Smuggler Archive
Thread: Master Smugglers Of Corbantis Summit-Slicing
Vydiryss
Sun May 23, 2004 7:42 pm
#27
Thanks mate for the feedback and sorry about the multiple threads. I put a erference on the corabtis board to theis thread.
Vyd
00over0
Sun May 23, 2004 7:43 pm
#28
error10 wrote:
Clamps require 90 metal. One per slice. at 3cpu that comes out to 180 credits.
3 times 90 = 270
It's not the tools, it's the time. It takes me the same amount of time to slice a terminal for missions--and that nets me 5k to 10k, easily, and I'm not even at the high end. So, let's try this math...
slice a terminal for 7.5k average, or slice your equipment for maybe 2k average.
GotChu
Sun May 23, 2004 8:51 pm
#29
With all due respect to my fellow smugglers on Corbantis I will never change my rates for slicing. Ive been 1k per slice since I made Master last August. Ive had massive contracts with Weapons and Armor dealers over the months and these people have sent me many other customers besides. In this thread ive seen our prices compared to Docs and Chefs, these people can charge whatever they want, Ill still rake it in and give people a good value.
yours,
Got'Chu
J-J
Sun May 23, 2004 9:16 pm
#30
error10 wrote:
As if you don't make enough money off of muon, you are proposing to gouge players for slicing?
Why don't you break down the cost of a slice so people know your profit margins. I can promise you that doctors, unless they make their own buffs, are not raking in the millions and farting through silk.
Lets see here...laster knife...16units of metal if i'm not mistaken, and that slices 5 items. at 3cpu that comes out to 9 credits per slice.
Clamps require 90 metal. One per slice. at 3cpu that comes out to 180 credits.
Your proposing that you charge someone 5k or more for something that costs you 180 credits.
Keep up the good work!
-E
Very good point, NOT! So how many Docs make their own buffs? The same amount if not fewer smugglers make their own knives and clamps! Charism has dropped Smuggler for Doctor but .... having said that I never use to slice at starports, I only sliced to sell on my Sliced Weapons vendor anyway!
RylanStorm
Mon May 24, 2004 3:02 am
#31
As a former master weaponsmith I can tell you that I used to make guns that sold for 20k+ for not much more then 189 credits. There are WS and Armoursmiths who make double that now.
With the weaponsmithing I made a gun, did a bulk manufacture, and placed them on a vendor.
To make 100 guns would take little more then 10 minutes of my own time, with the rest being handled by vendors and factories.
With a slice I have to do everything myself and I usually end up waiting on the client to come to me.
Weaponsmithing wasn't a face to face trade. I didn't have to put up with shmucks like you Error whilst weaponsmithing. Now I think I earn extra money for having to deal with some very ungrateful people who expect me to charge 3000 credits or less to work on a weapon which often cost them in excess of 500k. And when I get a 30% damage slice or above they want me to charge 3000k when I just increased the price of their gun from 500k to 5million.
In the words of McCauly Culkin " I don't think so"
Zarbacca
Mon May 24, 2004 3:58 am
#32
As far as an underworld network to attempt to fix prices of slicing...good in theory but it will never work,,,it doesnt work that way in the real world. Do you think drug dealers all get together and set a base price for their product? People will charge what they want to charge..yes we are all connected in the fact that we are smugglers.....but remember smugglers are not necesarrily to be trusted..even amonsst each other. I may be blind to the issue but im looking at this from a roleplaying point of view, when i decided to go smuggler i didnt think that I was going to make loads of money...its just not in the dynamics of smuggling...at least not for freelance smugglers. I make plenty of money slicing...I dont charge alot and I still cover my costs..as for muon gold I dont have a problem selling mine...maybe it just depends when, where, how and for what price you sell it. My outlook is as a smuggler im going to go where the money is, take what i can get and be happy about it...whatelse can you do. Because i gaurentee that there will be at least one smuggler (probably myself) that will not conform to set pricing and still come out ahead of most other smugglers. I am not posting this to put down any ideas you all may have..this is just my opinion...all I need is a good blaster at my side and a little money in my pocket.
