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Interplanetary Mule Service Offered

Discussion in 'Services' started by happy_hipster, Apr 11, 2013.

  1. happy_hipster

    happy_hipster Active Member

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    For as little as 7ped.

    7ped teleport fee. 5-50ped Warp fee. Auction Fee's. Plus your time, the pirates and a headache! Isn't there enough fee's and hassel associated with trade to put you out of business? Wouldn't it be nice to have a way to transport goods from planet to planet safely, and reduce and share costs as to make trade as profitable as possible? Well, I am offering just such a service!

    What is a good name? It is everything on EU. I am offering my good name to help traders, miners, hunters and crafters maximize their profits, thereby reducing costs. Here is how it works. We will trade goods, I will take a screenshot of that trade, and post it here, with your avatar name. I will take your goods safely to another planet, where we will meet and settle. All it costs you is the seven ped TP fee. Simple really. And if there is any problem, in the slightest, you can post it here. But if there is no problem, tips are always welcome, and I really need your word of mouth and positive feedback posted here!

    Full accountability!

    I am glad to offer such a service, for I have needed it many times! Try it out, start small, see how it works. And then, post here your satisfaction, so this idea can grow into a thriving business! This is a trust and referance based concept, so i truely need your response, it is what I get out of it. A good name, a better name.

    NEW! Insure your package!(Optional)
    And so sure am I that I can make this a 100% safe service, I will bet my paycheck on it! What I mean is, for an insurance fee of 5% total stated TT value of the package, I will insure that that package is delivered in its entirety or you get my weekly pilot paycheck, any amount in the insurance fund, and any assets I can liquidate within reason. This is the very best I can offer, since it is my steady stream of ped ATM. All insurance fee's collected will be invested and cycled in the auction for when and if they ever need to be liquidated for use. I will create a Google spreadsheet to track the growth of this fund. Do to constant market fluctuations and disputes as to the true MU of goods, I can not insure MU, only TT value.
    If you can find a better offer, take it!

    An example:
    Client A Wants 100tt of lyst transported from Caly to Ark without insurance,
    and Client B Wants 100tt of pyrite transported from Caly to Ark with insurance,
    I will post pictures here of each transaction,(as I did in the first transaction below)
    and upon arrival,
    Client A tips 10 ped and pays 3.5ped teleport split for 13.5 ped
    Client B tips 10 ped, pays 3.5 TP split, and 5 ped insurance fee, for 18.5 ped

    -hip

    Note:The pirates are praying to whomever or whatever they pray to(prey?) that space upgrades will come soon. It is rumored that those upgrades will discontinue "ghosting", or logging out to safely transport goods on the Motherships. Im not sure where to go at that point. I will either discontinue this service, or, more likely, increase insurance rates. Potentially, quad escort, repair and gunner fees could also be added. Sounds expensive! Get in while the getting is good.
     
  2. happy_hipster

    happy_hipster Active Member

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    First Customer, 193ped to move from Ark to Caly:
    View attachment 7149 View attachment 7150

    tip of 20ped, thanks alot!
    -hip

    The cool part is, when one is logged out on the MS, the goods are 100% safe. Therefore, there is no risk EVER if they are tp'd down. 100% risk free. So I can shout the load from the rooftops, and if the pirates do attack the ship Im on at that time, they just are wasting ped. GOOD!
     
  3. Oboy

    Oboy Active Member

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    Careful of posting how much and what resources your transfering until your in a safe area. You don't want to announce your customers shipments prior to launch, Could encourage pirates to attack the shipment. Other than that I see this is a great service! GL Hipster!
     
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    narfi Active Member Pro Users

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    Summon to a docked ship + log out till docked at destination station = 100% safe

    EntropiaTransport.com taking care of our customers any way we can :)
     
  5. Neil

    Neil Adviser Pro Users Arkadia Adviser

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    This is not strictly true, as there can be miscommunication between pilot and traveler who is logged out, but more importantly, there are bugs, crashes, pirate strategies etc that CAN result in travelers being looted even though they do everything "right". So you can say it's "very safe" but I would not say it is "100% risk free". However, if you insure the items yourself, that will help put your clients' minds at ease because you will be bearing the 1% chance of looting yourself.
     
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  6. happy_hipster

    happy_hipster Active Member

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    Essentially, that is a "put your money where your mouth is" statement. And I can accept that. Isn't that what 100% means though? What you are suggesting is an Insurance Fee, then. Nice. Thank you! I will update the OP accordingly...

    addendum:
    Miscomunication is a low risk ,it can occur if the "safely arrived" message is posted before the ship arrives and the Mule logs in before docking, and the ship is brought down in that instant
    -or if the ship departs before Mule has logged, BUT, unless it is a massive, organized attack with little to no repair, there is a fair to generous amount of time to log out before a pirate can take down a MS. GRANTED

    Pushing is another low risk because of time to destroy(see miscomunication) and ship does not become susceptable until the pilot is actually in the seat. This is when pirates push the MS out of the safe zone and lay and wait to attack. GRANTED

    Logout bugs, server glitches, lag are all unavoidable, its like asking what would I do if Mindark erased my inventory while carrying someones good. Does this happen often? And how does one gauge the impact and results of technilogical error. What does MA do when it accidently erases someone's inventory? "Their best" or nothing I guess. That is why insurance is a good idea. For me, as a way to make some working money off this.

    So to say these risks will result in a loss of load is 1% of the time may be a streach. I would guess .001%, and for that, I would love to offer optional insurance! Id bet my paycheck on it!
     
  7. Neil

    Neil Adviser Pro Users Arkadia Adviser

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    Well, it depends... if it's just materials you can obtain every day, it's easy for you to cover that small possibility of looting out of your fees. If it's a rare material or something that's not easily replaced, the client should know that even when following the "100% safe" procedures, the possibility for looting, though small, does exist, due to logout bugs, pushing, lag, server glitches etc. Anyway, sorry to hijack your service thread!

    I recommend Hipster, he's going back and forth from Ark to Caly all the time, so make use of his services!