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Looking for advice on 1st item to manufacture
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Mr Chili Palmer
State War Academy
Caldari State
#1 - 2011-11-24 13:28:29 UTC
Am interested in getting into the manufacturing side of the game, and am after a little advice. what would be a safe item to produce to generate a regular starting income, am not after trade secrets or anything like that.
i was thinking along the lines of missiles or shields, everyone needs them to begin with :) just don't want to waste time and effort.

thanks

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Ethidium Bromide
ZEALOT WARRIORS AGAINST TERRORISTS
#2 - 2011-11-24 13:37:38 UTC
tech1 ammo and / or missiles would be a safe bet i guess.
Jenn Makanen
Doomheim
#3 - 2011-11-24 13:52:03 UTC
Ammo. Just run the numbers, and check the price history before making it. If you're trying to sell Carbonized Lead S, you'll probably be waiting a long time. But phased plasma S will generally sell.
Perramas
DreddNaut
#4 - 2011-11-24 13:54:00 UTC
Find you a system that has a good level 4 combat agent that has a large number of players with Ravens/CN Ravens and sell cruise missiles there. Or find a high sec system that borders an active low sec region and sell projectile ammo there.

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Mr Chili Palmer
State War Academy
Caldari State
#5 - 2011-11-24 16:48:25 UTC
many thanks

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Anshio Tamark
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#6 - 2011-11-24 17:28:38 UTC
If you fly in Caldari-space, or anywhere crowded with Caldari ships, building and selling Bloodclaw Light Missiles can give you some quick, easy ISK. They cost about 2.5 ISK at most to produce, and I can sell mine for 8.11 ISK where I fly. That's 5.61 ISK gained per missile sold.
Mr Chili Palmer
State War Academy
Caldari State
#7 - 2011-11-24 18:15:19 UTC
Anshio Tamark wrote:
If you fly in Caldari-space, or anywhere crowded with Caldari ships, building and selling Bloodclaw Light Missiles can give you some quick, easy ISK. They cost about 2.5 ISK at most to produce, and I can sell mine for 8.11 ISK where I fly. That's 5.61 ISK gained per missile sold.



that was my thoughts too..........

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Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#8 - 2011-11-24 19:00:38 UTC  |  Edited by: Tau Cabalander
In general tech 1 things many people use like:

* Ammo, including scripts, mining crystals, etc. (bomb BPO are too expensive to start with).
* Drones.
* Rigs.
* Salvagers, tractor beams, code breakers, analyzers, strip miners, probes, probe launchers, etc.
* Shuttles.

There is a lot of tech 1 that people use all the time and don't give it a second thought. I didn't even list the ones I manufacture Twisted
Lukriss
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#9 - 2011-11-24 22:05:26 UTC
Tau Cabalander wrote:
(bomb BPO are too expensive to start with).


But the bpcs are relatively cheap, I think I bought some highly researched ones for 200k isk for max runs.
Major Trant
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2011-11-25 14:18:54 UTC
Lukriss wrote:
Tau Cabalander wrote:
(bomb BPO are too expensive to start with).


But the bpcs are relatively cheap, I think I bought some highly researched ones for 200k isk for max runs.

Yes but you can't sell bombs in high sec, not outside of Jita at least.

I wouldn't advise trying to manufacture and sell bombs for profit, unless you are actually doing it in Null.
Daniela Darr
Doomheim
#11 - 2011-11-25 15:22:31 UTC
Yes ammo and missiles are your safest bet. There's always a lof of demand and there's a lot of mission hubs in EVE space. Things like cap boosters, industrials and shuttles are also a good bet as mission people buy them as well.
Jenn Makanen
Doomheim
#12 - 2011-11-25 16:31:00 UTC
Mr Chili Palmer wrote:
Anshio Tamark wrote:
If you fly in Caldari-space, or anywhere crowded with Caldari ships, building and selling Bloodclaw Light Missiles can give you some quick, easy ISK. They cost about 2.5 ISK at most to produce, and I can sell mine for 8.11 ISK where I fly. That's 5.61 ISK gained per missile sold.



that was my thoughts too..........


It's a good margin, but the volume doesn't help. at around 3.5 minutes per batch of 100 (researched), you'll make 600 isk per 3.5 minutes. That's around 171 isk a minute, per production line.

Now, if you get onto something bigger, say phased plasma L, you can get a 20isk margin without too much trouble. it's only a 15% margin, rather than the 75% of the bloodclaw missiles, but you'll have a profit of 2000 isk per 3.5 minutes, per production line.

Of course, the investment is far higher., as are transport costs. you'll need to move millions of units of trit. Big smile







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