Galletrix
Deep Core Mining Inc.
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Posted - 2012.06.06 17:04:00 -
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1) To answer your question in a word; No. Keep in mind that when you're mining, youre using time. Imagine a scenario such as this.
You're making a batch of Talos' that cost around 750 mil to make, with 24 hours production time. Those Talos' can be sold for 800 mil; so with broker fees/tax aside you make around 40 mil from that batch. You can mine the minerals, which will take you yourself, say, 3-4 weeks ( I'm being general here ). Now, you're making 40 mil profit from buying the mins, so in the, lets say, 3 weeks it takes to actually do work mining you make approximately:
40*21=840 mil
In the 3 weeks ( it would probably be more) it would take to mine the minerals, you've made 800 mil, while spending the time to mine. However, if you have a 4-5 account mining set up, that's a different story entirely.
2) I don't believe that is really a question, but I will give you some advice that has suited me well: If you can't 'pay off' that BPO within 3-4 months ( after being properly researched ) it GENERALLY isn't worth it.
3) Depends on how much market research you've done. I've made a fine profit from selling ships. I also sel components. The trick here is diversification. For instance, the trit-pyerite market right now is just plain stupid. The benefit now is that I can switch to component production that doesn't use those commodities without having to halt my production beause I chose to produce ONE type of thing. So your answer is: MARKET RESEARCH MARKET RESEARCH MARKET RESEARCH.
4) Did you find a market in which you can sell this item, and a market in which you can obtain the materials for it at a price that would make you a profit? If the answer to either of those is no, then you either need to: Do the market research or Start producing an item you know you can make a profit on.
5) See if you can buy the components from the manufacturer directly. If you can have him/her contract it to you at a station, and you haul it yourself , then you can bargain him/her for a lower price than they would offer if they buy the sell order up in a station. You'd be amazingly suprised how many minerals and commodities I get from going to the miner/ mining corp directly. They're recieving a bit less than they would normally make for convienience. This is profit for you.
6) Again, market research. I don't believe that could be stressed enough. If 'I' tell you what to make, that makes you a competator for a product I am most likely making myself. I don't like my competators, so asking on this forum will just me useless. I can tell you, however, that there are tools out there where you can plug in mineral price, as well as ME, PE, and selling price, that will give you a profit output ( you can make a spreadsheet yourself, too). Sit down for 2-3 hours and run through products to see which ones you could reasonably make a profit on. Keep in mind the market tools eve provides are invaluable as well. You want products that you can make a profit on, but also have high sales volume in your trade-hub of choice. Price stability is also important too in your risk-reward analysis.
I hope this helped! |