A question for all the traders out there

[DAnvilFan]

I had a run-in with a pirate today who demanded $300,000 credits for passage (a reasonable amount) but I only had $500 credits plus the cargo in my ship. The pirate declined to take any of my cargo and I told him that I would sell all of my cargo at the next base and give him the money for it, but he probably didn't believe me as I could have just logged off the game after docking. I ended up getting killed after not being able to pay, which is unfortunate because now I am stuck with $500 credits, no cargo, and a lot of mining to do. What would you do if you were stopped by a pirate and couldn't actually pay?

You should have told him that you'd pay him extra if he escorted you.

Also, it seems to me that if you had a ship that can carry no more than 1000 units and 500 bucks in your account, you should have been under level 30.