Editing Making ISK as an Explorer (section)

==Strategies for blueprint copies==
Before deciding on what to do with your blueprint copies (BPCs), you first need to put a value on them.   Since they are not listed on the regional markets, it is difficult to assess the value of BPCs.  Some techniques to do so include:
# Right-click on the BPC and select "View in Contracts".  The resulting contract search window will show the currently active contracts with that BPC.  Typcially, you will focus on those contracts where the BPC is not bundled in with other items and where the contract is a straight sale rather than auction.  The lowest value contracts will be a reasonable indicator of value, especially if they are fairly new contract offers.  Older contract offers, languishing in the contract market, may well be severely overpriced.  Also double-check that the number of copies in the BPCs on offer match that of yours.
# Right-click on the BPC and select "Use blueprint".  Set the number of manufactured copies to the maximum allowed by the BPC.  With the mouse, hover over the "/" sign to the left of the big BPC icon in the middle -- this will give an estimate of the total cost of the materials needed.  Hover over the icon of the BPC result to see the estimate of the value of the output from the BPC.  The difference between these two values less the manufacturing cost (also listed on the Industry window) is an indicator of the profit and the maximum value that can be extracted from the BPC.
# If you are at a trade hub with the required BPC materials, you can right-click on the "/" and select "Buy All Materials" to see what it would cost at that trade hub to obtain them.  Right click on the icon of the BPC result and select "Market Details" to see what the Sell and Buy orders are set at for the local market.  The profits indiciated by the previous method can differ greatly from this, more realistic method.
# Fuzzwork's [https://www.fuzzwork.co.uk/blueprint/ Blueprint Calculator] is a third-party tool for evaluating the profit achievable with a BPC.

===Manufacturing from your BPC===
The last three methods will indicate what profit you may be able to make from manufacturing the goods in the BPC, assuming you have the right manufacturing skills.  If you are able to source the materials more competitively or find a manufacturing facility with lower build costs you may be able to improve your margins.  Don't forget to account for brokerage and sales taxes if you are to use the local market to sell your resulting manufactured items.

===Trading your BPC===
One alternative is to put the BPC up for sale in a contract.  Ideally, this would be done in Jita, to maximise the number of interested buyers.  The BPC market outside Jita is relatively small and fragmented.  Bear in mind that the buyer will wish to make some profit when they manufacture using the BPC.  For a high-demand BPC requiring only Industry Level 1 to manufacture, expect to succeed with a contract offer with a price of no more than 50% of profits obtainable with a Jita sell order and minimum sales and brokerage taxes.  For BPCs that require specialized industry skills to manufacture and produce slowly moving items, expect to realize through the contract system much less than 50% of the manufacturing profits.

A final approach is to use our corporate blueprint buy-back service [[SCRUBS]].  As well as working with a base rate of 50% of Fuzzwork appraisals, flat-rate offers are made for some common exploration BPCs like those for Zeugma Analyzers.


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