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I sell mine for 25K, 30K, and 40K. Those are high prices on eclipse, but I tire of mining for these minerals hogs. 15K, 20K and 25K are hot sell prices, but to me it's not worth the effort, especially when I'm experimenting to 90% or more. I only sell high quality goods, I've found it really gets rid of those people wanting you to sell one for 3K if you are asking for 40K. (I had to put a guy on ignore for bothering me so much once.) Also, many people take care of their rides at that price and the extra durability I give them makes this much easier, especially when a rancor starts whacking on your swoop. In fact that's how I market them. On the rare occasion that someone that bought from me actually loses his speeder, they usually come back for another. I'm by no means the only artisan on my planet, but good customers know quality and that's why they come back.

My 2cr

dagibbet what server are you on?

i'm on talus as well (on Bria)and noticed a drop-off in sales recently. i have found cheaper speeders around than mine (which i usually buy up then sell at my rates) but i usually have them beat for accessibility (i'm just east of the dearic shuttleport) and for marketing (planetary map, and bazaar auctions that can't be bid on* to just get info about my shop out there)...

as for the actual questionthat startedthe thread: my prices are x-34 @ 20000, speederbike @ 30000 and swoops @ 40000.

* yes, i know i am a horrible person.

I recently raised my prices to 4cpu and will maybe raise them to 5.

I'm way over the average here...

X34: 40,000 + % x 100

Speederbike: 60,000 + % x 100

Swoop:80,000 + % x 100

So, a 64% speederbike is 66,400 credits.

Other vendors nearby sell them for much less, and probably sell more of them too, but I sell droids for 10 - 50 cpu (lower than that and they sell out faster than I can make them)and furniture for 10 - 20 cpu, so I think 10 cpu for something as useful as vehicles is appropriate. When people stop buying them, I'll stop making them and just sellthings that are worth 10 cpu or more.

What really irks me are the people who sell vehicles for the same price as grind resources sell on the bazaar. When I see someone offering a swoop for 24k I think "3 cpu for a finished Master-level product? A non-artisan could sell the same 6000 metal for 3 cpu casually." Cost-effective pricing haslittle to do with how much it costs the maker to gather the materials, it has to do with how much those materials are worth when sold in other ways. That is: Just because you don't PAY 3 cpu for your resources, doesn't mean the resources aren't WORTH 3 cpu before you risk crit. fails making things out of them.

I'm not saying 10 cpu is appropriate for every person and every server, but since Iget 10 cpu for or more for anything else I make, I may as well sell vehicles for 10 cpu or else I'm wasting my resources. I'm glad when a newbie is able to sell vehicles for 5 cpu and make some good cash. I don't need to compete with him. I provide my expensive vehicles so that when someone really wants one, they know it's available on my vendor.

I generally charge around 5cpu. That's a bit more than the going rate on my server, but since I'm also an Architect, I can usually use the same resources in something else that makes at least 5cpu.

i just charge 20k for landspeeder, 25k for speeders and 30k for swoops

Agrin Pi'Nel
Tarquinas
Master Artisan
Master Architect
Master Tailor

30k for the X34
35k for the Speedbike
45k for the Swoop.

Comes out to about 6cr/u.

Seriously people, your better off selling your resources for 3cr/u on the bazaar with some of the prices you charge. You need to charge a premium for your value add.