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Re: Black market start up business
Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:03 pm
by taalismn
Firesong wrote:It occurred to me that it frequently happens that if you shoot someone's power armor head off you have a nice piece of salvage to make some money on.
This has created a very profitable business venture: Referbished and freshly manufactured helmets. Think about it, how many times have you gone and vendored a SAMAS to the Black Market? This fills a very desireable niche when it comes to purchasing your very own Super Samas or power armor of choice, or well, get a bit more for it if someone makes a helmet for it. So call your operator friend and get a really nice lathe. There's a lot of profit in helmets.
Oh god....the head jokes that will come of this...
Re: Black market start up business
Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:15 pm
by sirkermittsg
Salvage is a good thing. it certainly would create a big market for multi-optic helmets....with environmental faceplates of course.
I can always use the spare cash.
Re: Black market start up business
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:08 am
by Tiree
taalismn wrote:Firesong wrote:It occurred to me that it frequently happens that if you shoot someone's power armor head off you have a nice piece of salvage to make some money on.
This has created a very profitable business venture: Referbished and freshly manufactured helmets. Think about it, how many times have you gone and vendored a SAMAS to the Black Market? This fills a very desireable niche when it comes to purchasing your very own Super Samas or power armor of choice, or well, get a bit more for it if someone makes a helmet for it. So call your operator friend and get a really nice lathe. There's a lot of profit in helmets.
Oh god....the head jokes that will come of this...
Like - "That's one way of getting ahead..."
Re: Black market start up business
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 5:30 am
by dragonfett
Or you can always salvage the head from another suit of the same power armor that DIDN'T lose it's head and viola, a full set!
Re: Black market start up business
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:33 pm
by Damian Magecraft
Tiree wrote:taalismn wrote:Firesong wrote:It occurred to me that it frequently happens that if you shoot someone's power armor head off you have a nice piece of salvage to make some money on.
This has created a very profitable business venture: Referbished and freshly manufactured helmets. Think about it, how many times have you gone and vendored a SAMAS to the Black Market? This fills a very desireable niche when it comes to purchasing your very own Super Samas or power armor of choice, or well, get a bit more for it if someone makes a helmet for it. So call your operator friend and get a really nice lathe. There's a lot of profit in helmets.
Oh god....the head jokes that will come of this...
Like - "That's one way of getting ahead..."
Or...
"perhaps you should quit while you're ahead..."
Re: Black market start up business
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:43 pm
by Daniel Stoker
We really should head off these jokes....
Daniel Stoker
Re: Black market start up business
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:35 pm
by Mech-Viper Prime
Sounds like a great business should keep you ahead of the competition
Re: Black market start up business
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:49 pm
by taalismn
"Try our two for one special, because two heads are better than one..."
Yes, being able to replace power armor heads would take a comprehensive knowledge of various PA component designs and what it takes to correctly interface any head/helmet-located components(especially if the helmet contains any sort of pilot interface, such a neural interface) with the rest of the 'armor, as well as how to modify systems to fit, substitute(because you're unlikely to have a reliable source for CS parts, for instance), and customize.