Please read carefully what I mean by false - bullet points below so there is no confusion:
1 - Don't mean advertising it in-game via FC name or Inara data - am well aware an FC can be shown to be buying LTDs for example at 1mil but only setup for private access (e.g. no landing permissions to anyone but the owner's friends, squadrons, or alt accounts.
2- Don't mean legit buy orders that are now fulfilled (e.g. land on FC and find out can't sell what they advertised to buy because quantity demand has been fulfilled)
From setting up my own Buy orders, I see that FCs normally are required to a) set a demand # for total and b) set aside a CR reserve so there is no issue re: ability to pay for the buy order setup once someone docks and tries to sell
But here's what I've now found on multiple FCs advertising buy orders, I will one example below of LTDs
a) FC carrier advertises buying LTD for 1mil - both in FC name as well as uploaded Inara data
b) The demand is NOT met - landing on the FC confirms a) landing authority is given to all and b) commodity market says willing to still buy 1000+ LTDs
c) The price advertised is valid - commodity market correctly shows buy price of 1mil, and I am able to interact by incrementing the counter for how many LTDs I want to sell, with calculated income/profit all correct
d) Clicking to sell however is where things get confusing - there is the normal click/audible noise of a sell transaction but nothing happens - no sale goes through, no inventory from my ship is deducted, and no purchase made by the FC with what still looks quite legit buy order (still says will buy 1000+ LTDs at 1mil each)
To also verify possible niche scenarios - my ship has no notoriety, no fines or bounty anywhere, nothing that should limit access like when docking at a station in secure mode due to unpaid fine, etc.
How are FCs able to setup what looks like legit buy orders, but not be able to perform the transaction? I thought every buy order had to have sufficient CR reserve set aside, and if landing access is granted as well as commodity market is open for access, shouldn't that be it? Is there some further restriction FCs can put on who can buy once all these conditions are met?
1 - Don't mean advertising it in-game via FC name or Inara data - am well aware an FC can be shown to be buying LTDs for example at 1mil but only setup for private access (e.g. no landing permissions to anyone but the owner's friends, squadrons, or alt accounts.
2- Don't mean legit buy orders that are now fulfilled (e.g. land on FC and find out can't sell what they advertised to buy because quantity demand has been fulfilled)
From setting up my own Buy orders, I see that FCs normally are required to a) set a demand # for total and b) set aside a CR reserve so there is no issue re: ability to pay for the buy order setup once someone docks and tries to sell
But here's what I've now found on multiple FCs advertising buy orders, I will one example below of LTDs
a) FC carrier advertises buying LTD for 1mil - both in FC name as well as uploaded Inara data
b) The demand is NOT met - landing on the FC confirms a) landing authority is given to all and b) commodity market says willing to still buy 1000+ LTDs
c) The price advertised is valid - commodity market correctly shows buy price of 1mil, and I am able to interact by incrementing the counter for how many LTDs I want to sell, with calculated income/profit all correct
d) Clicking to sell however is where things get confusing - there is the normal click/audible noise of a sell transaction but nothing happens - no sale goes through, no inventory from my ship is deducted, and no purchase made by the FC with what still looks quite legit buy order (still says will buy 1000+ LTDs at 1mil each)
To also verify possible niche scenarios - my ship has no notoriety, no fines or bounty anywhere, nothing that should limit access like when docking at a station in secure mode due to unpaid fine, etc.
How are FCs able to setup what looks like legit buy orders, but not be able to perform the transaction? I thought every buy order had to have sufficient CR reserve set aside, and if landing access is granted as well as commodity market is open for access, shouldn't that be it? Is there some further restriction FCs can put on who can buy once all these conditions are met?
