' Wrote:1. If a pirate asks too much, say "My ship insurance is payed up, and it'd actually be cheaper for you to kill me!"
Seriously. It works. And if not, die. Most 5ks fill for cheaper than $2m, with many goods.
Or counteroffer. It's a very real possibility that he simply doesn't know what the cargo is worth.
And even if the demand is more credits than you will profit, sometimes it's worth paying. If you can't use a system for 4 hours, that's a rather large loss of potential credits.