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Drug Trade Market

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Wigglenomics
C O C A I N E
#1 - 2013-02-04 02:44:52 UTC



I fully understand that I won't get any detailed trading secrets from any of you. I can respect that. I'm curious to know you gentlemens' opinion of the drug trade in New Eden. Is it profitable? I'm looking to start up this corp I created and gear it towards specializing in the drug market.

Thank you.
Razor Rocker
Super Mother Fan Club
#2 - 2013-02-04 03:54:00 UTC
There are only two issues with the trade:

1) Transportation (though there are no smuggler services advertising on the forums - though I've no idea about their legitimacy)
2) Selling the product

Drug manufacturing, or at least when I did it, has very high returns. But it is much easier to produce than to sell. Most of the larger pvp alliances already have members producing the stuff, so I'd recommend doing some research beforehand. Make a WTS thread in the sell forums, and a want to network thread in the want ads. This way you can try to secure a buyer, and move the drug lab to minimize transportation.

This is just what I'd do personally. I don't like doing anything small scale, because frankly it isn't worth my time. You can make ISK by selling via the market, but the true ISK will be made when you can sell in higher volumes even if it's for a lower return p/u.

Disclaimer: it is very late here, so don't mind if this is poorly written.
Thur Barbek
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2013-02-04 03:59:08 UTC
The drug market in eve works a lot like the drug market in real life. It is sold person to person in contracts rather than on the open market. This means you have to establish contacts and slowly expand by word of mouth.
Most common users of drugs are capital ship pilots, go find a group of those.
Arronicus
State War Academy
Caldari State
#4 - 2013-02-04 07:03:46 UTC
Lowsec is a pretty ideal location to sell. List drugs for sale in common capital jump systems, then spread word that they are available for sale there. If you are hauling, create a noob alt, train them up for a basic industrial, preferably the most agile one you can get, and slap some nanofibers on it. As long as you dont autopilot, and refuse to surrender your cargo, you will just take small standings (and isk) hits. Keep 0 isk in the toons wallet, don't autopilot, and you'll be safe, as long as you can warp before the faction navies scramble you. Delete the character if standings get too low or something.
Cooyaw
State War Academy
Caldari State
#5 - 2013-02-04 16:28:24 UTC
scam