Market Discussions

Hi,
I am new to Trading, so should I start to buy ship gears or what?

Any suggestions would be great!

Thanks,

Eve's economy has the very definition of trading, with added utility, not the leveraged momos past the Eve Gate, so research a little and head out there.

To better understand the dynamics of segments like ship hulls and ship modules, it is preferable to gain either combat, or exploration experience alongside your trading activities.

On the very high level, the metagame may change by the week along with demand, but a Vexor stays the same. Until it doesn't.

This. Find out what people need and where they need it. And why.

Trading isn't just about selling high and buying low. It's about volume and movement. Items with only a little profit will often be better money makers than items with alot of profit, because they're traded in much larger quantities and sell much faster. Try to trade in items that are needed often. Stay away from unstable items with an unusually high margin.

Also, you will have to choose if you're gonna trade between 2 hubs or trade in 1 station. The former will expose you to risk as you haul items, atleast untill you are profitable enough to pay for couriers. The latter has no risk of losing a ship, but can degenerate into asinine bidding wars and margins are alot lower while volume is alot higher.

If you go station trading, try to avoid the pitfall that is 0.01-ISK'ing. It's a waste of time and it's a fallacy to assume you'd "ruin the market", it's better to make 10% profit today and use that money to reinvest then to make 40% profit over the course of a week, battling another 0.01-ISK'er.

Here's something that can get you started.

The module "Modal Light Neutron Particle Accelerator I" is mostly created by mission runners looting them from NPC wrecks, and is mostly used by low-skilled PVPers, and also by faction warfare pilots.

You might try buying them in/near Apanake or Simela (two systems popular with mission runners) and selling them in major trade hubs. Bonus points if you buy them on weekend evenings US time (when the most missions are being run).

Of course do your own research first.

Magic Crystal Balls

In conjunction with inflation.

It went from 250000 isk to very high prices. Prices will still get higher as they'll get scarcier. When you own the majority of any available goods; you get to set the price!

The point of them not being an usable/useful item is totally moot. When you got something for free/cheap and you can sell it for 25 mil. ISK, what do you do?

Profit.

That's actually not bad advise...