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My trading blog: How I made 1b in 19 days on a brand new character; 2.5b in 25 days now
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Vincent Trevane
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2012-03-27 02:05:01 UTC  |  Edited by: Vincent Trevane
Hi folks,

Just thought I'd share my blog with the new players here who are interested in getting into trading. I started learning about trading and industry about 6 months ago after I moved out living in a WH with my main, and found very little solid information out there. Traders typically keep their methods and their markets secret to prevent competition and to protect their profit margins. I started my blog to change that in some small way.

In the blog I detail how I made my starting capital, what I invested it in and how I identified what to invest it in, the tools that I used and the difficulties that I've faced. I've shared my full API key in addition to this to give as much disclosure as possible to anyone who wants to follow what I'm doing for ideas.

The blog is called Full Disclosure. The first post is here if you'd like to start chronologically, and if you'd like to just check out my weekly posts covering some of the tools I use, you can find them here.

Enjoy! Any feedback is welcome.

V

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SkyPilot Forever
Federal Defense Union
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2012-03-27 05:15:06 UTC
Good job! i actually learned some stuff =)
especially what kind of items to buy and sell Shocked
Vincent Trevane
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2012-03-28 00:49:13 UTC
Thanks Skypilot, hope it was useful. :)

V

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Jastra
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2012-03-28 12:16:01 UTC
Excellent blog, unfortunately for me you got me interested in trading again, damn your eyes!!!

seriously props, very impressive
gfldex
#5 - 2012-03-28 12:33:47 UTC
Quote:
My efforts to research how to do this career were largely stymied by the fact that industrialists and traders do not like to share how they make their isk with anyone, due to fear of creating competition in their markets.


There is another reason. As you will soon find out.

If you take all the sand out of the box, only the cat poo will remain.
Vincent Trevane
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#6 - 2012-03-29 02:10:55 UTC
gfldex wrote:
Quote:
My efforts to research how to do this career were largely stymied by the fact that industrialists and traders do not like to share how they make their isk with anyone, due to fear of creating competition in their markets.


There is another reason. As you will soon find out.


What, suicide gankers?

There are far juicier targets than me out there.

V

Full Disclosure
Vincent Trevane
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2012-03-31 00:02:27 UTC
Well, sometimes I'm silly enough to make myself a juicy target, as it turns out.

Still, lesson learned.

V

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Mathis Athins
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#8 - 2012-03-31 07:47:45 UTC
Interesting read.
Invictra Atreides
Toward the Terra
#9 - 2012-03-31 16:44:52 UTC
Great work Vincent Trevane. And I must add that sharing trade secrets only hurts those that are not willing to adept. In the end the Market is dynamic and the best thing today can make you a loss by tomorrow.

There are guides and information for Industry/Market, but the information is represent in a way that is hard to understand for new players.

Blog | Tutorials | Youtube "I don’t know everything, I just know what I know."
Vincent Trevane
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2012-04-03 01:07:55 UTC
Thanks Invicta. You're spot on. I've made over 2b now in less than a month from a no SP, no capital start, AND disclosing everything I do. Hiding everything you do is NOT required.

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Efraya
V0LTA
WE FORM V0LTA
#11 - 2012-04-03 10:20:57 UTC
Great blog, you should be added to the eve blog pack!

[b][center]WSpace; Dead space.[/center] [center]Lady Spank for forum mod[/center][/b]
Vincent Trevane
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#12 - 2012-04-03 12:45:09 UTC
Efraya wrote:
Great blog, you should be added to the eve blog pack!


Can you direct me to this pack? I haven't encountered it before.

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Jouron
Hadon Shipping
#13 - 2012-04-03 13:43:39 UTC
Traders will and should tell you the basics. However they should never tell you what to trade.

1. If there on a hot seller they dont want to let the competition know what it is and neither should you.

2. And since the market is always fluctuating you should always be wary of some one who takes the time to give you a "hot tip" on what to trade. Its better to do it on your own trial and error then have some one pull the wool over your eyes.
Vincent Trevane
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2012-04-04 00:45:29 UTC
The point is to illustrate why I picked those items, how I managed them and the underlying theory. This isn't a blog to give people leads. As you've indicated, that just wouldn't work.

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Babar Baboli
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#15 - 2012-04-04 13:48:06 UTC
Great blog. Kudos, mate.
Vincent Trevane
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#16 - 2012-04-05 04:39:29 UTC
Thanks maaaaaate.

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Merik Sylvanus
NovaTech Universal
#17 - 2012-04-05 15:31:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Merik Sylvanus
Great blog, just started playing EVE myself.

Quick question - I'm interested so far in trading/industrial/mining, but not knowing what I was doing when I created my character I started out in Gallente. Does it make much difference, or should I have started out in Caldari (for access to Jita) or where you're at?

Just want to make sure I'm not making things harder for myself while it'd still be cheap to restart. I've only been building up skills for 3-4 days so far. :)
Kisumii
Astral Acquisitions Inc.
#18 - 2012-04-05 15:45:06 UTC
You seriously got me into trading with this. I am getting much more satisfaction hunting out bargains and scanning markets that constantly change, than what I was getting doing the same level 4s over and over. First time Ive used excel in 9 years... Damn!
Vincent Trevane
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#19 - 2012-04-06 02:27:47 UTC
Merik Sylvanus wrote:
Great blog, just started playing EVE myself.

Quick question - I'm interested so far in trading/industrial/mining, but not knowing what I was doing when I created my character I started out in Gallente. Does it make much difference, or should I have started out in Caldari (for access to Jita) or where you're at?

Just want to make sure I'm not making things harder for myself while it'd still be cheap to restart. I've only been building up skills for 3-4 days so far. :)


No problem with trading in Gallente space. It'll be quieter but you'll probably have less competition and therefore more margins.

I'm writing a post at the moment comparing trade hubs that you might find useful to justify your decision making. It'll be out soon.

V

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Rambar Ekano
Shinistar
#20 - 2012-04-06 16:33:40 UTC
Thank you for the interesting read.
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