Horizons Try something new! Rares!

Mike Reacher

Mike Reacher
Want to check the webs for a way to see who sells rares.
Nothing shows up in Market even if the station is supposedly selling rares.
Do you just fly to a known station and the rares are there?
Or is there some other indication I'm not seeing?[where is it][where is it]
 

Shorn

Shorn
Yes, rares show up as a slightly different shade in the commodities list - and are limited so you can only buy a few of them.

They are only available in the specific station I believe.

Hope that helps.
 

Mike Reacher

Mike Reacher
Decided against rares after reading all the literature.
Just made3,000,000 by doing missions between 4 close stations with close dist. from entry. (Stacked of course)
 

Mundo54

M
Mike Reacher said:
Decided against rares after reading all the literature.
Just made3,000,000 by doing missions between 4 close stations with close dist. from entry. (Stacked of course)
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Here's a handy guide for a Rares circuit that I used to run, back in the day:
Elite-D Rares Trading Circuit - raresroute.png - 4.bp.blogspot.com - (1600 × 1064 pixels)

But like you say, with changes in the allocation of Rares, to say nothing of the apparent 'disruption' of pay-outs for a variety of missions and goods, it's probably not worth it.

And like ObsidianAnt says in a recent video, a n00bie pilot could make a lot by just running one of the more low-level tourist missions:

Elite Dangerous - How to Make Money in The Guardians Update 2.2 - YouTube 28-Oct-2016 - (5:39)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gLK3LP5K0Q
- ObsidianAnt with Insta-Kill Example at 5:09 from having a wanted passenger on board :cool:

And if you're Allied with a few factions, it's a snap to run some of the Transport Party-ABC missions and make a mint without too much trouble:
- some recent mission examples: https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5562/30710650035_bcedcf630a_o.jpg

I'm not good with the math, but if you have multiple passenger cabins of a mixed variety, you can take on the first class mission and the two economy class missions in this case for a pay-out of around 4-Mil. Passenger missions of this nature each take up an entire cabin, even if they don't fill a cabin.
 

JetsonRING

JetsonRING
Running Rares . . .

Mike Reacher said:
Want to check the webs for a way to see who sells rares.
Nothing shows up in Market even if the station is supposedly selling rares.
Do you just fly to a known station and the rares are there?
Or is there some other indication I'm not seeing?[where is it][where is it]
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(1) Google is your friend. There is a list of stations selling rares available online. Search for images of "Elite Dangerous Rares Route" and you will get this:

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(2) Run this route in a ship with decent cargo cap and legs (T-6 or Asp-X and above). I ran this route to Whympter (in grey at right) but cut off the "left" grey route because of a permit-locked system. [money]

A few notes on trading rare commodities, the acronyms are mine:
They are sold in the Commodities Market (CM) in small lots (of TONS) which are refreshed every ten (10) minutes. They are colored YELLOW to make them easier to see. You need credits to purchase them.
There are two limits: individual transaction limits (ITL) and total sale limits. An individual transaction limit is "how many can I buy in a single transaction?" and total sale limit (TSL) is "how many can I buy today before I get cut-off?"
Buy your ITL, leave the CM, wait 11 minutes, re-enter the CM and attempt to buy more. If you can, buy your ITL again, exit the CM, wait 11 minutes, rinse and repeat until the CM will not sell you any more. You have reached your total sale limit.
Example: If your ITL has been 10 for three buys and suddenly drops to 3, you have probably reached your TSL, no need to wait around 11 minutes to find out. You will need to sell what you have before the station will sell you more.
Rare commodities need to be transported 150 LY before their value increases significantly, and it does. Beyond 150 LY value fluctuates. If you are over 150 LY from origination and value is low, just go to another station.
You will be interdicted, running rares but that is no surprise.

I originally ran rares to build credit with minimal risk. Now I run them as a convenient way to build local REP (builds local REP when sold) and to avoid "dead-heading" when travelling long distances (low mass/high-profit). o7 CMDR
 
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Alec Turner

Alec Turner
That route map posted by JetsonRING served me really well. Spent many happy hours flying between Lave and Witchaul to earn those early credits.

I believe a lot more rares have been added since then however. Here's another (more complete) map.

Rares_Metro_Page_1.jpg
 

JetsonRING

JetsonRING
^That's^ nice. Rep. The Sothis one was obvious once I started running C/S. Too bad about C/S. [cry]
 
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