Corsair with a Question

[Muleo]

For the sake of easy reading, I'll set out relevant facts in a list;

• (In RP) The main source of income for the Corsairs is piracy, not smuggling. Smuggling is conducted, for the most part, by private agents.
  
• Artefacts are not a "corsair commodity". Unlike Cardimine for outcasts, artefacts are NOT our lifeblood. They can be found floating in space, and, according to the game itself, are transported more-often-than-not by other factions.

Carlos, artifacts ARE a corsair commodity, more importantly, it's actually one of our biggest sources of income. Most important infocard relating to Artifacts? Crete's infocard:

The final chapter began in the sixth century AS, when an enterprising, well-armed Liberty freelancer named Jim Bown made his way to Omicron Gamma. He brought various Consumer Goods to trade, but the Corsairs could offer little but Artifacts. A year later, he returned. Those trinkets were all the rage with the elite of Manhattan. He saw a great business opportunity if they could set up a viable trade route to Liberty. The Corsairs were on their way. They grew rapidly in size and sophistication as they built up the Artifact trade.

Corsairs pirated for goods they needed. For money, they sold artifacts. So you can't go claim artifacts ain't a Corsair commodity. Sure we're not as adamant as the Outcasts in spreading it, but we sure as hell should be trying to get as much of it sold as possible.