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I think I have some new found respect for Architects. I'ma weaponsmith but was selling some factories for an Architect friend. I was selling them for 45k which is what I paid for my factory and seems fair considering how much you can sell resources for.

Anyway a few players asked how much I was selling it for and when I said 45k it was like I had killed their mother. One said that 20k was how much people were selling them for.

So what is the going rate for factorys I believed 45k was fair ?

I never sell factories for under 35k, I usually ask (and get) 40k for them. 45k is not unreasonable. And get used to annoying customers like that, it takes more than just 10 missions to buy a factory.

On Gorath I charge 45k for factories and have only once had someone complain. I've sold every other factory I've made so far I've considered raising it to 50k, but I like to move product quickly.

Whenever I've sold weapons as a weaponsmith when people haven't had the money they seem to get very excited at the thought of trying to save up the money and getting a much better weapon.

People seem to have a totally different attitude too buying buildings, or maybe i've just been unlucky with a few people

The Intrepid Architects, in an effort to get the prices of buildings a little more in line with the rest of the crafting professions, just set the price of a factory to 60k. While this does feel a little high to me (but I was a bad underpricer and probably lost money on many of my deals), I sold one last night with no problems at that price.

So, the fair price is what the market will bear.

And math is still hard!

--Celinda

Interesting, thank you. I'll keep selling it for 40 - 45k. Seems fair when I could sell the ore needed for the factory for about 35k.

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Obi007 wrote:

I think I have some new found respect for Architects. I'm a weaponsmith but was selling some factories for an Architect friend. I was selling them for 45k which is what I paid for my factory and seems fair considering how much you can sell resources for.

Anyway a few players asked how much I was selling it for and when I said 45k it was like I had killed their mother. One said that 20k was how much people were selling them for.

So what is the going rate for factorys I believed 45k was fair ?

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Don't let their comments get to you and more importantly, dont waste too much time on these folks. Depending on their tone I generally just respond with "OK" to these types, though I have made a few sales to the more reasonable ones by explaining why I can't afford to give my products away.

In general though, they are just looking for you to give them what ever price they make up on the spot and while I might have some wiggle room in my initial quote I'm sure not going to waste it on some whiner who wants to rip me off. I save that for my repeat customers heh and despite not being a "discount" architect I have more than a few folks who keep coming back and telling their friends to see me too.

45k I sell them for, never had anyone say that's too much... Tell them idiots to get lost, dont shoot yourself in the foot for people that think they should be able to kill 10 bunches of parlopes to get a factory.

20k is what the renamed wind generators sell for. When they say that, tell them that 20k is a wonderful price and they should go buy that from whomever is selling at that price. Let them know you do have them in stock. Either they won't find one for that price and come back to you and pay the 45k, or you can have a nice laugh in a couple of days when they ask you again for the same thing without an explaination of their 20k factory.

"If people are selling them for that you sure don't want to buy it from me. Anything else I can do for you?"

I think I should put that on a macro.

Ah yes.. we have a problem..

i have posted a minimum architect price list (without regards to all the extra time it takes to get resources etc)

http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=Eclipse&message.id=30354

these should be minimum prices... anything less is pure stupid.

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Obi007 wrote:

Whenever I've sold weapons as a weaponsmith when people haven't had the money they seem to get very excited at the thought of trying to save up the money and getting a much better weapon.

People seem to have a totally different attitude too buying buildings, or maybe i've just been unlucky with a few people

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Said it before, say it again. Until they add askill where you can pick up a house and throw it at something for damage, it aint gonna get any easier.Do Ithink I smell a new petition comming?...Maybe I just need a shower.

Now there is a great idea.

Item name: Gungan House Catapult
Min damage: 2000
Max damage: 50000
range: -50/-40/0
Speed: 500.0
Ham: 1000/1000/1000
Costs one small naboo house deed per shot (either style )

Where is our correspondant! We can still make the list!!!