Also, having any of your ships (or satellites) in system lets you access all prices from the map menu, even if you are in different sector. As soon as you accumulate some money (say around 20k), go to Home of Light and buy trading extension in Terracorp HQ (it will allow you to check prices without having to dock in a station). Buy at the factories for cheap, sell at Argon free trading station (problem is, they eventually stop buying those).

Pretty good deal, you just made 400% of money invested.Īlternatively, you can try to buy and sell Cahoona stakes. No ore in magazines = they pay 205 per ore. If you're lucky, they will be running out pretty soon. So as soon as you warp in, go to the factory on your left. Now there are two factories to the left of the South Gate. This is the easiest way to start up: buy Ore in one of the asteroid mines (should be two over there, try both to see which one has it cheaper, it all depends on how much it has in magazines (aim for C50 per ore)), and head back to Argon Prime. Head South Gate to Home of Light, and from there South again to Ore Belt.

Here is how I started (recommend starting over as humble merchant): Get in the Mercury, and put your Discoverer in Argon Shipyard in Argon Prime.

Selling Mercury is the worst way to start: Discoverer is just a Scout, so it is virtually useless in combat (I eat Scout class ships for breakfast), and Mercury is the best way to start trading and hence making money.