Bio Engineer Archive
Thread: I don't get this...
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JKLLN
Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:04 am
#1
This is more of a rant, than a question really 
I make chef additives, mostly the popular Broad-Spectrum Nutrients.
The resources I use are high quality, and cost me about 20cpu for the meat and 8cpu for the corn.
That brings my cost of making 1 nutrient up to 880 credits, or 22k a crate (Power 85).
Furthermore, I use money for maintenance and power for the factory,
which comes to around 8k (to run a full schematic through).
Then my total production cost for a crate of Broad-Spectrum Nutrients ends up at around25k,
accounting (roughly)for the time and moneyi spent shutteling all over the galaxy purchasing the resources.
Now... I sell those crates for 45k a piece, but all the time, Chef's are telling me I'm overpricing,
that they can get it cheaper, most say they buy their 85 power crates at 30k a piece.
Not only willIhardlymake any profit (5k... c'mon)at selling my crates at 30k,
I will also look like the dumbest person alive, when the chefs sells their brandy at 200-350k a crate.
How can they expect us to do this? It's simply put: ridiculus
Message Edited by JKLLN on 02-27-2004 11:09 AM
Korlek
Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:24 am
#2
They are pulling your leg. When a 90 is the best you can get there is no way in heck that they are getting it that cheep. On my server I sell my power 87 for 60k per crate and I can't keep it stocked. If they want the best they will pay your price. Just tell them to go elsewhere and they will see for themselves.
JKLLN
Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:31 am
#3
Sadly, Eclipse is full of price dumpers.
People that'll screw over a entire profession to make a quick buck. 
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