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I was approached today to make schematics for a non-crafter. He wanted fiber panels, reinforced fiber panels and armor padding. I explained that I would be happy to sell him the schematics, 1000 copies for 50,000 credits each schematic. "Hey" he said, I've always just given tips!"

I said, "if I run 1000 copies and sell them I will make between 100K and 150K selling the crates, if you run them in your factory I (potentially) lose that market. You may want to think of it as a professional service saving you over half of what you would pay for retail factory crates."

He said, "I won't bother you anymore" and probably went looking for an artesan noob.

How do you folks handle requests for generic schematics? In my opinon it's like going into a restaurant and asking for the detailed recipes of the chef for free.

I only do it when there's something substantial in it for me. And by something substantial, I don't mean money. I mean....

1) A really good friend wants it
2) A really useful contact wants it
3) I'm getting some hard-to find goods in exchange (i.e. brandy)

Other than that... meh.

it depends on if they have what it takes or not if its a AS i know and they have all the componets and just ask me to make them a schematic for themselves to use ill do it and charge them depending on what it is they want... if its a friend ill just do it for free

If its a guild member asking then no problem, although most guildies are happy to buy crates from my vendor.

If its armour padding and they are providing the resources then I'll make a schem for free but thats because I won't make the padding myself.

Anyone else and its a no. I explain I have crates in my vendor they are welcome to purchase or find a novice tailor who needs the extra cash.

I used to do them free for anyone who asked, but the tailoring forum told me why its not such a good idea.

Kel

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Syzygy-Gorath wrote:

I got approached on TC for a schematic yesterday. Being the evil b'stard I am, I told him "1 credit per unit resource per manufacture limit—in this case 25K." Obviously, he bawked at this…but that's okay, it wasn't money I was after. Instead, I got a 10-count crate of decent brandy in exchange for shuttling one town over to make a schematic. Sometimes I really love leveraging my skills.

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Last night was the big night. I put the necessary materials into my backpack and "turned on" my master bio engineer tag for the first time in months. Then about 30min later, the tell I'd been waiting for came.

chef: u a be?

me:yes

chef: I need a schematic, I have the materials

me: are you a master chef? (I'm sure this question really puzzled him, lol)

chef: yes

me: Ok, I'll do it, but in exchange I want a schematic for varasian brandy

*silence*

*more silence*

chef: Ok

He gave me some of the worst materials I've seen, I made him a really horrible schematic for bio tissues, and he took my awesome materials and made a schematic for +410 power, 49 fill,varasian brandy, 1000 units, lol. Oh man, I'm gonna enjoy this.

oh, and right after we made this transaction I turned my tag back off, lol.

Message Edited by ArthurDentOnBria on 07-19-2004 12:01 PM

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Syzygy-Gorath wrote:

Why is your avicon a female Twi'lek?

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That is a very good question, I picked that icon like a year ago and didn't even realize it was gender-specific (looks like it could be either to me quite frankly). Ah, but you're right, there is another, I'll pick that one, thank you sir, err, ma'am.