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Most profitable/interesting trade?
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Dalden V
Yellow Lounge Industries
#1 - 2012-08-16 19:13:15 UTC
I was looking over some of my trade history, and spotted the following:

http://i.imgur.com/D8HN8.png

This several thousand percent profit was obviously not due to my trading skills, but because someone else made a mistake. Trading can be very boring sometimes, but sometimes you find these little gems.

Does anyone else have some interesting trades to share to liven up MD a bit? :) (Yes, I'm busy updating orders right now, and bored...)
Trader CiCi
Jack of all skills
#2 - 2012-08-16 19:47:51 UTC  |  Edited by: Trader CiCi
10 days ago i got Covetor Blueprint x 12 for 2070m look at bio for link in game

Here's how I think of my money -- as soldiers -- I send them out to war everyday. I want them to take prisoners and come home, so there's more of them." - Kevin O'Leary/Shark Tank
Dalden V
Yellow Lounge Industries
#3 - 2012-08-16 19:52:24 UTC
Trader CiCi wrote:
10 days ago i got Covetor Blueprint x 12 for 2070m look at bio for link in game


Ouch, did someone forget a 0 at the end there?
bucktooth
Brave Newbies Inc.
Brave Collective
#4 - 2012-08-16 20:07:23 UTC
Dalden V wrote:
Trader CiCi wrote:
10 days ago i got Covetor Blueprint x 12 for 2070m look at bio for link in game


Ouch, did someone forget a 0 at the end there?


They obv didnt split their stack
Barakach
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#5 - 2012-08-16 20:12:10 UTC
A few weeks back, during the trit spike, someone dumped 150mil units of trit for 6.3 within 15 seconds of placing the buy order, then I immediately placed the sell order for 6.9, which sold in under 5 seconds. Assuming conservative 0.35isk/unit profit(I don't have my broker fees/sales tax calculator opened), I made over 50mil in under 30 seconds.
Denu Vajet
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#6 - 2012-08-16 21:21:19 UTC  |  Edited by: Denu Vajet
Currently buying xxxx cheap, and relisting it for a good 200 percent profit.

Edit: wow the forums are blocking the actual item from otherss peoples view.
Brother Ludwigus
#7 - 2012-08-16 21:50:27 UTC
Denu Vajet wrote:
Currently buying xxxx cheap, and relisting it for a good 200 percent profit.

Edit: wow the forums are blocking the actual item from otherss peoples view.


lol, good one. All these people hang out in trade hubs all day. I don't think you'll get any bites.

Soli Deo gloria.
Zen Broker
R-ISK
#8 - 2012-08-18 09:56:45 UTC
Syler Puuntai
Nomadic Asylum
#9 - 2012-08-18 10:03:38 UTC
To flip this around, I once forgot to add an extra whole number to a dyspro sale, and ended up losing 800m. Learned my lesson never to modify orders right after waking up.
Kara Books
Deal with IT.
#10 - 2012-08-18 21:02:20 UTC
there is a sudden strong movement of people moving from station trading into regional buy orders, its some kind of new trend, in short im seeing ALLOT of these gems pop up in Jita right now, the profits from station trading have hit an all time record for lucracy, crazy what station traders can do now.

if you ever wanted to start a merchant, now might be a really good time.
Shadroch
Paradise Engineering
#11 - 2012-08-26 17:36:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Shadroch
http://i.imgur.com/IFYTq.png

Easy Money :D

But once I also bought a Damage Control II for 800 Millions... **** happens!

http://i.imgur.com/ShAyB.png
Erotica 1
Krypteia Operations
#12 - 2012-08-28 13:35:55 UTC

I got a retriever for 12,000 isk, not the most profitable, but I certainly was happy!

See Bio for isk doubling rules. If you didn't read bio, chances are you funded those who did.
AFK FAPPING
We Punch Nuns
#13 - 2012-08-28 14:09:50 UTC
"Hello,
Today you bought my Dominix for 4,4kk. It was me who typed 4 444 444 instead of 44 444 444.
I kindly ask you to reveal your honesty and return me 30kk isk (so you win a discount nearly 23% from Dodixie market price).

Without the battleship and without the money I'm unable to continue my missions Lvl-4.

I hope you will take the right decision."