Architect Archive
Thread: Man, i thought you guys were kidding about those hologrinders....
That is insane....quick someone go buy them all up and re-sell them at a real price 
Seriously though, that is at least 20K less than I have ever seen them go for.
I wouldn't believe anybody quoting prices of another vendor when they are trying to negotiate a price with me.
So, I'd make them show me so I could buy up all that cheapstock.
being a BE, i have dealt with the horrible problem of hologrinders whoring themselves our for schematics for chef supplements.......
also the people selling crates for 20k (less than half what i would EVER sell them for).... i bought several crates and resold them 
it's seriously the way to go with these stupid hologrinders, but i wish this problem wouldn't have surfaced in the first place 
Ya there are several possibilities...
Yes it could be a hologrinder dumping items for cheap like you said. They go away before long.
Or as suggested the customer could have been lying to try and haggle you down on price. Pretty common tactic for some people. Or the customer could simply have been confused about the price on the other vendor. Maybe they saw a vendor with medium houses for 80k and remembered wrong. At least half the time people don't remember who the really cheap person was so its pretty doubtful.
Could bea simpleordinary undercutter. They usually burn themselves out.
Or could be a new architect who just doesn't know what to charge and is only looking at their own mining costs as a basis for their costs.
This is why I suggested long ago that mastering any profession should be NPC mission based. Instead of grinding a few items over & over again you could have NPC missions send you to jobsites where they pay for items you craft successfully. There could be a mission for every schematic below the master level, so you truly are a master & know all your products because you've made every single one at least once.
Athmet wrote:
I have been an Architect for about 6 months. I have always charged around 80k for my large houses, and I do a fair amount of business. I am by no means a power crafter, and don't wish to be. I think 80k for a large house is about right.
What do materials cost on your server?
If they cost more than 1.5-2 cpu for grind metal and ore then 80k is pretty low. If ore runs 3 cpu then you're loosing money.
If that was bad, look at what just popped up on my server:
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=sunrunner_trade&message.id=48730
We have someone on Radiant selling BER13's for 100k each and has tons on the vendor, but I still charge 120k. Need to work out the prices on water and gas? ones as they are cheaper and more expensive respectively but im finally starting to settle down with my prices.
Pawlin wrote:
Athmet wrote:
I have been an Architect for about 6 months. I have always charged around 80k for my large houses, and I do a fair amount of business. I am by no means a power crafter, and don't wish to be. I think 80k for a large house is about right.What do materials cost on your server?
If they cost more than 1.5-2 cpu for grind metal and ore then 80k is pretty low. If ore runs 3 cpu then you're loosing money.
Resources cost about 2-3 cpu. I think My prices are low because I've been doing it since before the quality of materials did anything. I have adjusted my Harv prices, but the prices for houses and factories have remained constant. I may loose some money or resource costs, but that is why I mine my own stuff.