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Trading...will it ever be easier?

petepppppetepppp Member Posts: 57
in EVE Online

When I played the trial, I really wanted to play as a trader. But, it wasn't as easy as I thought. Going from station to station just to make a few ISK didn't cut it. So here's my question...will the developers ever make it easier for traders to find out what prices are in different places?  Like, a window that tells them all the prices in the region, or whatever? If there's an upcoming expansion that enables it, please let me know. Thanks.

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  • NicoliNicoli Member Posts: 1,312
    if you never noticed there is the option to look at the market details for a single item which tells you the buy and sell prices for the entire region your in. Besides that Trading isn't supposed to be easy
  • RollinDutchRollinDutch Member Posts: 550
    If only there was a market window.
  • CptDogtoffeeCptDogtoffee Member Posts: 17
    Originally posted by RollinDutch

    If only there was a market window.



    ROFL

     

    The easiest way to keep track on market variances in different regions is to create an alt & base it in your target region. Hey presto ! Instant insider info !

  • FinwolvenFinwolven Member Posts: 289

    If you have the right skills, you can not only browse the prices in every station within the region, but buy and sell from anywhere within the region, even from space!

    Combined with the ability to do courier contracts, you can control your business in several regions from a couple of well-placed intersection systems.

    Of course, the trade skills are bit on the expensive side, but then again, traders do tend to have the ISK, what with not blowing it up on new ships for PVP...

  • pihlssitepihlssite Member CommonPosts: 213
    hehe yo may look abit closer at the market and you will se everything yo need is there hehe

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  • TaramTaram Member CommonPosts: 1,700
    Someone didn't do the tutorial.

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  • petepppppetepppp Member Posts: 57
    What does this "magic window" look like that I keep hearing about, and where is it?
  • |Scorp||Scorp| Member Posts: 29
    do the Tutorial again, and that should explain EVERYTHING for you.
  • petepppppetepppp Member Posts: 57
    What  if...I played the trial and quit early because I was under the impression that the game was a meaningless "interactive screensaver" that offered good detailed trading but it wasn't easy because of its lack of a window that told the prices but now I do know that there is a window that tells different prices in other stations and areas but I cannot access the game tutorial let alone the game to find out what or where this mysterious "magic" window is so that is why I am asking you or someone else to tell me? That should explain it. Now, take a deep breath and say that all without taking another one.  Thanks.
  • LordSlaterLordSlater Member Posts: 2,087

    Ok 2 ways of doing it first one first.

    make a new guy just to do the tutorial.

    Or

    Select an item on amrket and go to the market details tab. Thats it. i think......its been awhile really for me. but it can be found in the market window.

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  • sqweaksqweak Member UncommonPosts: 14
    Some trading tips to make a profit.

     

    Sell Mods.

    1. Buy and sell destructable mods that can't be made.

    2. Do your research, relevations came out and we all new there would be new battlecruisers so there would be a extra demand for heavy launchers as everyone clammers to build new ships. Sure enough prices of X-3200 rose by 400%.

    3. Don't expect things to sell straight away, pacience is the key.

    4. never under cut the lowest price, you'll start a price war and your profit margins will soon vanish. Place mod at same price as the lowest mod on market, don't get greedy.

    5. Don’t lower your price.

    5. Sell at choke points to 0.4 and supply the PvP community with mods used in PvP.

    6.  Use your map, check how many ships active and docked in system and sell mods there.

    7. Sell across boarders. ( jita-Sob) 1 jump 2 regions sometimes massive price differences. Sell between rens and Jita. (23 jumps) even better profits.

    8. Use a frigate with good cargo hold (kestral is ideal if afk between jumps).

    9. stockpile when prices are low.

    10.  place sell orders and stations with high quality agents.

    11. Have a secondary profession, mining and sceince go very well with trading.

    12. Use buy orders, you will find you pay less for items.

     

    There just a few to help you along your way. The system does not need changing.

    All the tools are there map, market, graphs, quickbar buy and sell lists etc, chat channels so can ask friends in other regions how much things cost there (try the price check channel).

     

    Personaly I think traders can make the biggest money in game more than miners as we make money while we sleep and after a while you'll end "playing" the market like a stockmarket manipulating the price of mods through out the galaxy.


    Traders are the true pirates of Eve. While pirate will rob you to your face, traders are dipping into your back pocket making away with your Isk, half the time with out you knowing.

     

    Hope this helps.
  • SalvaSalva Member Posts: 12
    How to change your market range

    1) go to market screen.
    2) look to the left of the screen. There should be a list of stuff like ship equipment, ships etc..
    3) Above that list there should be a tiny window that says station/solarsystem... click the arrow next to it.
    4)There should be a dropdown menu from the little window with Station, Solarsystem and Region.
    5)Click on the range you want.



    Here is a link on trading advice

    http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=331203



    My other advice is ask people ingame if your stuck with something. If you cant do that then just quit because you won't make it and not get an enjoyable experience from the game.


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