Trading Routes and Tools

[Jamoe]

Anyone else have any tips for finding trade routes?

I had been messing with the Trade Filters on the Galaxy map coupled with the Commodities Market Low Demand/Galaxy Average. Until I found the Elite Trading Tool.

http://www.elitetradingtool.co.uk/, Easier then keeping my own spreadsheet.

The trade data is manually entered by it's users (crowd sourced). Star Data from http://www.edstarcoordinator.com/


My current trade route is

Superconductors from Mokosh (Bethe Station) to LTT 15449 (Barry Terminal) (about 8,000 profit)

Marine Equipment from LTT 15449 (Barry Terminal) to Mokosh (Bethe Station) (about 3,000 profit)

It's 1 jump, although Bethe Station is a good 2500LS from it's Star.

[albert]

Yes that's a good page, but the Galaxy is so vast it's taking time for the systems to get populated.

Most of our group is around "Zeta Trianguli Austrais" which is next to Mari (easier to type and search for).

Lots of good trade options around here. But it's 90 Light Years from your current systems.

[Jamoe]

I'm slowly getting admin access to add data to the elite trading tool. I can update/confirm prices on commodities for now. I'll make my way over when I can start adding star systems.

[albert]

I have Expert level admin and having added several systems weeks ago none of them were actually added to the tool by Thrud. I'll check again and maybe there will be new systems to edit.

[vobler]

Anyone else have any tips for finding trade routes?

The last few nights I have just been using the in-game system in the market. The rightmost column is clickable like a menu. From there you select the system you want to go to, and the list shows Export to behind the commodities that is exported to the selected system.
Then it is just a matter of finding the commodity with the highest availability in your current "price range".
Buy it and travel to the system you chose.
Depending of the demand there you will get various amounts of profit. If you manage to find things in high availability on one place, and high demand in the other place you have done good!

[Jamoe]

I have Expert level admin and having added several systems weeks ago none of them were actually added to the tool by Thrud. I'll check again and maybe there will be new systems to edit.

I think I've got expert but no access to add systems yet. Although I think you might also need to add them to the http://www.edstarcoordinator.com/.

The last few nights I have just been using the in-game system in the market. The rightmost column is clickable like a menu. From there you select the system you want to go to, and the list shows Export to behind the commodities that is exported to the selected system.
Then it is just a matter of finding the commodity with the highest availability in your current "price range".
Buy it and travel to the system you chose.
Depending of the demand there you will get various amounts of profit. If you manage to find things in high availability on one place, and high demand in the other place you have done good!

Yea totally forgot about that, I also note you can buy "trade data" on the Galaxy Map, not sure what that actually does, I'll have to look it up. (edit: http://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/2n6djh/how_does_trade_data_work/) Still none the wiser

[albert]

I think I've got expert but no access to add systems yet. Although I think you might also need to add them to the http://www.edstarcoordinator.com/.



Yea totally forgot about that, I also note you can buy "trade data" on the Galaxy Map, not sure what that actually does, I'll have to look it up. (edit: http://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/2n6djh/how_does_trade_data_work/) Still none the wiser

I added some systems to that page and weeks later they weren't visible in the main page. Let me check again and see what access I have now.

Yeah it's as I expected, the system is there but no stations are associated with it. (Moepirt I added a week ago).

[Jamoe]

I added some systems to that page and weeks later they weren't visible in the main page. Let me check again and see what access I have now.

Yeah it's as I expected, the system is there but no stations are associated with it. (Moepirt I added a week ago).

Edit: Ignore me I read too much into that line...


"In advanced mode you probably want to turn off cr checking, so you get all names, and not just those confirmed 5 times."

I think it might need confirming by other people before it becomes active. Bit of a pain

[albert]

I have to be honest, if we had our own shared folder with screenshots of the commodities markets from our fav stations, it would save us hours of typing. Plus it would be private so nobody else would learn of our routes via the online tools.

[Jamoe]

I have to be honest, if we had our own shared folder with screenshots of the commodities markets from our fav stations, it would save us hours of typing. Plus it would be private so nobody else would learn of our routes via the online tools.

Good idea, I'll start making my way across, have we decided on a central hub? I vaguely recall reading something about one.

Is it possible to screen shot all the commodity prices in 1 go? I have a lot of scroll on mine.

edit:

Most of our group is around "Zeta Trianguli Austrais" which is next to Mari (easier to type and search for).

whoops

[ArithonUK]

I have been feeding all the trade commodity prices from the systems I visit around Zeta Trianguli Australis (LHS 3295, Moepirt, etc) into Slopeys ED BPC (Windows version).

It works well, when it works! It's just a bit tedious getting the prices input initially.

[Jamoe]

Well I made it to Zeta Trianguli Austrais last night.. err this morning 85LY straight line, must have travelled double that.

I sold my trawler and streamlined the eagle and stuck a fuel scope on it. Had to buy a few bits to get more distance. When I got to Zeta, sold the eagle and re-bought the trawler. Ended up with 67k in credits.

Ready to build up some cash next time I'm allowed to play, wife wasn't too happy :S

[albert]

So I did a bit of digging after Mr Virgo posted a nice screenshot on Twitter of him earning 500K profit for trading Lavian Brandy.

I went to Lave from Zeta (TA):

Zeta to Lave


Core Sys Sector ST-R B4-4
G LUPI
LFT 1223
LTT 5990
Crucis Sector JS-T B3-8
AKU
CD-35 9019
Heheng
Lave

Bought Brandy for 3K per unit:

Lave to Toxandji


Tionisla
Colando Po
Hydrae Sector FG-Y D164
Kagutine
Bidiono
CD-54 4840
Crucis Sector IR-W C1-22
Anduliga
Nkonang
Hip 54846
Toxandji

Sold the Brandy for 10.5K cr per unit  bought some Toxandji Viricide for 500 cr per unit.

Tonxandji to Ethgreze


Yu Song Di
Col 285 Sector Al-t B18-4
Kamarai
Chokota
Sala
Mu Velorum
Lugger
Maridwyn
Crucis Sector BQ-Y C26
Paitina
NLTT 26813
LTT 4131
LHS 2370
LP 672-2
Wolf 393
Sharru Sector KC-V B2-6
G 121-8
Chaac
G 123-8
Kuk
Ethgreze

Sold the Virocide for...... 640K cr profit!

Epic trading fun. 400LY trip.

[albert]

List of rare items from: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=63119&page=3


Bast - White Hart Lane - Bast Snake Gin


Chi Eridani - Steve Masters station - Chi Eridani Marine Paste


Delta Phoenicis - Trade Port - Delta Phoenicis Palms


Eranin - Azeban City - Eranin Whiskey


Ethgreze - Bloch Station - Ethgreze Tea Buds


Hecate - RJH1972 - Hecate Live Sea Worms


Lave - Lave Station - Lavian Brandy


Thrutis - Kingsbury Dock - Thrutis Cream


Toxandji - Tsunenaga Orbital - Toxandji Virocide

[OldBloke]

List of rare items from: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=63119&page=3
Bast - White Hart Lane - Bast Snake Gin
Chi Eridani - Steve Masters station - Chi Eridani Marine Paste
Delta Phoenicis - Trade Port - Delta Phoenicis Palms
Eranin - Azeban City - Eranin Whiskey
Ethgreze - Bloch Station - Ethgreze Tea Buds
Hecate - RJH1972 - Hecate Live Sea Worms
Lave - Lave Station - Lavian Brandy
Thrutis - Kingsbury Dock - Thrutis Cream
Toxandji - Tsunenaga Orbital - Toxandji Virocide

White Hart Lane?

Found my base then :thumb: