between Cerulean and Atlas. Using a civvy ship with 5 cargo bays and 8 weapons hard points.

kb5ixd · Post by **kb5ixd** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:10 pm

From post: 156726, Topic: tid=10472, author=Marvin wrote: High-ticket items bought and sold between Cerulean and Atlas. Using a civvy ship with 5 cargo bays and 8 weapons hard points.

Thats what I did - then I moved on to Pearl and in 4 days game time I had a decked out starmaster and 10B credits
Anyone can do it - I feel for the pilots that start out in a fighter.

Be a trader then when the credits are there move on.
One less (credits) thing to worry about.

Then I used my starmaster till I could get a wraith. So my first fighter was a Wraith all 8 equipments slots full.

But giving up my starmaster and crew was hard.
Gota move on tho - Good luck Pilots

[Edited on 1-24-2013 by kb5ixd]

Post by **Marvin** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:19 pm

From post: 156730, Topic: tid=10472, author=kb5ixd wrote:But giving up my starmaster and crew was hard.

Which is why I cloned my pilot and kept my crew where I can get to them when I need them (the science officer, especially).

kb5ixd · Post by **kb5ixd** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:27 pm

From post: 156731, Topic: tid=10472, author=Marvin wrote:
From post: 156730, Topic: tid=10472, author=kb5ixd wrote:But giving up my starmaster and crew was hard.
Which is why I cloned my pilot and kept my crew where I can get to them when I need them (the science officer, especially).

Me too... if I ever wanta go back
Thanks for adding that tho

KingGladiator · Post by **KingGladiator** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:59 pm

What qualifies as a 'high ticket' item to you? Most ive seen is the fuel converter for 500k

Post by **Marvin** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:00 pm

Anything between 500k and 20 million. If you can find five TWs for sale in Cerulean ... you'll probably make a small fortune in one haul selling in Atlas.

[Edited on 2-2-2013 by Marvin]

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:05 am

There are many ways to make a lot of profit in a short time. The best way is trading buying low and selling high!.....

zex · Post by **zex** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:54 am

you could always get online and ask what the hot bounties are

kb5ixd · Post by **kb5ixd** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:07 am

All I am going to say is I made my 'first' 1B do hauls from Cerulean to Atlas.

Anyone can do it

The other 9B - guess - learn - it's there

Nubarus · Post by **Nubarus** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:59 am

Running weapon trade, weapon systems, weapon upgrades, missile systems and torpedoes.

Sl1f3r · Post by **Sl1f3r** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:20 am

Trading in ACMs, Terrain Walkers, and various other tools of war.
$$$$$$

$$$$$$

Capt_Caveman · Post by **Capt_Caveman** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:59 pm

arms tradeing
some high price items are several Mil each or more
20-50 Mil proffit per run is not unusual
if you know where to go

[Edited on 1-25-2013 by capt_cronic]

Busch · Post by **Busch** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:23 am

Ah, but there is money to be made as a combat pilot...if'n ye keep yer wits about ye, heads-up, and on the bounce. Not all secondary weapons hard-points were created equal. Nor cargo bays for that matter.....

All "items" may be used for trade purposes, including ships. Well....may be not so obviously, the big-ticket item options are many. And do vary with the systems where found. The better the system economy and tech level, the greater the options/selections available. Where and what you buy, and where and what you sell, does have an impact on your profits. Running guns, beans, and bullets does have advantages. Buy low, sell higher or somewhere else. Owning a station license or two is also beneficial to the pocketbook. 25% off your purchases. 25% less bounty on offered contracts, since you're "effectively" working in tandem with the station, in that system where licensed. Buying wholesale, selling retail ain't all that bad....

GearTight · Post by **GearTight** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:45 am

Something that both pays well and won't get me into too much trouble, like cleaning solar panels or cargo deliveries. (Early in the gane)