Plantations...A positive review

[Stan Rogers]

The door is open now for contract shipping but I can't see it being a reliable income stream as yet. At least not for a while. Still, there may be plant owners who need X amount of goods delivered to them per week. Especially if the stock is not available in the port where needed.

Port industry is going to play a major role in the economic future of Avonmora and there is possibility of spin-off work as well for carriers and transport services. I must look harder however to see how this could affect ship building.

It's impossible to build a reputation or advertise why your ships are better than the other guys and quite frankly, a little tweaking may yield big results in the depth of play-ability this feature could also use. Of course you must be able to do something to your ships that no one can do to make them stand out. Maybe assignable traits ?
No..thats not the answer as anyone could then build their dream team however, if only dedicated ship builders who met a production quota beforehand had the ability to choose traits ... Hmmm... Bah... another day, another time, another topic.

[Stan Rogers]

Hey CJ... I found a guy who offered to supply all my needs for a modest profit. The only thing holding us back is the fact he cannot sell directly to me and must compete in the warehouse common market. I guess that will work but another level of depth would be created if contract shippers were allowed to do private deals.

[Argo]

What are plantations?

Haaaaa..good one!

[Cutpurse]

Hey CJ... I found a guy who offered to supply all my needs for a modest profit. The only thing holding us back is the fact he cannot sell directly to me and must compete in the warehouse common market. I guess that will work but another level of depth would be created if contract shippers were allowed to do private deals.

if someone else buys your suppliers goods before you get a chance to, then he might need a better deal
im generally against private deals, as i feel they might lead to small and poor to feed the wealthy ones, and that should be another way around. if anyone wants something guaranteed, paying small premium usually enables such.

[Banger]

Hey CJ... I found a guy who offered to supply all my needs for a modest profit. The only thing holding us back is the fact he cannot sell directly to me and must compete in the warehouse common market. I guess that will work but another level of depth would be created if contract shippers were allowed to do private deals.

Just have him list it at a premium, buy it then just send him back the difference. If you want to avoid bank fees, convert the value to credits and just use credits as the return currency. This is how MERC manipulates the voodoo market.

[Most Lee Harmless]

Speculators manipulating the markets? I am shocked and deeply saddened by this disturbing news.

[Banger]

Speculators manipulating the markets? I am shocked and deeply saddened by this disturbing news.

I can tell you are blown away by this revelation.

[Stan Rogers]

if someone else buys your suppliers goods before you get a chance to, then he might need a better deal
im generally against private deals, as i feel they might lead to small and poor to feed the wealthy ones, and that should be another way around. if anyone wants something guaranteed, paying small premium usually enables such.[/quote]

I somewhat agree Cutpurse that the little guy needs a premium and here is how I envisioned a deal going down.

If I have a plant in St. Martin and I need food on a regular basis, it's not a problem usually but, if no one is selling food in St Martin at this point in time, I could commission someone to make sure that I never run out and pay a premium for the service of a couple gc over the going rate.
Perhaps my supplier has not the warehouse space in that specific port.

I am not going to openly advertise that I want food there but I am willing to deal privately with someone to deliver food right to my warehouse.
Currently, It's a little like the ship market where no one can bargain for services or goods needed.
Also, I have no problem saying in the open market that I am buying merchantmen but I am reluctant to advertise that I need something special in a specific place. That lets out info I rather not have spread around to the whole community.

[The Lamb]

What if it was a blind contract with a blind fulfillment agent. What if you posted like bounties, the top price you were willing to pay, and people could choose to accept the contract.

[Noffin]

The original contract shipping concept was based on the bounty system

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