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The Hide I'm talking about is Ahoune on Corbantis Galaxy its stats are
DR 992
MA 992
OQ 988
SR 495
UT 176

And untill reasently you could get them on a wort(newbie mob).

You make it sound like the only reason you go to Endor or YavinIV is for the bones and hides.

You charge 5cr for stuff I wouldn't even consider buying.

Yes 4-5 units off a newb creature at novice scout. So it takes a little of time. It is still more cost effective then paying 10+ for the hides, when I can get more then 50 hides is less then a minute and impove rifle and hunting skill at the same time.

I'm not saying you shouldn't get payed for your skill. Charge what you want. I'm just saying I will not be buying it. I also doubt that any other armorsmith that watches the bottom line will either.

When I sell armor I sell it at what it costs to make plus my time invested to make it.

Actually, I have an amusing story about trading bones and hides. To the people I usually trade bones and hides, I don't ask for much, if any, money in return. This is because I am allied with a group of armorsmiths, weaponsmiths and architects out in the Tatooine wilderness and so far from them I've gotten two full sets of armor FREE and nearly infinite weapons FREE. And these are high-quality weapons from a discerning weaponsmith. Possibly THE best in the land. Oh, and did I mention I got a house, for FREE. Sure it did involve me placing a few harvesters and generators and naming people on the admin list, but I don't mind, cuz I did get some cash for that, and if I'm not using the resources allotted to me for my own purposes, then why not construct them and allow someone else to benefit from them? I'm still the owner, I just have someone else to look after them for me.

I think it's funny that so many Crafters come over to the SCOUT message board and tell us what we are charging for hide/bone is too much and they never would pay that price.....That's funny because I sell all my hide/bone for 10c each and I have no problem selling all of it. In fact, if I see someone selling for too much less I buy it and turn it around for 10c each and sell that too. easy money baby.

I actually found hides with 700+ in all stats on tatooine, why go to endor/yavin etc anyways =).

But it is a vicious circle. We sell hides. Armorsmiths sell exspensive armor due to high demand, we sell our hides for more money cause the armorsmiths are making tons, they raise their prices cause our hides got more exspensive then we up our prices etc etc etc.

WE ARE DOOMED!

I just don't do business with my friends, I guess that's why I can charge 10 credits. I also use the bazaar, since you're increasing your potential customer base by almost 300%. Why try to hock to the 3500 people who are currently playing (maximum, though many times its below that), when you can sell to the 10000 people that are playing overall? The bazaar is quite ingenious, now that I think about it.