If there's time after a fight, the winners will probably stick around and grab whatever loot they can, to help offset ship losses elsewhere. I doubt the main fleet ships have salvagers installed, though, so the wrecks may be available.

The problem is that other alliances will likely consider you an enemy, and if you're flying after or between fleets trying to salvage wrecks you're just like a civilian wandering into a war zone (=dead).

And your own alliance, if they have a major war happening, they'll want you to pilot a warship and go to war ops, not fly around contributing nothing and profiting from their losses.

You're going to nullsec to scavenge from the alliance that took you in... think about that for a minute.

Ok, well I guess it depends on the situation.

Usually, in my experience (granted, it's limited), when the fight is over the Fleet Commander wants to get the fleet the heck out, to avoid counter-attack or different enemies appearing. A fleet is vulnerable when its position and ship types are known, and after a battle those things are known by the enemy, who are often racing right back to the location in replacement ships.

But some FC's may allow looting, and then it's up to the alliance policies. A lot of alliances do have ship reimbursement programs; they'll reimburse your loss (in addition to the insurance) so you don't pay so much out of pocket, so obviously that's a huge cost for them during a war, and they may want the wrecks.

You can probably make better income by ratting in belts, mining the nullsec ores, or grouping up with mates and doing the high-end complexes than you can by waiting for wars so you can scavenge. Typically, you make ISK during peace time so you can spend it during war time.

He stated that most alliances have a policy of giving all loot and salvage to alliance coffers, effectively eliminating that source of income. Considering that I've read some posts about some pilots who have salvaged and made billions salvaging after fleet fights, im confused on this matter.

I've been thinking about ways of making some decent income once I move into nullsec. I've spoken to a friend about the potential of salvaging after mid-large fleet fights (especially with alliances that regularly deploy with t2 ships).

He stated that most alliances have a policy of giving all loot and salvage to alliance coffers, effectively eliminating that source of income. Considering that I've read some posts about some pilots who have salvaged and made billions salvaging after fleet fights, im confused on this matter.

Could anyone with experience in null sec alliances please tell me what their experiences with this are?

A teenager I knew once tried EVE. He was doing tutorials and my other friend that showed it to him wandered off and left him alone. He came back a few hours later and glanced up at the system. "That's in nullsec, you know." "I know." Walks off again. Walks back and looks over his shoulder. The guy was flying an Ibis around in NPC Null somewhere on a three hour old character, flying into and out of a fleet battle to scavenge modules out of wrecks and speed tanking the annoyed residents taking pot shots at him. Sometimes he'd get blown up and reappear in station with a new Ibis, and make another run. Needless to say, everyone in the neighborhood wanted him dead.

I've been thinking about ways of making some decent income once I move into nullsec. I've spoken to a friend about the potential of salvaging after mid-large fleet fights (especially with alliances that regularly deploy with t2 ships).

He stated that most alliances have a policy of giving all loot and salvage to alliance coffers, effectively eliminating that source of income. Considering that I've read some posts about some pilots who have salvaged and made billions salvaging after fleet fights, im confused on this matter.

Could anyone with experience in null sec alliances please tell me what their experiences with this are?