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=== Converting loyalty points (into cold hard cash) ===

When you buy items from your militia's LP store, you pay with LP, and usually with either ISK or additional items (or both).

{{example|If you want to buy a Federation Navy 1MN Microwarpdrive module from the [http://www.ellatha.com/eve/LPIndex-101 Gallente Federal Defense Union LP store], you would have to pay 27,000 LP, 10.8 million ISK, a regular 1MN Microwarpdrive module, and several hundred Caldari Navy tags (looted from destroyed Caldari Navy NPC ships, such as the ones defending Caldari complexes). Or, if you want to buy a blueprint for a [[Vexor Navy Issue]], you would pay 45,000 LP and either 5 million ISK or a tag looted from certain [[Serpentis]] NPC pirate ships.}}

If you want to buy something but don't have all the necessary items, you can of course [[trading|buy these from other players]] (through the regular Eve market). If you're purchasing items from the LP store to then sell them for ISK on the market, you would want to purchase items which sell for as much ISK as possible (relative to the amount of LP they cost), including the cost of any items you would need to buy them in the first place. The salient value is the amount of ISK you can expect to receive

{{example|For the Federation Navy 1MN Microwarpdrive module in the example above, you would look at:

* Check how much does the module itself would sell for on the market.

* Subtract how much it would cost to buy the "inputs" (the regular microwarpdrive module and the tags) on the market.

* Subtract the ISK cost of buying the module from the LP store (10.8 million ISK, in this example).

* Finally, divide the result by the amount of LP that the module costs (27,000, in this example).}}

As you can see from the example above, this calculation can get complicated, especially as prices on the markets fluctuate constantly. Also keep in mind that less common items will sell only very slowly (or, if you need to buy them, they may not always be available), and that all transactions on the market cost [[Trading#Trading_Cost_Modifiers|sales tax and broker fees]]. Additionally, it can be quite a hassle to buy all the required items from the market and ship them to your FW base.

A website like [https://www.fuzzwork.co.uk/lpstore/ Fuzzworks] can help you choose which items to buy from the LP store to get good return on your LP; when starting out, it's recommended that you buy items which trade in high volumes and which require a minimum number of inputs. Once you get the hang of it, you can diversify into more lucrative items which give you a higher ISK payout per LP, but which may also need more work. Having a trade alt ... 1000 ISK per LP.

=== Upgrading and faction tier ===

maximising profit (donating LP, LP rewards scale with tier, cashing out)

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 === Converting loyalty points (into cold hard cash) ===
+When you buy items from your militia's LP store, you pay with LP, and usually with either ISK or additional items (or both).
+{{example|If you want to buy a Federation Navy 1MN Microwarpdrive module from the [http://www.ellatha.com/eve/LPIndex-101 Gallente Federal Defense Union LP store], you would have to pay 27,000 LP, 10.8 million ISK, a regular 1MN Microwarpdrive module, and several hundred Caldari Navy tags (looted from destroyed Caldari Navy NPC ships, such as the ones defending Caldari complexes). Or, if you want to buy a blueprint for a [[Vexor Navy Issue]], you would pay 45,000 LP and either 5 million ISK or a tag looted from certain [[Serpentis]] NPC pirate ships.}}
+<!-- screenshot of an LP store in-game -->
+If you want to buy something but don't have all the necessary items, you can of course [[trading|buy these from other players]] (through the regular Eve market). If you're purchasing items from the LP store to then sell them for ISK on the market, you would want to purchase items which sell for as much ISK as possible (relative to the amount of LP they cost), including the cost of any items you would need to buy them in the first place. The salient value is the amount of ISK you can expect to receive
+{{example|For the Federation Navy 1MN Microwarpdrive module in the example above, you would look at:
+* Check how much does the module itself would sell for on the market.
+* Subtract how much it would cost to buy the "inputs" (the regular microwarpdrive module and the tags) on the market.
+* Subtract the ISK cost of buying the module from the LP store (10.8 million ISK, in this example).
+* Finally, divide the result by the amount of LP that the module costs (27,000, in this example).}}
+As you can see from the example above, this calculation can get complicated, especially as prices on the markets fluctuate constantly. Also keep in mind that less common items will sell only very slowly (or, if you need to buy them, they may not always be available), and that all transactions on the market cost [[Trading#Trading_Cost_Modifiers|sales tax and broker fees]]. Additionally, it can be quite a hassle to buy all the required items from the market and ship them to your FW base.
+A website like [https://www.fuzzwork.co.uk/lpstore/ Fuzzworks] can help you choose which items to buy from the LP store to get good return on your LP; when starting out, it's recommended that you buy items which trade in high volumes and which require a minimum number of inputs. Once you get the hang of it, you can diversify into more lucrative items which give you a higher ISK payout per LP, but which may also need more work. Having a trade alt ... 1000 ISK per LP.
+=== Upgrading and faction tier ===
 maximising profit (donating LP, LP rewards scale with tier, cashing out)