Bugsy VanHalen
Society of lost Souls
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Posted - 2013.10.18 16:16:00 -
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Kalarax wrote:Alexander Eisenhower wrote:
How can you subtract your raw material cost that you got from your own planets? I dont understand your logic. You have increased your profit by 1000isk/ per block. I'm an indy noob 4 sure but it sounds like its subject to market prices and where you got your info. Try actually selling all the materials and see if you actually make more. Than ask yourself which way is more fun? Personally, I enjoy following through with the process. But what do I know, I still struggle to buy a plex, lol
Because materials from your own planets are not free simply because you mined/PI'd them. They have a value associated with them which the OP correctly understands and incorporated into his profit margin determination.
Very true, But what "price" is he using. If he values his raw materials at Jita sell prices then his profits will be minimal. Especially if he uses Jita buy prices for the end value of the fuel blocks. realistically yes, if you were buying the materials you would likely buy from Jita sells, and then sell the blocks to jita buys, but then would you not also sell your mats to Jita buys if you when that route and did not even build the blocks? Even so, 1,000 isk per block is a decent profit.
I agree 100% that you need to count the value of your mats, even if you produce them yourself at near zero cost, they still have a raw value you can sell them at. However you need to use a value that you could reasonably sell them at, not the absolute max you could possibly get for them. If you are using Jits buy prices for your final sale, then you should also use Jita buy prices for the value of the mats you made.
What i find is really funny about fuel blocks, even with all the ICE and PI products bouncing around in price, a caldari fuel block right now is selling for just over 15,000 isk, the same price I was selling them for over a year ago when the PI and ICE product mats were way way cheaper. You know back when you could get raw ICE for 120,000 per block, and tax on PI was almost nothing. |