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Station Trader Looking to Branch Out
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Sen Theia
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2016-04-29 19:53:00 UTC
Hi, I have a station trading account that I would like to augment with another money-making method. I've been looking at either manufacturing or hauling, or both. Do these have good synergy with a trader account? I'm still quite new to the game and primarily play my nullsec pew pew account but these two careers have interested me since joining Eve.

I would like to help my corp seed the market in our staging area so learning to manufacture is at the top of my list. Hauling all of my manufactured goods over to nullsec would require a JF so skilling up for that was also on my mind. Are these careers better utilized on multiple accounts or can everything be trained on one?

Thanks!
Bobb Bobbington
Rattini Tribe
Minmatar Fleet Alliance
#2 - 2016-04-29 21:43:22 UTC
1. Use a JF service, assuming the station is npc (which it should be)
2. Only use contracts >3b, otherwise inefficient
3. ???
4. Profit!

Btw, just haul everything except ships, and sometimes those too. It's cheaper than creating them with non-perfect industry skills and building modules is a nightmare cause of the myriad of t2 mats you'll need.

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Sheeth Athonille
Rabid Dogz Mining
#3 - 2016-04-30 00:23:36 UTC
JF are extremely useful for when you live in null, but you pretty much need at least 2 accounts so you can cyno in and out. If you only plan on having 1 account I'd stay away from training towards JF's.

Manufacturing can definitely be useful, but I've personally found that it is usually more economical to simply ship goods in from high as opposed to manufacturing. There are a few exceptions, notably larger ships, but even smaller ships are usually better to just ship in.
Sean Parisi
Blackrise Vanguard
#4 - 2016-05-03 04:44:31 UTC
Manufacturing, Hauling and PI. Now you are set forever.