Scientific Data & Drone Remains: Selling a Small Cache

[Cat]

As you browse the Neural Net, you run across an auction. The system is configured in a way that only the seller knows who participates and offers a bid. Those who participate get to see the current highest bid and can top it with their own. Attached to the auction is a text message describing what it's all about.

The message

AUCTION DESCRIPTION

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Seller: Norman O'Connor
Location: Planet Manhattan, New York System, Liberty
Items for sale:

• 37 units of Scientific Data
  
• 5 units of Drone Remains

SOLD AS A SINGLE PACKAGE ONLY
Starting price: 1'000'000 credits per item (42'000'000 credits in total)
Minimum price step: 100'000 credits per item (4'200'000 credits in total)
Auction ending date: 15.04.825 (no specific time of the day)

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I'll keep this brief. I came into possession of these items in New York during an encounter with some weird capital ships. When the Navy arrived, those ships deployed drones armed like bombers and armored like light transports. The readings and the debris I recovered from those drones look like nothing I've seen before, and I've seen a whole lot of things. I think there're quite a few people out there who'd like to put their hands on that tech, and I'm more interested in credits at the moment.

So, if you agree with the terms, send me a message with your bid on this channel. We'll see if we can figure out a deal. I've taken all the necessary privacy measures, so only I would know who you are. The other participants will just see your bid. The payment and exchange will be discussed with the winner on a separate channel. It'd be perfect if you could pick up the goods right outside of Manhattan docking ring though.

[JorgeRyan]

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Sender ID: Tawrn
Recipient: Norman O'Connor
Encryption: Solid

Topic: Research Supplies

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Greetings, Norman.

I'd be quite interesting in picking up these remains for my research, I'll make the starting bid of 42.000.000 credits.

So long!

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Transmission Signal Closed

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Feedback and comm bumping here

[Cat]

AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION

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Items for sale:

• 37 units of Scientific Data
  
• 5 units of Drone Remains

SOLD AS A SINGLE PACKAGE ONLY

Current bid: 42'000'000 credits
Can be topped with: 46'200'000 (increase by 100'000 credits per item)
Auction ends in: Approximately 24 hours

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[Lafayette]

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To: Unidentified Seller
From: David Oppenmeister
Subject: Purchase

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Good day everyone.

On behalf of Liberty Terraforming & Technology I would like to bid 50,000,000 SC for this small cache of goods. I can assure you that the aforementioned assets will be utilized for the betterment and advancement of humanity.




David Oppenmeister
Head Researcher
Liberty Terraforming & Technology

[Cat]

AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION

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Items for sale:

• 37 units of Scientific Data
  
• 5 units of Drone Remains

SOLD AS A SINGLE PACKAGE ONLY

Current bid: 50'000'000 credits
Can be topped with: 54'200'000 (increase by 100'000 credits per item)
Auction ends in: 6 hours

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[The Hansa]

This sounds like fun.
Let's say... 80 Million Credits.

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The Hansa
Making the independent economy, economical for you!

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[Cat]

AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION

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Items for sale:

• 37 units of Scientific Data
  
• 5 units of Drone Remains

SOLD AS A SINGLE PACKAGE ONLY

Current bid: 80'000'000 credits
Can be topped with: 84'200'000 (increase by 100'000 credits per item)
Auction ends in: Approximately 5 hours 15 minutes

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[Agent Voidwalker]

To: Seller
From: "Voidwalker"
APPLYING CIS ENCRYPTION PROTOCOL ALPHA-36 BETA-18 TAU-33

Hmm... interesting tech i see here. 84.400.000 is my offer.

[Cat]

AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION

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Items for sale:

• 37 units of Scientific Data
  
• 5 units of Drone Remains

SOLD AS A SINGLE PACKAGE ONLY

Current bid: 84'400'000 credits
Can be topped with: 88'600'000 (increase by 100'000 credits per item)
Auction ends in: Approximately 4 hours 15 minutes

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[Lafayette]

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To: Unidentified Seller
From: David Oppenmeister
Subject: Purchase

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Good day everyone.

After speaking with President Winkler, Liberty Terraforming & Technology will increase its original bid by 80% reaching a total of 90,000,000 SC for these items.




David Oppenmeister
Head Researcher
Liberty Terraforming & Technology