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I tried to calculate how much I will have to pay to have one vendor on the Global Map (6cr/h) with Efficieny III and just want to check if I'm right. To haveone vendor on the Global Map for an hour costs 144cr.Efficieny I givesmea 20% reduction in the charges for the Global Bazaar listing fees. That's 144 x 0.20 = 28.8(cr), right? Efficieny III gives me another 20% discount on the Global Bazaar listing fees. So It's 28.8 x 0.20 = 5.76(cr) right? So at Efficieny III I can have one vendor on the Global Map for about 6cr/h? Have I calculated it right? I'm doubting myself cause it seems to be very cheap...

Yup. Insanely cheap. Efficiency is only really useful if you apply it to "non-merchant" structures (harvesters,PA halls, faction HQs).

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Unless I'm just really confused (which is always possible ) doesn't Efficiency I andIII only affect the price of posting items on the bazaar? I don't think it affects personal vendor costs at all.

The Efficiency II, advertising IV, and Master boxes are what bring the vendor costs down. At Master, my vendors normally cost 9 credits/hr, or 10 credits/hr if they are lited on the map. Still very cheap though.

Copied from the FAQ:

Efficiency I: Gives you a 20% reduction in the charges for the Global Bazaar listing fees.

Efficiency II: Gives you a 20% discount to the cost of Vendor maintenance (normally 15 credits per hour)

Efficiency III: Gives you another 20% discount on the Global Bazaar listing fees.

Efficiency IV: Gives you a 20% reduction of all maintenance fees for structures that you maintain. If you pay maintenance into a structure (any amount) the structure will discount the entire remaining balance by 20% until someone who does not have Efficiency IV pays maintenance into the structure. In addition you are now allowed to place a merchant tent. The merchant tent is a player structure that takes up 1 lot and has storage for 75 items. This tent is made by an architect with the aid of a Tailor.