Seeking goods- which ones?

Luponator · Jun 13, 2015

Just stumbled across a few of the 'seeking goods' traders in a single system.
I've no clue what they are looking for and the forum search didn't say much- could someone give me a hand?
Thanks!

andy_3_913 · Jun 13, 2015

I think I remember being told (quite a while ago) to use a cargo scanner on any ships interacting with the trader.

Edit:
Or possibly the trader him/her self.

Luponator · Jun 13, 2015

andy_3_913 said:
I think I remember being told (quite a while ago) to use a cargo scanner on any ships interacting with the trader.

Edit:
Or possibly the trader him/her self.

Now THAT was a quick reply

Ok I'll give it a go, thanks!

Shintai · Jun 13, 2015

Yes, use a cargo scanner.

But unless they changed it, the type of goods they take is extremely limited. Luxory for example being performance enhancers only.

ste · Jun 13, 2015

I think they tell you what they want eventually.

Rob_the_Sparky · Jun 15, 2015

ste said:
I think they tell you what they want eventually.

Not that I've seen and hung around there for a while...will get a cargo scanner.

Also how do you know if you will get a decent price or is it just a case of doing a test sale?

Relja · Jun 20, 2015

It tells me it wants my stocks. I went there with full cargo od performance enhancers, but they don't seem to be after that. What kind of stocks are they talking about?

Space Fan · Jun 20, 2015

A complete waste of time mechanic. Unannounced, and no-one knows who they are, or what they want. Grow up FD.

ste · Jun 20, 2015

You need to fly up really close then it should take them. Within 200m

Vasious · Jun 20, 2015

Space Fan said:
A complete waste of time mechanic. Unannounced, and no-one knows who they are, or what they want. Grow up FD.

What?

There are various traders that;
1) Appear at their own signal sources triggered by the states of the Factions within the system.

This includes Seeking Good who buy Legal Highs such as Tobacco in Eotienses currently, usually triggered by a Bust as they are a black market for rationed luxuary goods
Seeking Weapons in systems that have a war on going, buying Battle weapons. My favourite hobby at the moment
Seeking Food in Famine Systems buying up food cartridges.

2) Appear in USSes and are buying goods based on the system type and it;s major export.

This is ships like Ariel buying Tea in Sgri Systems
Technology Inc buying Computer components in Industrial systems.
The Mineral Magpie buying Rutile In Extraction systems
And a waste processing one that buys Toxic Waste

They have comms chatter to give clues to what they are after, and failing that you can cargo scanner to confirm

Fly close with the good in question and get paid top dollar but nothing stupidly so that it is imbalanced.

Ben Ryder · Jun 20, 2015

Ive been visiting these chaps for months. Nice fellows to deal with.