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Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.05.20 15:27:00 - [1] - Quote

Edited by: Kazuo Ishiguro on 08/06/2009 23:33:51

I build mineral-rich T1 items to order, in extremely large quantities, with a fast turnaround, at competitive prices. For more information on compression in general, see the wiki page.

As industrials can carry ammunition in their cargoholds when stored inside the ship maintenance array of a carrier/rorqual, it is possible to use them to haul several freighter loads' worth of minerals in one trip. This trick doesn't work with modules.

For details, please refer to this google doc:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=r1XsymhiDQwOK9sDBaZ4jmw

You can use it to check the mineral content of each item, and calculate the contents of an order composed of a combination of items. I only sell in whole batches. I can offer advice on the cheapest overall option if required, taking into account your costs of hauling and disposing of excess minerals.

Price scheme
  • 0-9 batches: 6% markup
  • 10-19 batches: 5.5% markup
  • 20+ batches: 5% markup

Pricing notes:
  • Fusion XL is always sold at a 6% markup.
  • Markups are calculated against what it costs me to buy the minerals for an order and get them to the build location.
  • Minerals are typically purchased at or near Jita prices.
  • If you supply your own minerals, a markup will only be charged on whatever I have to buy for you.
  • A minimum fee of 8m per batch applies for all BYOM deals.

Other notes:
  • All trades are completed via private item exchange contract, in order to avoid incurring sales tax.
  • Delivery at my build location, near Jita, is free. Delivery elsewhere in connected high sec costs 1m per jump (if you want me to do it).
  • When I am busy, priority goes to long-standing customers.
  • Max. single order size: 50 batches
  • Total sales to date: 18.5bn units of minerals

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.05.20 21:28:00 - [2] - Quote

Edited by: Kazuo Ishiguro on 03/04/2009 08:35:33
SMA Capacity Spreadsheet

I've created a spreadsheet that allows easy calculation of the maximum total volume of ammunition that can be carried inside the cargo holds of industrials and barges inside ship maintenance arrays. It's in excel 2003 format, and is designed to be used with the solver add-in. It returns the optimal combination of ships to use for any set of skills, choice of T1 or T2 for rigs and/or expanded cargohold modules. Here it is:

http://dl.eve-files.com/media/corp/KzIg/SMAcapacity%5B1%5D.zip

Example: suppose you set
  • Minmatar Industrial V
  • Mining Barge V
  • No other industrial skills
  • Expanded Cargohold II
  • T1 cargo rigs
You should use:
  • 2x Mammoths
  • 2x Skiff
  • 1x Mastodon
  • Total volume: 1,000,000m^3
  • Total capacity: 105,111m^3


Note: it is not possible to ships inside an SMA if they contain GSCs, and you can't put GSCs inside ships already in an SMA.

The best case scenario, using 1x Mackinaw and 3x Iteron Mark V, with T2 rigs and expanded cargohold modules fitted, gives a carrier (or Rorqual) a capacity of 139,589m^3, which will hold Purgatory torps that reprocess to just over 290m units of minerals.




Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.05.21 12:42:00 - [3] - Quote

Edited by: Kazuo Ishiguro on 07/05/2009 22:19:38
Typical usage

Scenario 1: I have plenty of high-end minerals and want to move trit/pye.
Solution: Doom and/or Purgatory torpedoes.

Scenario 2: I have plenty of cheap pyerite where I live, but I still need lots of trit.
Solution: Thor torpedoes

Scenario 3: I want everything I need to build capital ships!
Solution: Mostly MWDs, 800mm Artillery, or 425mm railguns, plus a batch or two of Warp Disruption Field Generators.

Scenario 4: I need more Mex...
Solution: 1600mm plates

Scenario 5: ...and money is no object, or I happen to have lots of spare megacyte.
Solution: Infrared XL, with the option of a partial BYOM deal to reduce costs.


Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.05.22 17:53:00 - [4] - Quote

Bump once more.

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.05.23 11:34:00 - [5] - Quote

Bump for today.

