Yes, I have ideas for both selling and buying points. Just an example, but lets say these could be possible buying-selling points in Bretonia
Buying- "Black Tea"
Planet New London (810)
Leeds (730)
Kensington Shipping Platform (790)
Luxury Liner Shetland (830)
Lancaster Trade Station (790)
Selling- "Spiced Tea"
Planet Cambridge (170)
Planet New London (240)
My reasoning behind the buying points was that the two main population centers of Bretonia would have a high demand for tea, and with New London having a higher standard of living than Leeds, its price would naturally be higher. I also put both the bases of Bowex and Gateway on the list, because those two companies would naturally want to encorperate tea into their civilian products supply line. Luxury Liner Shetland, being the premier vacation destination for rich Bretonians, would definitly have a high demand for tea, and the rich clientel and high defense costs associated with Edinburgh would drive the price up. As for distributors, Cambridge is the only place where Spiced tea is farmed in significant quantities, while New London still holds a significant store of tea to export due to it being a layaway for many forgien shippers going through Waterloo station.
I have ideas for the Buy-Sell places for the other houses, but the main area of my concern is the prices. I would appricate imput from someone who has experience balancing the economy, or who trades alot of commodities and has been around long enough to know how price balancing works.
Also, I know that there are already Consumer Goods and Food Rations items, but these are often low priced, and are so vauge that no one really knows whats in them, and are therefor impersonal. To those who were talking about having RP'ed tea in the past, let me be clear that this item isn't a single cup of tea; Its a large crate of tea leaves to be further distributed once it reaches its destination.
Now, I understand people's confusion as to why I suggested that there be four diffrent types of tea, instead of just one. The reasoning behind this is:
a) Diffrent people don't like to drink the same types of tea, especially cultures as diffrent as the four houses
b) Trade rouits become alot more intresting and exploritory. Because the entire rouit, dealing in all four types of tea, goes through each one of the houses, traders experience a rouit that is more diverse, as well as more realistsic (Basic consumer products often tend to follow large international routes, following multiple supply-demand chains instead of just one) I feel that this type of trading will be a lot more fun that the simple "Point A to Point B then back again" trading.
Comments are good, keep them coming, but please post more than simply "No" or "I don't want it." I'd like to know 'Why' you feel the way you do, so that I may improve the idea.
Edit: I guess, if you REALLY wanted to, you could break into a couple of crates yourself and brew yourself up a cup:)
