good stuff, maybe make a commitee on forum, with head of it being admin, noe that can make the needed changes, and make the purchase itself a MUST to RP or you get nothing. Indy or no, if you are here on Disco, you expected to put some effort into RP, no?
OR,
Is the ship purchase controled or can it be controlled by the Rep? Like guns. Just make it harder to become friendly with guards, or maybe MUST be FULL green with Guard Faction to be able to even buy it, type of deal.