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Hardin
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Posted - 2003.07.31 09:18:00 -
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(Sorry for the blank topic - hit return by mistake)
I recently obtained a Level 3 agent.
He started off by selling me 25 slaves every 12 hours. The average price of the slaves he sold me was 350 per slave which meant I make a 100% profit selling them at what seems to be the going rate market rate of approx 720 isk per slave.
Anyway, I have a few questions relating to agents and the slave trade...
1) After completing about 20 missions with this guy I noticed that he is now selling me 26 slaves.
Can anyone confirm that this was not just an anomaly and that increasing your standing with the agent actually does prompt them to sell you more slaces? Also can anyone tell me what is the maximum number of slaves their agent is selling them in one batch - is 26 good or bad? Does bribing the agent get him to sell you more slaves?
2) I also have a Level 2 agent who has 'Minor slave trader' in his agent info. I only got him after I started working with the level 3 agent. However, when I have travelled to this level 2 agent's station I find that he won't sell me slaves. Can anyone let me know whether you can only have one agent actively selling you slaves at any one time - or is it possible to have many agents selling me slaves if I get the right agants.
3) As mentioned I discovered that my level 3 slave selling agent will sell me slaves approximately every 12 hours. However, I am often in different stations and going back to buy 25 slaves (even with an 8.5k profit on each batch) is time consuming. Does anyone know if there is anyway I can get my agent to automatically sell me slaves whenever they are available and dump them in my hanger at the station? Then when I have a reasonable number I can go back and sell 'em.
Thanks for your help. If you have any other slave trade & agents related tips then I would be happy to hear 'em.
Sorry if this thread upsets Minmatar players in anyway! 
Hardin
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Hardin
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Posted - 2003.07.31 09:40:00 -
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Oh yes... almost forgot...
4) Are there any serious drawbacks to dealing in slaves from agents(apart from the chance of being intercepted by Oracle (no offence Oracle  ) or some other tree hugging player corp and being forced to release them).
I have noticed that my faction rating with the Minmatar republic has dropped. I am not sure this is a consequence of selling slaves (even tho I am dealing in relatively low numbers).
How low does it have to go b4 jumping into Minmatar space could be a risky thing for me with the local npc Minmatar navy/police.
Are their other drawbacsk of buy slaves off agents?
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Hardin
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Posted - 2003.07.31 12:24:00 -
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Why pod me...I am only in it for the money...just like any businessman.
...and anyway I am very humane to my Minmatar slaves. I ensure they are all provided with water twice a day, some wholemeal bread once a day, have one loo for every 100 and at least 3 sq ft of personal space in my cargohold...
FFS just how generous can I be?
Seriously though if any experiences slave traders could answer the questions above would be very helpful.
No need for anymore Minmatar flamers please...I am only doing my job!
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Hardin
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Posted - 2003.08.03 17:35:00 -
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Jimmy - are ur agents level 2 or 3?
The one that sells me slaves is level 3 - the junior agents say they sell slaves but they don't!
Just a thought!
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Hardin
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Posted - 2003.08.04 10:47:00 -
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Edited by: Hardin on 04/08/2003 10:50:39
Double post again - sorry!
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Hardin
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Posted - 2003.08.04 10:49:00 -
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Well obviously no one (including me) really has a clue how the Agent system works and what determines their decisions about when you get new ones, the quality of the ones you are referred to, why some agents will sell you x amount of slaves and others will sell you y. How all this interrelates to faction standing etc. ATM it all seems just too random!
DEVELOPERS - it would be really nice if we could have some kind of clarification and details about how the agent system works...
Cheers
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