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Until recently trading was just about the only way to make money. Although there are now other options, trading cargo widgets is still the most profitable means of acquiring your own personal fortune. The basics of trading is a simple concept. You buy cargo at a low price and sell it someplace else for a higher price. Easier said than done. Discovering a good route can be a long process, but the rewards are well worth it. One simple way is to load your ship up with as many single cargo widgets as you can fit. Ships like the [[Centaur]] can hold up to 48 different types of cargo allowing you to carry many types of cargo. Don't give up if you don't find a good route right away.
==So You Have A Route==
Now that you have a route its it's time to exploit it and get as much money as you can from it. If you already have a decent amount of money <i>(100,000cr at least)</i> 100,000cr, do <b>NOT</b> don't sell your cargo. Instead hit "Unload All" to leave all your cargo in the station without selling it. This is called stockpiling and is the best way to get the most from your route. If possible, try to find a profitable widget from station B to bring back to station A to gain more money. After amassing a large amount of cargo in the stations, sell them. Or, if you have money to spare, let it sit and wait for the price to rise. Be warned, other people can and most likely will find your route and sell before you do, so only wait if you are willing to go without the income for a bit. Stockpiling is now of only marginal use. Dumping your stock will give you a per-unit price that decreases the more you sell at once. You can still hold on to it for later though, as the in-game economy is dynamic.
* [[Mining]] and trading can go along very well together. For instance if you mine a rare type of ore and stockpile it in a close by station, you can transport it to another station a few systems away to make an even bigger profit. Few if anybody does this, and the result is that stations nearby the rare ore often does not sell very well.
* The news can often help you find a good route. By giving you a list of what that particular station needs you can plan ahead, keep a mental list or one on paper is better, and keep an eye out for the cargo a station needs.
* Someone has made a handy dandy site that lets you match up two stations and shows you their differences in trade goods. You can find it right around [http://vendetta.leechbak.nl/ here].
===Ships To Carry Your Cargo In===Ships listed are the basic versions. See the [[ships]] list for full information.{| borderclass="1wikitable"
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! Ship
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(s)= Small Port (l)= Large Port
*The [[Revenant]] is the perfect entry level trading ship. Enough weapons ports to keep you safe from Hive ships, and enough cargo room to get you through the basic trade missions.
*The [[Warthog|Warthog Mineral Extractor]] is definitely worth a try early on in your advancement, for combined Mining and Trading, as it has '''24 cu''' cargo space, an S & an L weapons port, and is relatively fast and agile.
*The [[Atlas]] is a decent trading ship, but once you have a [[Centaur]] you can pretty much ignore this one. It is fast and has plenty of cargo room. But often is easy prey for pirates.
*The [[Centaur]] slow and hard to move this ship has often been ignored by traders with access to the [[Marauder]], but it does its job very well, and that job is to move large amounts of cargo in one go. The Centaur has the ability to carry two sets of mines, enough to send any pirate to their grave.
*The [[Marauder]] is the fastest cargo transport ship in the game. Its [[Template:Factions:TPG|TPG]] variant can carry up to 48 cargo widgets, and the [[Template:Factions:Tunguska|Tunguska]] 60. Although all but the Tunguska version lack L port weapons it can still fend for its self or simply speed by any pirate blockade.*The [[Behemoth]] is yet another win for the [[Template:Factions:TPG|TPG corporation]]. When you need to move large amounts of cargo(120cu), the Behemoth is your ship, with a capacity of 120cu.{{br}}
=== List of Trade Goods ===This is a <i>(, hopefully complete)</i> , list of the various trade goods that can be found within the game. There is another table which sorts the trade goods by the [[Trade Goods by Class of Goods|"type of good"]], which contains pictures for all of the trade goods.
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! Trade Good
| Assorted chemicals and other consumables for research
| align="center" | Research Equipment
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! Blank DataPads
| One gross of DataPads ready to be filled with useful information
| align="center" | Elekronik Supersonik
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! Carbonic Ore
| Replacement hydraulic fluid
| align="center" | Production Goods
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! [[Samoflange]]
| Extremely dense and valuable material
| align="center" | Special Trade Good
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! Scanner Circuit Boards
! SynthWood
| Synthetic wood, common construction material
| align="center" | Production Goods
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! Synthetic Diamonds
| Used in manufacturing
| align="center" | Production Goods
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===Avoiding and Escaping Pirates===
For information on avoiding and escaping pirates, visit the [VPR]pedia, which can be found [http://www.viperguild.com/wiki here].
[[Category:Passive Activities]]
[[Category:Trading]]
