Ranger Archive
Thread: Price of bones, hides, and meat
CaliberCadillac wrote:
Im here to speak about how we rangers/scouts are being ripped off while AS's, BE's, and artisansmake millions crafting with the resources we provide. I charge 1 cpu of bone, hide, and meat, double if I have to hunt them alone. It pays the bills but I have never been a millionair in this game. I know artisans, and AS that have millions and charge millions for their goods. An AS quoted me 2.5 million for padded battle armor the other day! Another qouted me 2 mil, and another qouted me 1 mil. 2 months ago I could buy a complete set of padded battle armor for 150-200k! We do provide metals from mineral harvesters to them also. I know that any noob with novice scout can harvest creature resources but they cant go after specfic hides an AS's requests alone. Thus I am asking every scout and ranger (at least on my server) to either boycott providing these resources or jack up the price of harvested resources to 10 cpu. Show them whats its like to have to spend a million credits for 100k of units. Now obviously some of you out there will say they will jack up thier prices even more to recover thier margin. So obviously we need to explain to them the reason for the new prices and let them know that our prices will go down when they lower theirs. I also think it would be a good idea to form an ranger/scout alliance that will meet periodically to determin market prices. This is our bread and butter! Unite brothers!!!
/agree
Great points. I have a system that I charge by.
Spacific stats. 0-500 = 1-2 cpu, 501-700 = 10-20 cpu, and701- and up 20-30cpu.At900 its automaticaly30 cpu + 1cpu per point over900. In other words, at 910 its 40 cpu.
If they don't care what the stats are they just need it from a spacific planet thenI charge by the planet uinless the stats are good.The higher the riskI have to take the moreI charge.
Tatooine, Corellia, Naboo, Talus, Rori -1 cpu. UnlessI just dont like em or they'er ajeeteye2-3cpu
Dantooine- 2 cpu
Lok, Endor-5 cpu
Dathomir, Kashyyyk- 10 cpu
Friends dont get charged if they help with the killing. 
/agree
Calculus_Entropy wrote:
Price fixing STILL won't work.
Thats whyI have the system.I can do pritty consistant business this way.
Calculus_Entropy wrote:
Price fixing STILL won't work.
Especially since a novice scout can harvest insane amounts in a big group too.
Hmm jack up our prices? Sounds good but still....there always will be people who keep the price the same, and then rather then making a little, we'll make nothing
It's my way of getting us as far away from the "harvester"-role we've been forced in to.
People won't waste the SP if they can't make millions of monkeys == less players lobbying for harvesting in our profession. Leave that to the scouts.
Message Edited by Oculus on 09-06-2005 12:21 PM
Oku Kee'lus Never been a millionaire? What is wrong with you... do you spend all your money on spice, Twi'lek dancers and fast swoops?
Even at 1 cpu I have been making about 1 million creds a week. I am selling a load of generic hide, 1 million units, for 5 cpu today, and will hopefullymake a new friend and business partner (She makes great freaking armor). Coming up, I kept my eye on the forums and saw who was paying how much for what. I could easily make millions some weekends just hunting birds on Lok. Solo even.
Sounds like your server is all gacked up with prices. Don't buy from the morons who want to charge you an arm and a leg. Find a new AS and work a deal, armor for hides at a reasonable rate. Also, unless you are hunting in a group and selling only generic - 1 cpu is way way way too low. Jack your prices up.
Yes, I was selling for 1 cpu when the evil Imperial Ranger was selling for 10x that, and I still have more money than he does (ha ha Kari).
I'm both so I can see both sides here.
As an AS I'm annoyed about some of the insane prices we've been charged for that compulsory spawn of Naboo Bristley (for example)
As a Ranger, its sometimes annoying some of the contract prices I've been offered.
Twopoints though:
Firstly, prices do vary from AS to AS anyway - check the search function on the bazaar and be prepared to press 'Next' lots of times. Prices also vary wildly from server to server, especially since CU drove a lot out of the business.
Secondly, speaking from experience, the effort and grind involved in making armour has increased too. Factory runs have been bugged (mainly for colour) for 3/4 publishes now, and to make any customised armour is exceedingly time consuming. So AS's charge for their time too.
Post-cu the amounts we get per kill is vast in comparison, I personally will not charge more than 10cpu for stuff - unless it is exceptional (and I mean 2+ stats 900+)
the word you have to learn is BARTER.
i don't buy armor. i don't buy guns.
but then again, I don't sell hide, I don't sell Krayt tissues and I don't sell Gorax shards. I give everything away and in return get lots of free stuff back. Basically, I'm a self-contained unit. My expenses are 1) housing 2) furniture 3) spice and food 4) stims. These are easily covered by a few sets of missions a week. Other than that I get tons of generic hide that I give away and whenever there's a good shift, I hand it to my armorsmith and get stuff made for free.
I make enough of BH loot to keep me happy in terms of money, so it doesn't matter.
^^^
Oh, I agree totally.... just not found one I gel with since the guild left en masse post-cu.....