Supply the Demand
The heart wants what the heart wants. You’re going down the path of a trader in Elite: Dangerous, so you’ll be wanting to make a fistful of credits over anything else. The key in this pursuit of profit is knowing what each station wants. You might have a long-held fantasy of being a trader in precious metals or weapons. That doesn’t mean everyone wants them. Every space station has some sort of specialization. Don’t simply cast this off as a word in the description. Remember it and use it.
There are 5 varieties of station in Elite: Dangerous: High Tech, Refinery, Agriculture, Extraction, and Industrial. By the same notion, there are 13 different categories of products with a mixture of defined items beneath them. Working out which stations want which items is mindbogglingly important. If you come across a station that specializes in the refining of raw metals, buying these and selling them on to an Industrial station will – almost always – result in a profit of some sort.
One thing that has to be accounted for, however, is the law. Quite a few independent stations sell personal weapons. You’re flying around in a ship with guns so surely others would want guns right? Well, no. The right to bear arms is not recognized within stations. If you buy goods like these weapons or even alcohol, you need to be absolutely sure that stations will legally buy these. Should they be considered illegal though don’t worry, a little further through these tips you’ll find the answers you need.
Credit has to go to Commanders WarpSpiderX and Prometheus Darko of Elite: Dangerous who created this awesome graphic detailing what stations to buy and sell your goods.
