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Locin WeEda
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Posted - 2008.07.05 22:42:00 -
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We also usually does our courier contracts within 24 hours. Sometimes, when we have lots of courier contracts going on at the same time, we use somewhat more time.
Public courier contracts generally pay so low pr jump that I do not consider them, unless I am travelling empty to another pickup and your contract happen to go the same way as I am headed.
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Locin WeEda
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Posted - 2008.07.07 14:09:00 -
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 Originally by: Fumbles
I have yet to utilise courier contracts because as a trader, I wonder what would stop the couriers from recognising that they are hauling a bunch of x to a trade hub, checking the prices and simply acquiring x themselves next time.
Are these thoughts unfounded? Are there ways around it that you may have found to work e.g. have a contract to haul x to a central location away from your source systems and then another to haul to your market?
It is true that we can open courier contracts in space and see what it is in them, without failing the contract. To make it a bit harder, send the items inside a container. When the courier opens the courier package, all he can see is the container, and it is not possible to open it. You can however get a friend to scan your cargo if you are very devoted to finding out what is inside.
Personally, I would not dream of scanning my ship to find out what is inside.
And I would not start competing in trade with my clients. Bad for repeat business :)
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Locin WeEda
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Posted - 2008.07.07 14:24:00 -
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Originally by: Kano Sekor
Edited by: Kano Sekor on 07/07/2008 13:30:22
This is me thinking about this (contracts in general) consider that im a total noob about this and never have i put out a courier contract.
So what whould you guys consider a reasonable way to set say a courier contract for transporting 400k m3 of Tritanium 10 jumps (40 million units of Trit) and how should one split it up to get it somewhere (bought for 1 isk/unit in peripheral system sells for 3isk/unit in hub)?
< lots of calculations deleted>
Hmm but then again i guess no one will do a courier contract that will only give 130k per jump.
on a side note i chose this scenario since i saw a giant sell order for trit selling for around 1.3 isk per unit and last time i was in amarr trade hub they bought trit in giant buy orders for over 3 isk per unit.
But then again this are only my thoughts feel free to flame.
What we would charge for hauling 400,000 m3 of trit 10 jumps:
500k + 250k * 10 = 3M in reward
Collateral: 200M (set the collateral higher than the value of the goods, so you earn in case of a disaster happening to us)
Since it is 40M units of trit, you need to divide it up in 4 courier contracts, each of 100,000 m3.
Using your example of purchasing for 1 ISK and selling for 3 ISK
Cost of trit: 40M
Cost of transport: 3M
Sale of trit: 120M
your profit: 77M
Conclusion, get a freighter pilot to move it for you when you have that many units.
You can make a profit with even smaller margins between purchase and sale price if you want. One freigher can carry over 75M units of trit (the exact amount depends on what racial freigher and what skills the pilot has).
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