Shipwright Archive
Thread: how do you organize your vendors?
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Dinonio
Mon May 23, 2005 9:30 am
#1
i'm looking to change how i have my goods separated, so i was wondering what shipwrights on other servers did
right now i use 4 vendors:
ship chassis
consumables
crafted parts
re'd components
having only one ship chassis is fine, but i'd like to split up my crafted parts, but i can't decide whether to go by level (and join them with the consumables) or by type
ideally i'd like to have only 6 vendors max, the tent is pretty crowded as it is
SandLizard
Mon May 23, 2005 5:13 pm
#2
Dinonio wrote:i'm looking to change how i have my goods separated, so i was wondering what shipwrights on other servers didright now i use 4 vendors:ship chassisconsumablescrafted partsre'd componentshaving only one ship chassis is fine, but i'd like to split up my crafted parts, but i can't decide whether to go by level (and join them with the consumables) or by typeideally i'd like to have only 6 vendors max, the tent is pretty crowded as it is
I use 8 total (9 with my storage vendor):
OK Space Droids and Programs (order droids from a DE to keep stock, pay people to program chips for me)
OK Chassis and Reactors
OK Weapons and Launchers
OK Missles and CMs
OK Engines and Boosters
OK Armor and Shields
OK Capacitors and Droid Interfaces
OK Paint, Texture, and Repair Kits (get a master artisan to make an all-purpose repair kit schematic)
Can you tell my shop is 'OK Shipwright'? Heh.
I wanted to consolidate two to free up one for RoTW components, but I just throw the parts I make on the most appropriate vendor (mining lasers-> weapons, body mods->chassis)
If you're looking to go to 6 max vendors, I suggest something like this:
Chassis
Weapons, Launchers, Missles, and CMs
Engines and Boosters
Armor and Shields
Reactors, Capacitors, and DIs
Paint, Texture, Repair, Programs
Message Edited by SandLizard on 05-23-2005 07:16 PM
TomoRainer
Tue May 24, 2005 4:52 am
#3
I just dump em all on the same vendor, personally. It's pretty easy for customers to sort by type these days, and besides, when there's a few pages of moderately priced standard gear up next to my ludicrously priced RE'd stuff, I'd hope it gives the customer some perspective on why things are priced as they are. 
SandLizard's suggestion for a 6-vendor setup looks great, though, nice and logical.
SandLizard's suggestion for a 6-vendor setup looks great, though, nice and logical.
SandLizard
Tue May 24, 2005 7:30 am
#4
TomoRainer wrote:
I just dump em all on the same vendor, personally. It's pretty easy for customers to sort by type these days, and besides, when there's a few pages of moderately priced standard gear up next to my ludicrously priced RE'd stuff, I'd hope it gives the customer some perspective on why things are priced as they are.
SandLizard's suggestion for a 6-vendor setup looks great, though, nice and logical.
I'm actually really thinking about doing this actually, but am worried about the vendor limit being an issue. I suppose I could keep enough in 000x merchant to keep a higher vendor limit, but then I have the vendors already also. Dunno, I guess I don't really see myself needing much more than about 1200 items total (droid programs, paint, and texture kits are the killer here, along with my 'storage' vendor). It would make it much easier to make sure I sell it on the right vendor, I accidentally put items on the wrong vendor occasionally, heh.
Dinonio
Tue May 24, 2005 9:31 am
#5
i ended up going with 5 vendors:
chassis - chassis, paint, strakes, etc
weapons systems - blasters/cannons/disruptors, capacitors, missiles/launchers
defense systems - armor, shields, droid interfaces, ordinances/launchers
propulsion systems - engines, boosters, reactors
re'd components - i like to keep these separate
i will probably add a consumables vendor for paint kits, ordinance packs, missile packs, and programming chips (if i can get a de friend to make them for me) i am just waiting on the xp to place one more vendor
thanks for the input, helped me get started making a decision
BonesDragon
Tue May 24, 2005 10:47 am
#6
One vendor. But then again I only sell chassis/deeds, paint/texture/strakes/winglet kits, and that sort of thing.
Interestingly enough, people almost never buy the deeds, even if I price them less than the equivelant blueprints. It's a shame they aren't in the "chassis" category too.
Interestingly enough, people almost never buy the deeds, even if I price them less than the equivelant blueprints. It's a shame they aren't in the "chassis" category too.
Dinonio
Tue May 24, 2005 2:40 pm
#7
that's why i don't buyback deeds - they just don't sell
i just replace blueprints as they sell
EnFERn0
Wed May 25, 2005 9:45 am
#8
I use a 6 vendor setup.
Chassis + Paint/Texture Kits
Armor and Shields
Reactors, Engines & Boosters
Weapons & Capacitators
Missiles & Anti-Missiles + Ammo
Droid Interfaces + Programmed Chips.
RE'd parts go on the appropriate vendor.
Chassis + Paint/Texture Kits
Armor and Shields
Reactors, Engines & Boosters
Weapons & Capacitators
Missiles & Anti-Missiles + Ammo
Droid Interfaces + Programmed Chips.
RE'd parts go on the appropriate vendor.
Message Edited by EnFERn0 on 05-25-2005 06:46 PM
BonesDragon
Wed May 25, 2005 11:25 am
#9
Dinonio wrote:that's why i don't buyback deeds - they just don't sell
i just replace blueprints as they sell
I don't either. The deeds I have up for sale are ones I used myself, mostly, or in some cases picked up for practically nothing on the bazaar.
Mosdl
Wed May 25, 2005 7:49 pm
#10
I place "kits" on my chassis and components vendor, and both sell well. People get them when they get a ship, and when people buy components, they see my kits and buy some then it seems (if they don't buy a ship). Covers all bases 
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