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=== Executing a trade run ===

'''1'''. If your trade route checks out, make sure you are in the same station as the ~~buyer~~ (they should at least be in the same system).

'''1'''. If your trade route checks out, make sure you are in the same station as the seller (they should at least be in the same system).

'''2'''. Buy the items ~~from the station~~ that you will haul. There may be multiple sell orders for that item in the station, make sure you get the right one! Note that there may also be some cheaper but at a lower volume than what EVE-Central listed—buy these first! Just make sure you end up with the same total item count in the end. The item will appear in your station hangar. Drag the item into your cargo hold. If it doesn't all fit, something has gone wrong with your math and you will need to make multiple trips.

'''2'''. Buy the items that you will haul. There may be multiple sell orders for that item in the station, make sure you get the right one! Note that there may also be some cheaper but at a lower volume than what EVE-Central listed—buy these first! Just make sure you end up with the same total item count in the end. The item will appear in your station hangar. Drag the item into your cargo hold. If it doesn't all fit, something has gone wrong with your math and you will need to make multiple trips.

'''3'''. Warp to the seller's system and dock at their station. If you're using the Contribtastic! tool from EVE-Central, this is a nice time to open up the [http://eve-central.com/home/upload_suggest.html Upload Suggestions] page in your in-game browser. It'll rapidly cycle through a bunch of random items in the market window while you travel and Contribtastic will dutifully upload that market info to the EVE-Central databse. Travel time while hauling is time that you don't have much to do anyway, why not improve the quality of the database? It takes no work on your part and helps everyone including you. When you arrive at your destination, just close the ~~webpage~~ and your market window will stop freaking out. Again, this step is optional.

'''3'''. Warp to the seller's system and dock at their station. If you're using the Contribtastic! tool from EVE-Central, this is a nice time to open up the [http://eve-central.com/home/upload_suggest.html Upload Suggestions] page in your in-game browser. It'll rapidly cycle through a bunch of random items in the market window while you travel and Contribtastic will dutifully upload that market info to the EVE-Central databse. Travel time while hauling is time that you don't have much to do anyway, why not improve the quality of the database? It takes no work on your part and helps everyone including you. When you arrive at your destination, just close the web page and your market window will stop freaking out. Again, this step is optional.

'''4'''. Open your cargohold and drag the items to be sold into your station hangar. Right-click the items to be sold in your station hangar panel and select ''SELL THIS ITEM''. Check one last time that the buying price is the same as what you expected from the EVE-Central data - if it does, execute the sale. (If it doesn't, you may want to sell it anyway if it's still profitable. Use the Wallet/Transaction tab to find the price that you bought the item, if you forget. Be extremely leery about using the Advanced selling option to set your own selling price, as this will apply a broker fee, in addition to the usual sales tax, that can further erode or eliminate your profits.)

'''5'''. (optional) If ~~your~~'e using the Contribtastic! market data uploader, search for the item you just sold in the market window and click on it to bring up the market details. Alt-Tab over to the Contribtastic! program, and do another "File/Scan Now" to EVE-Central, so that it has the most current information.

'''5'''. (optional) If you're using the Contribtastic! market data uploader, search for the item you just sold in the market window and click on it to bring up the market details. Alt-Tab over to the Contribtastic! program, and do another "File/Scan Now" to EVE-Central, so that it has the most current information.

'''6'''. Go back to the '''Selecting a trade route''' section and repeat for the next few trade runs. If you're using the Contribtastic! market data uploader, every half-dozen or so trade runs, go back to the ''Seeding the market database using the market data uploader'' section to upload refreshed market data on all your target trade items.

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 === Executing a trade run ===
-'''1'''. If your trade route checks out, make sure you are in the same station as the buyer (they should at least be in the same system).
+'''1'''. If your trade route checks out, make sure you are in the same station as the seller (they should at least be in the same system).
-'''2'''.  Buy the items from the station that you will haul. There may be multiple sell orders for that item in the station, make sure you get the right one!  Note that there may also be some cheaper but at a lower volume than what EVE-Central listed&mdash;buy these first! Just make sure you end up with the same total item count in the end.  The item will appear in your station hangar.  Drag the item into your cargo hold.  If it doesn't all fit, something has gone wrong with your math and you will need to make multiple trips.
+'''2'''.  Buy the items that you will haul. There may be multiple sell orders for that item in the station, make sure you get the right one!  Note that there may also be some cheaper but at a lower volume than what EVE-Central listed&mdash;buy these first! Just make sure you end up with the same total item count in the end.  The item will appear in your station hangar.  Drag the item into your cargo hold.  If it doesn't all fit, something has gone wrong with your math and you will need to make multiple trips.
-'''3'''. Warp to the seller's system and dock at their station.  If you're using the Contribtastic! tool from EVE-Central, this is a nice time to open up the [http://eve-central.com/home/upload_suggest.html Upload Suggestions] page in your in-game browser.  It'll rapidly cycle through a bunch of random items in the market window while you travel and Contribtastic will dutifully upload that market info to the EVE-Central databse.  Travel time while hauling is time that you don't have much to do anyway, why not improve the quality of the database?  It takes no work on your part and helps everyone including you.  When you arrive at your destination, just close the webpage and your market window will stop freaking out.  Again, this step is optional.
+'''3'''. Warp to the seller's system and dock at their station.  If you're using the Contribtastic! tool from EVE-Central, this is a nice time to open up the [http://eve-central.com/home/upload_suggest.html Upload Suggestions] page in your in-game browser.  It'll rapidly cycle through a bunch of random items in the market window while you travel and Contribtastic will dutifully upload that market info to the EVE-Central databse.  Travel time while hauling is time that you don't have much to do anyway, why not improve the quality of the database?  It takes no work on your part and helps everyone including you.  When you arrive at your destination, just close the web page and your market window will stop freaking out.  Again, this step is optional.
 '''4'''.  Open your cargohold and drag the items to be sold into your station hangar.  Right-click the items to be sold in your station hangar panel and select ''SELL THIS ITEM''. Check one last time that the buying price is the same as what you expected from the EVE-Central data - if it does, execute the sale. (If it doesn't, you may want to sell it anyway if it's still profitable. Use the Wallet/Transaction tab to find the price that you bought the item, if you forget.  Be extremely leery about using the Advanced selling option to set your own selling price, as this will apply a broker fee, in addition to the usual sales tax, that can further erode or eliminate your profits.)
-'''5'''. (optional)  If your'e using the Contribtastic! market data uploader, search for the item you just sold in the market window and click on it to bring up the market details. Alt-Tab over to the Contribtastic! program, and do another "File/Scan Now" to EVE-Central, so that it has the most current information.
+'''5'''. (optional)  If you're using the Contribtastic! market data uploader, search for the item you just sold in the market window and click on it to bring up the market details. Alt-Tab over to the Contribtastic! program, and do another "File/Scan Now" to EVE-Central, so that it has the most current information.
 '''6'''. Go back to the '''Selecting a trade route''' section and repeat for the next few trade runs. If you're using the Contribtastic! market data uploader, every half-dozen or so trade runs, go back to the ''Seeding the market database using the market data uploader'' section to upload refreshed market data on all your target trade items.