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Updated 8/1/03

Question?  Convo or evemail: Dora or Heff in-game or e-mail playboy_corp@hotmail.com

Now that everyone has digested the latest patch, we are seeking to establish a new partnership for the group purchase of a Raven battleship blueprint. As you all know, copies can only make a limited number (10) of battleships before they expire. As such, we are offering each partner two (2) copies which can effectively build 20 ships. To be honest, there may be zero demand for this kind of partnership any longer. But since we greatly reduced the prices, and since people still ask me regularly about putting a deal together, the least I can do is float the idea and see how people respond.

As you can easily verify, the margin (market price minus cost) per ship is about 25 million isk. The ability to build 20 ships yields a value of about 500 million ISK whether you decide to sell ships or just make them for your own use. Being able to build 20 ships for the listed prices makes good financial sense for anyone who plans to acquire and/or sell ships in volume.

Here are the slot/cost breakdowns for the Raven slots:

Partner 1 226,000,000 (receives copies 1 and 5)
Partner 2 195,000,000 (receives copies 2 and 6)
Partner 3 164,000,000 (receives copies 3 and 7)
Partner 4 133,000,000 (receives copies 4 and 8)
Playboy: 369,500,000

Copies take about 1 week to produce. Because of this, later receipt is why the later slots are so incredibly cheap. Sure, the later slots may get copies after a few weeks, but the price is only slightly higher than that of a single battleship. Playboy Enterprises keeps the original, but we only have access to it –after- all copies are made. In this case, everyone else will have already built (and likely sold) many fleets of ships before we get to make our first one two months later. So from a business standpoint, you can likely multiply your investment by the fact that you can both sell ships and produce them for your own use at cost. Playboy Enterprises has never been in the shipbuilding business and we have no plans to compete with partners who intend to sell ships for profit.

Payment for these slots must be made in advance. If you need to pull your money prior to receipt of your first copy, we will give you a FULL REFUND as soon as we find someone to purchase your slot. This has NEVER been a problem as the demand for these slots typically skyrockets after they are filled.

We have already worked with dozens of people who previously purchased blueprints and we are happy to provide references if trust is an issue. If entering into this type of partnership scares you, or you cannot afford to wait, or the money represents every dime you have, PLEASE DO NOT ENTER INTO THIS DEAL. We find that people who have constant fears only make everyone nervous. We would rather deal with people who can afford to do this and can afford to be patient.

Note: if you have no interest in entering into this type of agreement, we understand and appreciate that. That is no reason to try to derail or flame the idea or those people who want to move forward. Our experience is that the people who criticize these deals are those who cannot afford them or have something to lose by allowing our partners to be successful. Our prior partners know we can be trusted, that we deliver results, and guarantee anonymity if they so chose.
 

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