Master Smuggler-Corbantis
Zarbacca
Mon May 24, 2004 4:01 am
#33
As far as an underworld network to attempt to fix prices of slicing...good in theory but it will never work,,,it doesnt work that way in the real world. Do you think drug dealers all get together and set a base price for their product? People will charge what they want to charge..yes we are all connected in the fact that we are smugglers.....but remember smugglers are not necesarrily to be trusted..even amonsst each other. I may be blind to the issue but im looking at this from a roleplaying point of view, when i decided to go smuggler i didnt think that I was going to make loads of money...its just not in the dynamics of smuggling...at least not for freelance smugglers. I make plenty of money slicing...I dont charge alot and I still cover my costs..as for muon gold I dont have a problem selling mine...maybe it just depends when, where, how and for what price you sell it. My outlook is as a smuggler im going to go where the money is, take what i can get and be happy about it...whatelse can you do. Because i gaurentee that there will be at least one smuggler (probably myself) that will not conform to set pricing and still come out ahead of most other smugglers. I am not posting this to put down any ideas you all may have..this is just my opinion...all I need is a good blaster at my side and a little money in my pocket.
Master Smuggler-Corbantis
asciiadam
Mon May 24, 2004 4:51 am
#34
I am going to start charging for my slices, you all just changed my mind. 5k flat
ymac
Master WeaponSmith
Master Smuggler
RylanStorm
Mon May 24, 2004 4:55 am
#35
Actually it's working on Eclipse and I believe Flurry.
We got together and set a fixed rate. We can't get everyone to raise their prices but that doesn't matter. We have put the value on our time and we will stick to it.
On Eclipse it's 5k per item.
DigiDante
Mon May 24, 2004 8:09 am
#36
Zarbacca wrote:As far as an underworld network to attempt to fix prices of slicing...good in theory but it will never work,,,Master Smuggler-Corbantis
It worked on Flurry.
Never say Never.
yimaz
Mon May 24, 2004 8:29 am
#37
your kidding right? How can you say that? People dont mind paying 10k for somthing that lasts 3hr. Ok 1mil for a weapon that has maybe 200 points more points of damagethen a stock weapon and 3 or 4 mil for a new speederbut its ok for a smuggler to charge 100 credits a slice? Come on give me a break, not only do my clients not mind paying more for somthing that is not only illegaland a perminant fix but they understand why i charge what i charge. Do you need comp armor, well i do and i need to use my skills to make the money i need to suport my gaming needs.Andas far as tool cost? how much does it cost to make the new speeder that is selling for 3 to 4 mil??I cant believe anyone still thinks 100 credits per slice is fair to the smuggler.
error10 wrote:
As if you don't make enough money off of muon, you are proposing to gouge players for slicing?
Why don't you break down the cost of a slice so people know your profit margins. I can promise you that doctors, unless they make their own buffs, are not raking in the millions and farting through silk.
Lets see here...laster knife...16units of metal if i'm not mistaken, and that slices 5 items. at 3cpu that comes out to 9 credits per slice.
Clamps require 90 metal. One per slice. at 3cpu that comes out to 180 credits.
Your proposing that you charge someone 5k or more for something that costs you 180 credits.
Keep up the good work!
-E
yimaz
Mon May 24, 2004 8:30 am
#38
oh and one more thing, spice is not selling at all on my server so spare me the making money off spice cause im not.
JoltsOne
Mon May 24, 2004 11:01 am
#39
This plastic rear shock tower I just picked up cost me $3.00 it cost Associated about 1 penny to make. My Nike shoes cost 150 bucks, with high quality child labor it cost nike about 10cents, my point? there is no point! I can slice, you can't pay or go away. In the end someone is gonna need that fix and they will pay....they will pay.