Grimm's Guide to the Commodities Trading in 3.23.1 - Safe Route and Risky Routes included

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Commodities Trading can be a simply, steady and effective way to generate money in 3.23.1 however it does have some requirements.

Like the saying goes "It takes money to make money" so the more money you have to invest in your cargo, and in the ship to move it with, the more money you will make. The flip side of that coin is that the more you invest the more you can lose.

I THINK THE TIMES LISTED HERE ARE WITHOUT AN UPGRADED QT DRIVE AS I DO THESE TRIPS IN LESS THAN 5 MINS (ONE WAY)

SAFE TRADE ROUTE (THE GHOST RUN)

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REQUIREMENTS: Crusader C2 Hercules
EQUITY INVESTMENT: 1,542,336 (max load for a C2)
PROFIT: 417,600 UEC

Due to the number of pirates, and everyone knowing that Rappel is a place to get RMC, you can do what is known as a safe trade.

Shubin Mining Facility is an armistice zone so you can pickup goods there with a reduced worry about being ganked. It can still happen if the pirates don't care about the crime stats etc.

This route only requires like 1.5m UEC and profits 417,600 UEC for about 15 minutes worth of work (give or take)

PRO is that this is a safe and steady trade route. Nobody really shoots at you and you never have to wait for demand
CON is that this is a safe and steady trade route with a low rate of return. But it's a long trip so you can watch YouTube etc while in Quantum

RISKY TRADE ROUTE (THE GRIMM RUN)

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REQUIREMENTS: Crusader C2 Hercules
EQUITY INVESTMENT: 8,221,500 (max load for a C2)
PROFIT: 1,830,132 UEC

This route is far less safe and in fact you can get jumped at Rappel by pirates if you are not careful. Typically they will wait for you to go inside the building to purchase your commodities and then on your way out they will start shooting at both you and / or your ship because they know it's loaded with RMC.

This route gives you the most profit HOWEVER you do have to wait for the RMC demand to come back. EVERYONE is doing routes with RMC or is salvaging to make money so the demand is constantly exhausted. You have to wait 10-11 minutes for demand to come back as demand is shared across ALL SERVERS.

JUNE 21st, 2024: I just completed a full run of 696 SCU of RMC and was able to sell this at Orison all at one time however it was 0600 Eastern time so the demand was there.

PRO is that you make a LOT of UEC using this trade route.
CON is that if you are destroyed, or bugged, you lose 8m UEC worth of product.

NOTES:

Fully upgrade your C2; especially if doing the unsafe route as you WILL get shot at.
 
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