Using external tools to haul profitably: Difference between revisions

Line 1:

One way to earn InterStellar Kredits (ISK) is to haul goods from one location to another, buying low and selling high.

'''Establishing a Hauler Alt Character'''

Eve University students can make a good income as haulers, even during wartime, by setting up a hauler alt character outside of the corporation. The EVE University library includes a recorded lesson [http://classes.eve-ivy.com/Jericho%20Alar%20-%20Alt%20Hauling%20101.mp3] on setting up an Amarr character with a Bestower freighter with the necessary skills in less than a day.

Line 13:

Line 15:

With this base level of skills, the Bestower will carry 4,800 m3 of cargo, without any modifications. Eventually, with maxed out skills, 4 Expanded Cargohold II mods, and 3 Cargo Optimization rigs, the Bestower will carry a whopping 24,114.9 m3. In short, with an Amarr hauler alt, you can get started quickly, and eventually end up with a very well equipped industrial ship.

~~I also discovered~~ the ~~fantastic~~ resource for finding profitable trade routes, EVE-Central (http://eve-central.com/home/). ~~I registered my alt~~ hauler there and ~~installed~~ the market data uploader, and ~~using~~ this tool, ~~I found a process that~~ routinely ~~makes me~~ 300K ISK or more per trade run in high-sec space with virtually no risk:

'''Discover the Value of EVE-Central'''

The hauler's most vaulable resource for finding profitable trade routes is EVE-Central Market Aggregator site [http://eve-central.com/home/]. Register your hauler character there and download the free market data uploader. [http://eve-central.com/home/software.html] There are currently two versions of this program: one that requires a manual upload (v1.3.1), and a new alpha version that automatically uploads market data from your memory buffer (v2.0). (As of December 2009, v2.0 was not a consistently performing program, and so the remainder of this guide assumes use of the more reliable v1.3.1.)

Using this tool, any hauler can routinely earn 300K ISK or more per trade run in high-sec space with virtually no risk, even with a minimum of capital or experience. Here is the process :

1. Base your hauler alt in a system in high-sec with lots of stations - this does not have to be in a trade hub like Hek or Rens. I find that Reset (just a couple jumps from Aldrat) and Oppold are good for this.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 One way to earn InterStellar Kredits (ISK) is to haul goods from one location to another, buying low and selling high.
+'''Establishing a Hauler Alt Character'''
 Eve University students can make a good income as haulers, even during wartime, by setting up a hauler alt character outside of the corporation.  The EVE University library includes a recorded lesson [http://classes.eve-ivy.com/Jericho%20Alar%20-%20Alt%20Hauling%20101.mp3] on setting up an Amarr character with a Bestower freighter with the necessary skills in less than a day.
@@ Line 13: / Line 15: @@
 With this base level of skills, the Bestower will carry 4,800 m3 of cargo, without any modifications.  Eventually, with maxed out skills, 4 Expanded Cargohold II mods, and 3 Cargo Optimization rigs, the Bestower will carry a whopping 24,114.9 m3.  In short, with an Amarr hauler alt, you can get started quickly, and eventually end up with a very well equipped industrial ship.
-I also discovered the fantastic resource for finding profitable trade routes, EVE-Central (http://eve-central.com/home/). I registered my alt hauler there and installed the market data uploader, and using this tool, I found a process that routinely makes me 300K ISK or more per trade run in high-sec space with virtually no risk:
+'''Discover the Value of EVE-Central'''
+The hauler's most vaulable resource for finding profitable trade routes is EVE-Central Market Aggregator site [http://eve-central.com/home/]. Register your hauler character there and download the free market data uploader. [http://eve-central.com/home/software.html]  There are currently two versions of this program: one that requires a manual upload (v1.3.1), and a new alpha version that automatically uploads market data from your memory buffer (v2.0).  (As of December 2009, v2.0 was not a consistently performing program, and so the remainder of this guide assumes use of the more reliable v1.3.1.)
+Using this tool, any hauler can routinely earn 300K ISK or more per trade run in high-sec space with virtually no risk, even with a minimum of capital or experience.  Here is the process :
 . Base your hauler alt in a system in high-sec with lots of stations - this does not have to be in a trade hub like Hek or Rens. I find that Reset (just a couple jumps from Aldrat) and Oppold are good for this.