Yue Xiang
Caldari
Onirvura Scientific
Posted - 2008.05.24 02:42:00 - [6] - Quote

Edited by: Yue Xiang on 24/05/2008 02:42:08
bump~ for a friend i think i bought a charon from u maybe not iunnos lol


Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.05.24 17:38:00 - [7] - Quote

Thanks for the bump!

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.05.25 19:39:00 - [8] - Quote

I've received my first order and I've set the build process in motion. I still have plenty of spare capacity - it accounts for at most 36 units a month, but that only takes me 6 days to build.

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.05.26 10:06:00 - [9] - Quote

Bump for today.

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.05.26 22:47:00 - [10] - Quote

More info added to the second post.

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.05.27 18:35:00 - [11] - Quote

Bump for this evening.

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.05.28 22:04:00 - [12] - Quote

Edited by: Kazuo Ishiguro on 28/05/2008 22:04:33
The first order is now in production and will be delivered on Sunday morning. I can start building the next lot immediately after that, and I'm still looking for more orders.

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.05.29 12:01:00 - [13] - Quote

Bump for today...

Sophie Daigneau
CAPITAL Assistance in Destruction Society
GoonSwarm
Posted - 2008.05.29 13:50:00 - [14] - Quote

Put me down for 20 batches, which should be 1.7b right? Pickup in Jita or a surrounding system is fine, just contract it to me when its ready.

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.05.29 18:20:00 - [15] - Quote

Thank you - I'll get right on it as soon as the ones in production are finished.

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.05.30 19:50:00 - [16] - Quote

Bump for this evening

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.05.31 16:19:00 - [17] - Quote

Bump for today.

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.06.01 16:31:00 - [18] - Quote

The second order is now in production. I'm always looking for more customers.

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.06.03 16:45:00 - [19] - Quote

Bump again - I'll be able to start building the next order that comes in in about 24 hours' time.

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.06.03 22:08:00 - [20] - Quote

Prices updated.

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.06.04 21:35:00 - [21] - Quote

Bump for today.

Ms Strange
Posted - 2008.06.06 14:52:00 - [22] - Quote

You might want to check the next patch notes as I'm sure I read that there is a fix for the ammo/maintainance issue.

I might be wrong though. Check for your self.

Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
Posted - 2008.06.07 08:19:00 - [23] - Quote

I've read the notes, and I'll quote the relevant section for you:

Quote:
  • A method existed whereby it was possible to store ships with non-ammunition cargo in a Ship Maintenance Array. This has been fixed and it will no longer be possible to store ships with non-ammunition items in its cargo.



  • I'm pretty sure that Citadel Torpedoes are still going to be considered a type of ammunition Wink

    Come on people, buy more torps!

    Kazuo Ishiguro
    House of Marbles
    Posted - 2008.06.07 19:29:00 - [24] - Quote

    Bump for this evening.

    Kazuo Ishiguro
    House of Marbles
    Posted - 2008.06.08 14:55:00 - [25] - Quote

    Revised pricing tiers have been set out, and I've been able to double my production capacity. It should now be possible to have a 10-batch order ready within 48 hours, with slightly longer times for larger orders.

    Kazuo Ishiguro
    House of Marbles
    Posted - 2008.06.09 16:38:00 - [26] - Quote

    Bump for today.

    Kazuo Ishiguro
    House of Marbles
    Posted - 2008.06.10 22:37:00 - [27] - Quote

    Bump again - ready for more orders. I'm not building any in advance as the price of trit is falling atm.

    Kazuo Ishiguro
    House of Marbles
    Posted - 2008.06.11 18:20:00 - [28] - Quote

    Bump for today.

    Kazuo Ishiguro
    House of Marbles
    Posted - 2008.06.14 15:55:00 - [29] - Quote

    Edited by: Kazuo Ishiguro on 14/06/2008 15:58:55
    Another customer has expressed an interest, but I'm continuing to look for more.

    Mineral prices have risen slightly, so I've had to adjust prices accordingly. People who didn't buy last week missed on savings of 2m per batch.

    Kazuo Ishiguro
    House of Marbles
    Posted - 2008.06.16 16:36:00 - [30] - Quote

    Bump for this evening.


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