Buying Bribe Cards #2

[Kart]

I just wanted everyone to know I am still buying bribes. If you use a Bribe card on me I am paying 1.5 million per card with a 10% bonus if you use more than one card on me. To help this along I am also paying for people to use Forced Labor and Military Service cards on me. I pay 50% of what they bring in. However, if you use a Bribe at the same time on me then I will increase the percentage to 80%.

A Forced Labor is currently bringing at the 50% rate 414,500 gold and at the 80% rate is bringing 663,200 gold.
Military Service is currently bringing at the 50% rate 79,500 gold and at the 80% rate is bringing 127,200 gold.
I will pay the bank fees on all these transactions.

I gladly pay this amount regardless of what the outcome of the Bribe card is. I pay anyone and everyone who cast on me this way. If we have had problems in the past you will still get your gold. This isn't personal, it is just business and I will keep it that way.

Notice, this 1.5 million for Bribes will not last forever. I offer gold compared to 1/4 the price of captains for me. As I get more captains the price will go up. When I finish researching Officers Contracts the price for my officers will drop significantly and so will my offering. It will always be based upon how much the captains are costing me.

Kart #44546

[Most Lee Harmless]

I'll sell mine to some-one else, soon as they post out-bidding you

[Kart]

Danik, with friends like you.....who needs friends. lol

[Most Lee Harmless]

[Kart]

I am still paying for certain voodoo but some changes will be coming soon. The cost of my captains has come down due to me researching officers contract. I will for now still be offering the prices I have been paying. I will post any changes before I institute them.

Currently I am still paying 1,500,000 for ANY Bribe. I do not need the Merchants or Admirals but I am playing the odds and will get the amount of captains I pay for. By sending me a Bribe there is no doubt about how much you will receive, you will get 1,500,000 gold. If you send me more than one Bribe at a time I will give you a 10% bonus on them. Thus 2 Bribes would be worth 3,300,000 instead of 3,00,000.

My price for Forced Labors is still the same and so is my price for Military Service. I round down the amount I get to the nearest thousand then send you 50% of that amount. If you use a Bribe on me at the same time I will increase the amount for these two cards to 80%. This works out to the following.
Forced Labor 829,000 X 50% = 414,500 or 829,000 X 80% = 663,200
Military Service 159,000 X 50% = 79,500 or 159,000 X 80% = 127,200
I originally sent the full amount of these cards to those who cast on me with no charges, it was a simple favor to them. Due to the number of cards being used on me and the fact that I could no longer buy them at auction for the price I had been buying them I implemented the charges.

Please understand I do not want Pouches of Gold, Charity Donations or any other voodoo used on me. I do not desire Self Sacrifices. In fact if you do not want to use the Forced Labors or Military Services on me I will not be concerned. I offered these from the beginning only because people requested me to do this. I do desire the Bribes, but with the price reduced because of Officers Contract I can do without them also. The price I am offering for Bribes is a break even price and I really do not profit from it.

If you choose to use me for any of these understand you will be assured of your gold in a timely manner.

If you think my prices are not fair I encourage you to deal with others...As one has commented, make sure they have the gold first.

[Haron]

Bribes sell for 20 credits at the market, and BigTea offers 2M gc. Both are better option. And yes, BigTea can be trusted to pay.

[TheLoveTiger]

But Kart gives you more for your money with the Forced labor and service, Always had A+++ service with Kart no worries or doubts.

[Cdv]

I don't see why every offer has to be analysed by the experts. If a player likes the deal, he takes it. If he doesn't like it, he leaves it. Simple.

[Kart]

Thanks you CDV.

Haron, this post was bumped especially for you. I commented to another player just the other day about how you had to interject yourself into every offer that is made. I wanted to see how long it would take you to comment on this offer and how other offers were better. I must say, you did not let me down.

You seem to be the self appointed value monitor. What I see is a player who is showing a lack of understanding about the various situations in the game. You are like a 13 year old who has just learned how to use a calculator. You can calculate the presumed value of a credit versus how many credits are being used and how much gold is developed. You don't look at perimeters such as my offer concerning Forced labors that are tied in with Bribes. I am sure the person who uses 40 or more Forced Labors on me is glad to receive 1,500,000 gold for the bribe instead of 2 million because of the increased amount they get from the forced labors. You do not take into account how valuable are credits to that particular player, some people do not put the same value on credits and therefore do not buy them or sell them all the time. You do not take into account if a person is wanting to move the cards immediately instead of waiting three days hoping they will sell.

You do not seem to understand that different people have different needs at different times. All players are not in a static position based on the values you see. Some are in need of credits more than others. With them the price they can buy credits for is a key factor. With some credits are not a factor and could care less about the price they would have to buy credits for. With some turns are the primary concern. For example with me, I would much rather have my turns than loose them by sending several people gold through the banks because they wanted to gain some coins by utilizing the amount of crew I have hired. For someone who is using maximum turns, the turns used casting voodoo would be a significant cost and could make the best of offers not so good. For someone who is not worried with how much gold he has perhaps the credits are more important. For these offers to be analyzed properly you must understand the needs of the person who is going to use the voodoo. What is more important to them, Gold, Credits, or turns. I don't see how you can make blanket statements such as "this is not as good a deal as another".

My offer still stands as I stated it. It really doesn't matter to me if people send these cards to me or others. I offer it only as a service to others. I do hope people will understand when Haron makes comments on these offers, it is only to promote himself as some sort of authority and it is not a true picture of what is a good value and what is not. The true value can only be determined by what you seek the most at the current time in the game. In a few weeks, what is a good deal today may not be a good deal anymore or what may not have been a good deal may now be excellent.

[ChaIbaud]

Kart, don't be too harsh, he's in Merc