Trading away as I was last night I found one of those impossible to resist missions. 20 tonnes of gold shipped for around 150k. Flying to a system I hadn't been to before and with around 12 minutes on the clock. Easy money, but you can probably see what's coming.
After jumping into the system found it was a 90,000Ls trip to the station. Oops. The mission timed out with me needing about another 2 minutes. 150k fine. Gulp.
So with stolen gold in my hold I try to sneak in to the station. Bad move. Didn't quite get the sneaking part right and scanned by the local enforcement I pick up a second fine. Another 150k.
No black market so I still have to offload somewhere... Oh shiny... Luckily there's a mission to ship 35 tonnes of silver to another system. For 180k profit. At least I won't be down too far...
When I get the silver to its destination there's an unsanctioned federation outpost that won't let me dock. Denied. Denied. Denied. Bloody denied.
100cr fine for "accidentally" firing weapons in a no fire zone. That just adds insult to injury.
With 55 tonnes of stolen booty in my hold, and now 380k of fines, I set out to find a black market for the goods. No anarchy systems in easy reach. Interdicted by the local authorities more than once (evaded, luckily). Eventually I find a black market on the 5th jump and manage to salvage 180k back as well as clearing my fines.
Relief.
So a salutory lesson in greed, and how a good day's profit can turn into a nightmare.
Know your trade routes CMDRs, and don't get distracted by the shiny shiny.
Loving this game!
After jumping into the system found it was a 90,000Ls trip to the station. Oops. The mission timed out with me needing about another 2 minutes. 150k fine. Gulp.
So with stolen gold in my hold I try to sneak in to the station. Bad move. Didn't quite get the sneaking part right and scanned by the local enforcement I pick up a second fine. Another 150k.
No black market so I still have to offload somewhere... Oh shiny... Luckily there's a mission to ship 35 tonnes of silver to another system. For 180k profit. At least I won't be down too far...
When I get the silver to its destination there's an unsanctioned federation outpost that won't let me dock. Denied. Denied. Denied. Bloody denied.
100cr fine for "accidentally" firing weapons in a no fire zone. That just adds insult to injury.
With 55 tonnes of stolen booty in my hold, and now 380k of fines, I set out to find a black market for the goods. No anarchy systems in easy reach. Interdicted by the local authorities more than once (evaded, luckily). Eventually I find a black market on the 5th jump and manage to salvage 180k back as well as clearing my fines.
Relief.
So a salutory lesson in greed, and how a good day's profit can turn into a nightmare.
Know your trade routes CMDRs, and don't get distracted by the shiny shiny.
Loving this game!
