Obviously being special edition means no new ones can be made.

It's hard to say for sure, but if you look at previous ships that were given out to just about everyone, they have started off high in price and then fell rapidly for the first couple of months on the market.

Gnosis is a good example.

And then there's always the risk that CCP will just re-release it at some point in the future like they did with the Sarum Magnate, which can crash the price obviously.

Anyway, I still have the feeling that they'll drop some more in price. It wasn't possible to trade them in the market when they were first released, so people that wanted to sell had to use contracts (which isn't ideal) and it's quite possible that there's still plenty of people out there that don't even know that it's now possible to sell theirs on the market. And besides they were also showing up as being worth 0 isk in the in-game inventory screen for weeks. They've just recently started showing a value there (36M at the time of this writing), which should spur some additional selling from people who aren't that in the loop as soon as they notice it.

As for how much they are worth, I think 100M is really overshooting it. They're a little faster than an intercepter, but have less cargospace, no fighting capabilities, no tackling abilities, no warp-bubble escaping abilities, and can't fit warp core stabs. As far as their value, I'd guess they'll settle somewhere around 10-20M (assuming that CCP doesn't release more). Maybe you can add a little more for rarity eventually, but there are tons of these things in the game and that's going to take a long time.

You're f'd.

Point well made.

I do however think the leopard has more widespread appeal, I used to long for a ship that could do a Jita to Amarr run in under 10 minutes while autopiloting. Time is money in EVE and this ship can save you a heck of a lot of time.
As mentioned though I believe the biggest obstacle to its price rising will be if CCP chooses to give these away as a reward for re-subbing (how I got my gnosis).

It's hard to say for sure, but if you look at previous ships that were given out to just about everyone, they have started off high in price and then fell rapidly for the first couple of months on the market.

This. And then they stabilize.

I used this same philosophy and thought I was going to make a killing on Quafe Zero and the Genolution implants. I came out about 10-20% up on the Quafe, but got nailed on the implants after CCP released a second batch. (supply doubles, demand stays the same, price halves. Oops)

In the end I sold the implants in 0.0, so it wasn't as bad as it could've been.

I used to long for a ship that could do a Jita to Amarr run in under 10 minutes while autopiloting. Time is money in EVE and this ship can save you a heck of a lot of time.
(how I got my gnosis).

Autopiloting in a Leo? yeah, good idea.

I can sell you another 70 at 35 each if you want.

No thanks i bought mine at 25, I'll sell you 80 at 30 if you like?

I can sell you another 70 at 35 each if you want.

I will take them, set a contract

Made the contract then checked Jita prices and noticed a spike (buy orders are now at 35) so I deleted it. If you are interested in a higher offer though I do have 76 I'm looking to unload.

Made the contract then checked Jita prices and noticed a spike (buy orders are now at 35) so I deleted it. If you are interested in a higher offer though I do have 76 I'm looking to unload.

Well, thing is, its just like they said and you sugested. They are now in the initail spike and will probaly drop down. I am willing to offer you 1 mil each above buyorders. The risk is on me than

(&btw most those buy orders are mine aswell ;))

I have bought about 2bn worth recently as an investment.
Personally I can only see the value of these ships rising in the coming year.
They can be flown by anyone, fastest way to travel long distances (who doesnt like insta warp?),
but also being shuttles very prone to loss. Obviously being special edition means no new ones can be made.

I also can't see these ships being made obsolete anytime soon.
Question is how high will they go 100m realistic?

Anything that is given to all pilots is just too common to gain any value in a sensible time frame.
Especially if it's something that is rarely going to die like a shuttle.

Examples:

Apotheosis - 6 years old - 15 mil - just a (cool) shuttle
Zephyr - 5 years old - 20 mil - of some use to wormholers though hardly indispensible
Primae - 4 years old - 5 mil - almost totally useless
Echelon - 3 years old - 8 mil - almost totally useless

(As far as I'm aware, none of these can be built by players though I may well be wrong)

So obviously it's a little more useful that the Echelon/Primae. I'd be very surprised if it's above 20 mil in 2 years time though.
Good luck.

Anything that is given to all pilots is just too common to gain any value in a sensible time frame.
Especially if it's something that is rarely going to die like a shuttle.

Examples:

Apotheosis - 6 years old - 15 mil - just a (cool) shuttle
Zephyr - 5 years old - 20 mil - of some use to wormholers though hardly indispensible
Primae - 4 years old - 5 mil - almost totally useless
Echelon - 3 years old - 8 mil - almost totally useless

(As far as I'm aware, none of these can be built by players though I may well be wrong)

So obviously it's a little more useful that the Echelon/Primae. I'd be very surprised if it's above 20 mil in 2 years time though.
Good luck.

No thanks i bought mine at 25, I'll sell you 80 at 30 if you like?