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Thread: What's a good price?
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Zeon_Zaku
Tue May 25, 2004 11:06 am
#1
I've been a Smuggler for quite awhile now, yet I still can't figure out a good price to charge for slicing weapons and armor. I usually have gone by how many pieces I'm slicing-- 1 piece is free, two is 3,500, four is 5,500, and so on. But I really don't make much money off of this. I mean, a crate of clamps are about 8-12k, WUKs and AUKs are about 6k, a crate of laser knives 4k. Adding things up, one for each slice, I don't make enough money. Not to mention I need resources for spices, maintaince for houses and factories, supplies and whatever else I may need (plus some money for fun 
).
So what would be a good price for me to charge? I usually try not to charge a whole lot, as to under-cut the competition. But I'm not really going to worry about that so much.
I'm so bad with prices it isn't funny.
). So what would be a good price for me to charge? I usually try not to charge a whole lot, as to under-cut the competition. But I'm not really going to worry about that so much.
I'm so bad with prices it isn't funny.
Hattrix
Tue May 25, 2004 11:37 am
#2
There are only 17 bazillion threads in regards to pricing.
Either way ... here's my advice.
- Find an artisan that will let youuse his factory and YOU make your own knives and clamps. You provide the power and resources. This will save you money on those.
- Ask that artisan to make you WUKs and AUKs with resources and power you GIVE him. This will save you money on those.
- Do the math and figure out what it costs you to slice ONE item.
- Multiply that by 10 - 15 and THAT'S what you should charge your clients
I don't make my own tools (but I have an artisan friend that will make em for me now). My COST to slice ONE item is 360 credits. YES, YOU READ CORRECTLY. 360 credits to slice one item. I charge 5k per item and I make a TON of money.
GOOD LUCK !!!
DRWolfe
Tue May 25, 2004 2:00 pm
#4
Surseance wrote:5K a slice
Agreed.
By the way, don't under-cut the competition, then we all make more.
Zeon_Zaku
Tue May 25, 2004 4:14 pm
#5
5k? Alright. I had thought about that, but I just had wondered if it seemed too much for people or not. It's nice to give newbies a really good slice on their weapon, but most newbies don't have a lot of money. They seem to be most appreciative then.
AldaronTavish
Tue May 25, 2004 5:22 pm
#6
Weapons
(max damage x slice %)
Armor
(5 x base effectiveness) x slice %
It all averages to 5K anyway
(max damage x slice %)
Armor
(5 x base effectiveness) x slice %
It all averages to 5K anyway
Surseance
Tue May 25, 2004 9:57 pm
#7
I charge 5K no matter what.
But I am definitely not doing this to prevent new people from having a slice (besides they CAN afford it by taking 2 lousy and totally non-dangerous artisan delivery missions to Vreni Island - that's how I got my credits in the start. )
Also, I have to say that I cry when I see a guy in bone armor. It is so horrible. I haveoffered some of these slices for free.
Other than that: 5K!
That's the least!
Easy to calculate too!
Rebelmundy
Thu May 27, 2004 12:23 am
#10
Saw a guy in Bone armor and it brought me back to some fun times. And chitin is still the best lookin IMO. sorry to be off topic.
I do free for RL buds.
2-3k per for repeating contracts of 15 or more items
5-10k for strangers, this depends on attitude, my inconvienence, Roleplay participation and other factors, bottom line is its up to me.
Message Edited by Rebelmundy on 05-26-2004 03:27 PM
true_Kieran
Thu May 27, 2004 12:40 am
#11
There is a saying... the only thing for free is death, everything else costs ya, including the funeral. You can make an exeption for newbies, I think someone said once he charges 1k per master badge of his customer, but don't give everyone who comes up with one slice a service for free.
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