Smuggler Archive

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Modification : +30 Damage power-Up (crate, 25)
Use(s): 10 times, temporary
Cost: 3,000cr

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Modification : +30 Damage Power-Up (crate, 10)
Use(s): 10 times, temporary
Cost: 3,000cr

Quick last minute correction.

I do some fairly large contracts (100+ pieces), and I charge a flat rate. Trying to figure 100cr per % increase on those kinds of totals is a big headache for me and my client. I've seen a LOT of slicers doing work for 1000cr per slice, while I charge 2500cr per item. Before I made Master I couldn't believe there was that big a difference between me at Slicing IV and a Master, but for those Master Smugglers out there who know, boy is there ever. The line usually forms up on the slicer, and the first 8% slice they see from one they decide that extra 1500cr is a lot cheaper than buying another 20,000cr gun. Especially on armor when the slicer hits 20-25 on encumbrance slices, and I'm busting 30 on virtually every encumbrance slice I getwith the occasional 40+.

In short, for those of you out there who need some slicing work done, find a Master, accept no substitutes. For those slicers who aren't Masters, get to work on that pistol xp.

EightAces Dave

Master Smuggler - Master Fisherman - Master Tailor one of these days thanks to the ####### holocron

Corellia, Corbantis

A lot of those posts in this thread seem a little ridiculous. Do people really pay you 6-10k for a single slice? Do you tell them this before hand, or just hold their items hostage?Well, I guess there's one born every minute. Regardless, I wonder how many posts here are just trying to push up the prices, or let you send your customers to this thread and say "See, everyone else charges 10k.. I'm only going to charge 8k! I'm a bargain!"

Just as bad as the creature price gouging threads on the CH forum.

I like slicing because it's a diversion from the monotony of the game content. When I need money I run missions.

p.s., prices on pre-sliced gear go up only when it's a good slice. They raise the cost by 10k while only paying you 1k because if it's a bad slice, they have to sell for *less* than normal price while still paying you.

I've just been charging 2k per slice, period (even after master). It doesn't really make me any money at all though... I just kinda do it. I agree that we should be able to charge a good deal more than that.... master smuggler was no trivial task!

My current costs, as we speak, are 100cr per % for weapons 200cr per % for armor.

A weaponsmith raising the price double, sometimes triple, of what they pay us seems somewhat rediculous. If they want to make money off our work, that is fine by all means, just make a better deal for us.

Let me ask all of you this, then. If you know nothin of the slicing prices as they are now, you a Master of some profession and have been playing for one month...

How much would you pay for a 10% Slice?

How much would you pay for a 35% Slice?

How much would you be willing to spend
slicing a full set of Comopsite, and you get
all 40%+ sliced on the items?

Have you thought about the Role Playing here? Say that you walk thedark allysof Coronet is search for a smuggler who can re wire your blaster. After a few min you see a man leaning agenstaa wall. You notice on his hand a ring that indicates that he is a smugger for the Hutts. Nerves you anouse your self. And the Smuggler replys "**edit** you are making alot of noice whenwherecoming. Keep it low will ya. I don't like the Iperials to know that I am here. If theywill, I will gun you down first.. Before they get me. Understand?".....

In this situatin would you think you only need to pay little more then you do for a nice Jacket? The problem is that the Weapon Slith are husling us. I would recomend all smugglers to stop slicing weapons for them... then we see how the prices goes up for slicing weapons...

Well, I use a lot of RP macros to entertain the customer while I'm doing the thing, and that often carries a good tip as well as the regular price. I change them at a whim, but usually try to keep alight tone to them. Such as cursing I don't find that blasted WUK in my bag, things like that. I also have a voodoo slice macrofor laughs.

My price is 1k cr / an item. I have one price only

I'm kinda sick of slicing myself. I feel like "slice boy". I get /tells2 planets away from people that expect me to go to them. One guy wanted me to open 60 locked containers. I told him there is a novice somewhere that would think he died and went to heaven if you asked him to open them. I make much more money from missions or selling resources on the bazaar. Slices are a distraction, and I commonly just say no (especially to rebels). Guys like me help keep the prices up. Makes for desperate customers!

LOL sluggy can yo post a few of those macros here, I'de love to get some ideas.

-Ousely Darkwave

Master Smuggler

Kauri

Now reading over some of your posts, it seems some of you are actually below the rest of us, in cost.
I wonder, why you would charge such a low amount for our services. Perhaps this is another reason we cannot gain a higher foothold on the prices of slicing. Well, it matters not. Sooner or later I believe the prices will raise abit, and we can actually make a good buck off our "Money Making Tree".

I'm believe I am going to run an experiment.

Weapons
150cr per percent

Armor
250cr per percent

I'll see how well the customers respond to this, if all goes well, which I believe it will, then perhaps we can mark up all our price to this, perhaps try it for a week. I will keep everyone updated on how well this experiment go.

What is the community's consensus opinion on how much to charge for weapon and armor slices once you attain Master Smuggler? I generally charge 3500 per weapon (3000 if they have multiple weapons) and 4000

What is the community's consensus opinion on how much to charge for weapon and armor slices once you attain Master Smuggler? I generally charge 3500 per weapon (3000 if they have multiple weapons) and 4000 per piece of armor (I can make my own WUKs but have to buy my own AUKs). I do a suit for 25k. What does everyone else charge generally?