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So, why do Compressed Ore Blocks sell for more?
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Frank Vinci
Corleone Olive Oil Imports
#1 - 2012-01-30 19:34:17 UTC
High, budding miner here who is currently mining mass qualities of Scordite. At the moment, Scordite sells for about 14 ISK in Jita, while a compressed block has buyers at 2 million, and sellers at 6 million. If my calculations are correct, a single block of compressed Scordite gets 500k more than uncompressed. Am I missing something here, or is this free money?
Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
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#2 - 2012-01-30 19:36:37 UTC
Well, you can't compress in high-sec. That might have something to do with it.

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Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#3 - 2012-01-30 19:37:37 UTC
Frank Vinci wrote:
High, budding miner here who is currently mining mass qualities of Scordite. At the moment, Scordite sells for about 14 ISK in Jita, while a compressed block has buyers at 2 million, and sellers at 6 million. If my calculations are correct, a single block of compressed Scordite gets 500k more than uncompressed. Am I missing something here, or is this free money?


Transport costs have monetary value. It shouldn't be all that surprising.
AureoBroker
Perkone
Caldari State
#4 - 2012-01-30 20:21:10 UTC
Packaged sending to null.
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Viziam
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2012-01-31 05:29:09 UTC
No one in null sec wants to buy compressed scordite or any other compressed ore (Compressed ice being the exception). They will build T1 mods (like 425 railguns) in highsec and refine out in 0.0 for their mineral needs. Someone might think people would be interested in compressed scordite - so they're trying to fill a market niche. I suppose if someone didn't plan properly they might try to buy compressed ore in a pinch - but people who build titans or similar shouldn't be making mistakes like that.

You'd do well to ignore scordite and get yourself into a better money making situation (ideally out in 0.0 as a part of a space holding alliance).