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Great Eve business ideas that we are too busy/lazy to start.
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Corez Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#1 - 2013-12-29 14:16:56 UTC  |  Edited by: Corez Fumimasa
We all occasionally have ideas that might make good business opportunities. Eve life can be busy enough that we never get to them. What’s the best Eve business idea you have had and will never get around to?
Corez Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#2 - 2013-12-29 14:17:26 UTC  |  Edited by: Corez Fumimasa
Contract fitting service: It is a PITA to get a new fit and buy all the mods. I have always thought that it would be profitable to assemble a bunch of commonly used ships/configurations and sell them via contract.

You could include modules required for common variations and offer to provide the fits. Also links to good tactics articles for the ships.

This would be a great time saving service that would probably float a 5 or even 10% mark up even before considering that you may get some of the items whole sale or build them yourself.
James Amril-Kesh
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2013-12-29 14:44:06 UTC
Corez Fumimasa wrote:
I have always thought that it would be profitable to assemble a bunch of commonly used ships/configurations and sell them via contract.

Join a null alliance.

Enjoying the rain today? ;)
Felicity Love
Doomheim
#4 - 2013-12-29 14:58:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Felicity Love
Was hoping to open a "gin joint & brothel" franchise with the full "INCARNA / WIS" experience... located in all major hubs, I would have been the richest "Madama" in EVE in record time.

It's all dust under the carpet now. Evil

"EVE is dying." -- The Four Forum Trolls of the Apocalypse.   ( Pick four, any four. They all smell.  )
Mallak Azaria
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#5 - 2013-12-29 18:07:01 UTC
Felicity Love wrote:
Was hoping to open a "gin joint & brothel" franchise with the full "INCARNA / WIS" experience... located in all major hubs, I would have been the richest "Madama" in EVE in record time.

It's all dust under the carpet now. Evil


Jade Constantine beat you on the brothel idea.

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Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#6 - 2013-12-29 18:08:55 UTC
I was going to ask other people for free ideas because I was too lazy to think of my own, but then decided I couldnt be bothered.

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

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Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#7 - 2013-12-29 18:56:09 UTC  |  Edited by: Unsuccessful At Everything
I made 2bil last month alone in my Unsuccessful's Super Secure Stuff Service.

Why take an extended leave of absence from eve and leave your poor stuffs sitting around in your hangar collecting dust, being exposed to all sorts of hangar-borne radiation and rodent infestations?

Use Unsuccessful's Super Secure Stuff Service!

Our climate controlled hangars will keep your stuff protected while youre away! USSSS agents are located all over the universe.
No stuff pile is too big, and no single trit or civilian blaster too small, USSSS will safely and securely store them all!

Simply make a contract to me with all your stuff, and transfer 1mil ISK into my wallet with USSSS in the memo line. That's it!
You can now leave, ragequit, unsub ALL the things, DC, claim your brother did it, whatever!

Contract and contact us now, USSSS agents are standing by.


And you can trust me, im not only the President, im also a client!

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Xercodo
Cruor Angelicus
#8 - 2013-12-29 21:31:26 UTC
Full insurance service.

Pay us once a month and make claims with API verified KMs. We'll attempt to cover everything ingame insurance doesn't, loot, cargo, faction mods.

Your rates will be based on KB stats and how often you splode with how much you lose.

We'd offer differnt plans such as insuring a specific shiny mission fit or freighter or do a generic plan to cover any losses.

The Drake is a Lie
Ptraci
3 R Corporation
#9 - 2013-12-29 22:47:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Ptraci
Xercodo wrote:
Full insurance service.

Pay us once a month and make claims with API verified KMs. We'll attempt to cover everything ingame insurance doesn't, loot, cargo, faction mods.

Your rates will be based on KB stats and how often you splode with how much you lose.

We'd offer differnt plans such as insuring a specific shiny mission fit or freighter or do a generic plan to cover any losses.


Heh, I also thought of this. But EvE players are generally dishonest (they will spot any flaw in the "formula" due to changing ship/module prices, etc right away and take massive advantage of it, bankrupting me) and it involves a bunch of statistics and math. Eugh, no thanks.
Pix Severus
Empty You
#10 - 2013-12-29 23:07:28 UTC
Can Artistry.

People pay me money and I write their name/corp name/ticker or draw their corp logo with cans in a location of their choosing.

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Corez Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#11 - 2013-12-29 23:24:50 UTC
Pix Severus wrote:
Can Artistry.

People pay me money and I write their name/corp name/ticker or draw their corp logo with cans in a location of their choosing.

I wish I could like this one twice!
Corez Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#12 - 2013-12-29 23:26:02 UTC
Oh wait, I can! I will just use a clone!
Felicity Love
Doomheim
#13 - 2013-12-29 23:57:37 UTC
Well, luckily, didn't need "WIS" for the 1-800-POD-LUVN hot lines... those are still keeping lonely capsuleers warm at night in the cold depths of space... Pirate

"EVE is dying." -- The Four Forum Trolls of the Apocalypse.   ( Pick four, any four. They all smell.  )
Dread Vixen
Dread Vixen's House of Whores
#14 - 2013-12-30 00:46:55 UTC
Felicity Love wrote:
Was hoping to open a "gin joint & brothel" franchise with the full "INCARNA / WIS" experience... located in all major hubs, I would have been the richest "Madama" in EVE in record time.

It's all dust under the carpet now. Evil



now who would ever want to do something like that in a game?

oh wait.