tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post4223207202808317242..comments2024-03-05T12:41:20.217-05:00Comments on Low Sec Lifestyle: TCS: Diversifying Sugar Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15437978687639772023noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-23151506675159046632013-06-25T08:26:48.688-04:002013-06-25T08:26:48.688-04:00I don't mind sharing I just don't have an ...I don't mind sharing I just don't have an answer for you because I don't know. I don't run things in a nice, neat spread sheet that gives me a running total of how much I make at any given time. I'm probe to under cutting everyone and cutting into my own profit for no other reason than my pride.<br /><br />Its gross value is around 14 billion ISK right now for items in hangar + listed items + liquid ISK. I have not had to invest anything into it since its initial investments back in March and I've paid myself back 250m of that. I keep rolling TCSs profits into more items and larger stocks for TCS.<br /><br />I don't factor in the risk of operating outside of high sec. I was gifted the loan of a jump freighter. With that, most of my risk is inside of high sec when I transport goods.<br /><br />TCS turns over around 500m to 1bil in items a day. However, I do not make a flat % profit off of each item to give you a daily profit. Just because TCS rolls 500m in items does not mean I make X% profit. If I sell a lot of hulls in that 500m roll over I make next to nothing because my per hull profits are around 50-100k for cheap hulls, 500-1m for cruisers 1-2m for most battlecruisers/T2 frigates and 2-3m for more expensive hulls. This is due to the fact that if I marked up hulls by 10% or 15% or 20% it'd be worth peoples time to jump into high sec and buy a hull and TCS is about not leaving low sec more than it is profit.Sugar Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437978687639772023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-80048338360862500562013-06-25T08:03:58.563-04:002013-06-25T08:03:58.563-04:00May I ask what sort of Return you make on the Capi...May I ask what sort of Return you make on the Capital Employed in your business. For example, the capital I have tied up (= to my wealth = 4.5bn ISK, I am just starting) generates profits of about 4% per day, I.e. about 180m ISK per day though I suspect that % return will fall as my wealth rises).<br /><br />I do this by buying in Jita and selling in Dodixie, so in the big scheme of things a lower risk venture than yours.<br /><br />Therefore, I would guess that in time your Returns should be higher than the 4% per day to account for the higher risk you take in operating a business outside of highsec?<br />Crodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16620994327943613623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-87907709168156713712013-06-25T07:48:37.495-04:002013-06-25T07:48:37.495-04:00price rises in jita force me to produce my own pro...price rises in jita force me to produce my own products as of late. one point being cynos. it was cheaper to make my own and sell them. the money saved for the customer is appreciated by them expressed in them buying from me. i have one guy underbidding me now two jumps away. i dont care. some items i sold for 20% over jita say at 15k isk for instance would be the lowest price in region with average being 200k or more being next lowest price. sales arent extravagant but they are steady. it has been an interesting experiment.<br /><br />thanks for the post.zyrktechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189432559436250130noreply@blogger.com