This is just a Cut/Paste text dump for the traders, FYI only, I do not think it is 100% but is a guide
Thanks to Daphne on Spectrum
Daphne Jones@Trader_Jones
Cargo Running [Tutorial]
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- Prices change. I've seen a price change while I was standing at the Kiosk.
- The Price is the integer portion of the price, e.g., if Stims are selling for 2, that may really be 2.50 or even 2.99. If you need to know the actual price, run the slider up to max and divide UEC by units to get the unit price.
- The price you buy for (BUY price) is higher than the price you can sell for (SELL price) at the same kiosk.
The stations:
- Port Olisar produces nothing and, consequently, everything is more expensive than elsewhere. If you want to avoid a deadhead leg to pick up cargo, do a mission that ends up elsewhere and pick up cargo there.
- Grim Hex and Levski both produce some minerals, gases (mostly GH), and metals, but are not as cheap as mining outposts. They consume food, alcohol, medical supplies and drugs.
- Bountiful Harvest on Daymar and Terra Mills on Cellin supply food, alcohol and stims at about half the price that PO, GH, and Lev will pay for them. (Probably other farms as well, but I haven't checked them yet).
- Mining outposts sell minerals, gases, and metals cheaper than you can get them elsewhere, but you can't get all mining products at any particular station. ArcCorp Mining on Yela has Laranite which is expensive but good profit at PO.
- Deakins Research on Yela sells Medical and Agricultural supplies. Meds in particular are a good profit maker.
- The Secret Drug Lab on Yela sells WiDoW, Stims, and Altruciatoxin at about half the price you'll get for it at GH and Lev. Use a mission to find the lab.
Products:
- When you don't have much capital: Fluorine (buy 3-4 UEC GH, sell 6 PO). Ag supplies (buy 1+ Deakins or other Research station, sell 2 PO), Stims (buy 2 farm or drug lab, sell 5 PO, GH, or Lev)
- A little more capital, go for Food and alcohol (B5 farm, S10-11), Hard drugs (B5 drug lab, S10 GH or Lev)
- Good high profit: Laranite from mining outpost or GH to PO (Prices fluctuate a lot, but 50%-100% gross profit is possible). Med supplies are good too: buy at Deakins and sell at Levski for 90% profit (this probably fluctuates a lot too, but I've only done this one once.)
Fuel: Quantum fuel is absurdly cheap in 3.0. Just hold a few 100 UEC in reserve and swing by CryAstro when you run low. H fuel recharges in space if you fly in a straight line at SCM for a while - or buy at CryAstro if you're impatient... still not very expensive. Just don't run out of it on a planet.
Kiosk Locations:
Port Olisar: at the big opening in the ASOP room between the Pad 9 and Pad 10 airlocks.
Grim Hex: Take the elevator down and go out to the main concourse. Turn left and take the next to last hallway on the right. There's a Jumpers sign where you go in. Follow through a twist in the hallway. Look for a neon open sign and go through it. Kiosks are through that door to the right.
Levski: Come out of customs and turn left. Walk past the elevators to the Grand Barter and look right. The Kiosks are up a couple of steps on that platform.
Most outposts: In one of the buildings, the kiosk will be just inside the airlock. You may have to look around for the right building depending on how large the outpost is