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Thread: Making Money as a Smuggler

Klavistor
Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:11 pm
#1
I made a new character recently who is now a novice smuggler, but anyway I have been hearing that Smugglers are supposed to be rich? How does a Master Smuggler make money? Slicing doesnt seem to be that great considering the effort you spend doing it. Spices, I dont think that is very good if you dont have a vendor, but like I said I am new and I could be wrong. But why is it that everyone says you guys are so rich, lol?
KureJiBaka
Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:21 pm
#2

Klavistor wrote:
I have been hearing that Smugglers are supposed to be rich?





What?! When did this Happen?! THAT'S NOT FUNNY!



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Chemistrius
Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:22 pm
#3
I think you're mistaking us for the people that sell the slicing components.



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SmugglinZane
Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:24 pm
#4




Klavistor wrote:

I made a new character recently who is now a novice smuggler, but anyway I have been hearing that Smugglers are supposed to be rich? How does a Master Smuggler make money? Slicing doesnt seem to be that great considering the effort you spend doing it. Spices, I dont think that is very good if you dont have a vendor, but like I said I am new and I could be wrong. But why is it that everyone says you guys are so rich, lol?





HAHAHAHAHAHAHA


I've been a Master Smuggler for a long time and the only thing I've EVER made money off of was loot, missions, and the occasional slice of a full set of armor.


Zane is over a year old (Zannec, my other Smuggler is almost 2) and I'm still sitting on just under2 mil. Oh yeah, and most of that was what I made when I was a weaponsmith before news of the CU came.




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Ragnaat
Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:28 pm
#5
back in the day i got rich off selling slicing tools... to other lazy smugglers... back when you could craft them with those things called harvesters... and you had a template with smuggler and artisan and tk and even a little merchant

but by rich I mean about what I can sell one gurk king hide drop for...



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Klavistor
Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:46 pm
#6
Wow I ahve no clue as to where I heard that Smugglers could make millions, but now I know that was a lie!Lol. Welcome to the party its been pretty much like this for all the combat professions. The only way I can make big money without piloting is selling Kashyyk quest rewards, but then when I run out of quests....Lol.
Ragnaat
Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:49 pm
#7
oh, and faction too i guess.. before people could grind more then we can buy.



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Chemistrius
Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:55 pm
#8
Yea, the faction selling was nice for a while, until people realized they could get faction relatively easily AND make money at the same time doing other things.

That pretty much nailed that coffin shut. I do get occasional requests from armorsmiths for faction but uhh, lately, not so much.



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WillburWright
Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:23 pm
#9

The only goodmoney I've gotten is from loot. The days after the CU hit when Krayts were really easy, and Concussion shot was a 40 no-hassle root. Woooo, big money. Well, I'm still sitting on that 13 mill..... I started a smuggler store right before the cu hit. Ouch. Well, now nobody buys spice, Half my slicing stock was made useless, and the other half was raped by hoarding customers when the slicing changes hit while I was on vacation. Lol, a crate of WUK's for 10k after the "slice revamp"





DARTHBAYLOR
Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:17 am
#10
You make monkeh now by bein a lewt huure an jus sellin the stuff instead of botherin your a$$ slicing , quicker and less hassle.




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Thomen
Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:18 am
#11




DARTHBAYLOR wrote:
You make monkeh now by bein a lewt huure an jus sellin the stuff instead of botherin your a$$ slicing , quicker and less hassle.





sad but true.. so true







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SmugglerPie
Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:29 am
#12
I made over a hundred million credits by selling faction points.


Unfortunately, I spentit all on beer, pie, and sexxah Twi'lek dancers.



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Skysco
Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:35 am
#13




Ragnaat wrote:
... back when you could craft them with those things called harvesters...



You made things with harvesters? Kewlness! I had to buy factories


made most of my current 28 mill with old-school slicing for a WS and selling faction




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