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how to estimate and increase the value of a BPC?

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Balshem Rozenzweig
24th Imperial Crusade
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2014-04-01 07:18:00 UTC
Hello guys,

after 6 months of play I got myself into exploration and do it for fun mostly (profit isn't great but allows me to do something in 15 minutes, and I sometimes have just that).

The problem is that at some point I would want to sell the stuff I gathered. Normal items are ok, cause I can always put the on the market, but BPC got me thinking... There's no in game way of estimating their value, I don't know a chanell I could trust. Also - I could always try to upgrade them thru research - dunno if it's a fisible way of increasing their worth or not.

Can you point me in a direction here? I can read guides/use calculators etc, cause I find it fun, but getting into blueprint market just for those silly objects is a bit too much for me.

Cheers,

"NUTS!!!" - general McAuliffe

Magnu Stormhawk
#2 - 2014-04-01 07:49:23 UTC
You can't research a BPC (only BPO's)

A simple way to price and offload them would be to just check prices on similar items on contracts and price accordingly.
Elizabeth Norn
Nornir Research
Nornir Empire
#3 - 2014-04-01 07:49:29 UTC  |  Edited by: Elizabeth Norn
You can use a program like ISK per Hour to work out how much profit the BPC could make, then price appropriately including some profit for the purchaser/builder, or build them yourself since the skill requirements for T1 items are fairly low.

You can't research or upgrade exploration BPCs. Standard T1 BPCs can be used for Invention, though that requires a fair amount of skills.
Magnu Stormhawk
#4 - 2014-04-01 10:14:14 UTC
Elizabeth Norn wrote:

You can research or upgrade exploration BPCs.


Did not know that, I stand corrected.
Loraine Gess
Confedeferate Union of Tax Legalists
#5 - 2014-04-01 11:03:19 UTC
Elizabeth Norn wrote:

You can research or upgrade exploration BPCs.




Whaaaaat?



I need to go try this.
MailDeadDrop
Archon Industries
#6 - 2014-04-01 13:48:45 UTC
Some people are completely oblivious to calendars... Big smile

MDD
Elizabeth Norn
Nornir Research
Nornir Empire
#7 - 2014-04-01 18:53:45 UTC
MailDeadDrop wrote:
Some people are completely oblivious to calendars... Big smile

MDD


Yep, that's definitely it.

http://imgur.com/qEoGUqo
MailDeadDrop
Archon Industries
#8 - 2014-04-02 19:21:12 UTC
Elizabeth you naughty, naughty girl. Editing a post to add a "not" is dirty pool. Lol

MDD