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Airline Mogul => General Chat => Topic started by: Pacific on December 15, 2007, 02:00:38 am
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There are 4 official brokers in AirlineMogul, and many more "unofficial" ones.
Fact 1: The unofficial brokers are more expensive than the official brokers.
Fact 2: The unofficial brokers order planes from the official brokers.
Fact 3: Combining the above 2 facts means an unofficial broker is simply a middleman who charges commission.
Fact 4: It is possible to order planes through the official @ -10%. (*edited by dktc*)
Fact 5: *an official broker* offers 7%* off, which is still cheaper than the typical 5% discount you get from unofficial brokers.
Fact 6: Unofficial brokers become useful when order books for the official brokers are full.
So for the best deals, use the official brokers!
*deleted by dktc*
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Totally agree, the unofficial brokes are much more expensive than official brokers.
Avoid the G
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Oh god.... :roll:
*deleted by dktc: no advertisement out of A-Z aircraft market*
:twisted:
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Fake! *edited by dktc*
They dont even sell them! Only offering -10...
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This looks more like an advertisement then advise.. sorry to say
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official brokers don't process your orders as fast as the unofficial ones -- which is why i use an unofficial broker for all of my brokering needs. :wink:
And the fact that he gave me a free plane on my first buy and sells super connies cheaper than anyone else i know... :lol:
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Well I use official an unofficial broker and they all do a great job!!!
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never use em myself, bunch of dodgy shysters, buy em new off the manufacturer, smell that new smell ;)
remember that when your hovering desert sand out of your ex white tail bought from a shyster..opps sorry "broker"
tongue in cheek
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official brokers don't process your orders as fast as the unofficial ones -- which is why i use an unofficial broker for all of my brokering needs. :wink:
And the fact that he gave me a free plane on my first buy and sells super connies cheaper than anyone else i know... :lol:
how come they give you a free plane, once that there's a minimum price?
To anybody who wants to help a new player:
1 - why official brokers' leases are more expensive?
2 - how can I buy from a broker? going on view/buy>request?
3 - Isnt it cheaper buying from the open market>aircraft on sale?
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There a only 3 Official Brokers now. Hampo left today until the next round. Look at my sig! We are not a broker, we are an aircraft dealer. Huge Sale Right Now!
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Look at this thread.
It's more like advertisement thread than advice thread :P
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Wow, 10% off of a pretend airplane. Is it really worth the hassle of figuring out how a broker works, giving someone else a cut and saving what is likely not that much compared to your daily income?
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Wow, 10% off of a pretend airplane. Is it really worth the hassle of figuring out how a broker works, giving someone else a cut and saving what is likely not that much compared to your daily income?
No, that is not worth it. Just two clicks a couple hours of wait is too much to save 1/10 on new planes. Don't use brokers. They are cutthroats and you are just wasting your time. You could edit one route by not ordering through them.
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To anybody who wants to help a new player:
1 - why official brokers' leases are more expensive?
2 - how can I buy from a broker? going on view/buy>request?
3 - Isnt it cheaper buying from the open market>aircraft on sale?
1. Official brokers' leases are NOT more expensive. It depends on the plane type and the broker. Now, the non-official "so-called" brokers (which is a complete GAG), those are expensive. Thing is most official brokers are even doing leases anymore because we can't get much profit, if at all from our low rates.
2. Yes, for new airplanes. Select one of the above listed 4 brokers (well... only Orange and Skylite are really taking order as of now, because I am off for a vacation, and Hampo is off somewhere as well) in the dropdown box. Also, (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h47/dktchan/rtfm.gif)
3. Those are old/used planes. And no, it depends which model you are talking about. The larger planes, they are sold at mark-ups (ie more expensive).
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never use em myself, bunch of dodgy shysters, buy em new off the manufacturer, smell that new smell ;)
remember that when your hovering desert sand out of your ex white tail bought from a shyster..opps sorry "broker"
tongue in cheek
That is for those so-called brokers.
The official brokers deliver brand new planes to you at 10% discounts. :roll:
But yea, we make $$ out of you. Don't order through us, ever.
(this is not an ad, as in we are convincing players not to buy from us).
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800,000 off. YEA!!!! Oh big deal. Help a regular broker out. No that Hampo is gone, I'm just going to buy Used or direct from the manu.
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800,000 off. YEA!!!! Oh big deal.
As I have said, don't ever order through brokers. It is only 800k off a 8million plane. No big deal. Freak them sharks making money out of us.
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Oh, just wait until we get to the 747's :twisted:
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Oh, just wait until we get to the 747's :twisted:
The Gas Machine!!! :lol:
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The machine-that-costs-over-300-million (if you want the -ER) for which a 7% discount would be more than enough to justify the use of a broker :twisted:
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The machine-that-costs-over-300-million (if you want the -ER) for which a 7% discount would be more than enough to justify the use of a broker :twisted:
No, it wouldn't. (If people want to pay more, why stop them?)
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The machine-that-costs-over-300-million (if you want the -ER) for which a 7% discount would be more than enough to justify the use of a broker :twisted:
Agreed.
Anyways, if you really want that 747, it feels so much better if you know you bought it yourself, and not from some shoddy middleman who gets cash from selling the planes for you for less. I only use brokers when I need them quickly (eg: tomorrow). That's another reason for using official brokers: if you get them at the right time, or if you're always in good business with them, you get your planes the time you want and at the price you want. :)
Unofficial brokers buy from official brokers, so you might as well skip the money-earning middlemen and go straight to a more reliable source.
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The machine-that-costs-over-300-million (if you want the -ER) for which a 7% discount would be more than enough to justify the use of a broker :twisted:
yea, but 747's aren't out yet, so we have absolutely no reason to use an official broker at the moment :twisted:
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The machine-that-costs-over-300-million (if you want the -ER) for which a 7% discount would be more than enough to justify the use of a broker :twisted:
yea, but 747's aren't out yet, so we have absolutely no reason to use an official broker at the moment :twisted:
Oh, there are strategic reasons for using official brokers to your advantage. However, I cannot reveal my own trade secrets! :lol:
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How much is a 707-320B? 747-100? 747-200? 747-200B?
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all i know is the 747-400 costs 300m...
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Erm, no, it doesn't. IIRC, the normal 747-4 costs 288 million or something, while the 747-4ER costs something like 325.
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A fair thing to do would allow Offical Brokers to get new planes before the rest?
Like an offical dealers can take orders first?
There is no way a company would let unofficial brokers profit when the chosen few are losing out.
Could add a whole new dimension to the game, arilines rushing to be the first the run new planes etc.
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Guess it will be a while for that Airbus 380 eh?
I still don't quite understand it.. official brokers are more expansive then when you buy it by using the purchase option in the game? So either the brokers are too expensive or the game ones are too cheap? :P
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Guess it will be a while for that Airbus 380 eh?
I still don't quite understand it.. official brokers are more expansive then when you buy it by using the purchase option in the game? So either the brokers are too expensive or the game ones are too cheap? :P
No, not quite. Official brokers offer prices of -7% or -10%. That means 7 or 10% off the normal market price, which is the price you pay when ordering from a manufacturer. For instance, if plane A has a market price of €100.000.000,- the official broker will offer it for €93.000.000 (-7%) or €90.000.000 (-10%).
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When does the 727-200 come out?
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When does the 727-200 come out?
Google.
A mans best friend
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From the top of my head where i may be wrong i think it came out in 1964 :D
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When does the 727-200 come out?
Google.
A mans best friend
to lazzy :P :D
I think its 1967, but I could be wrong.
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Both correct.
727-100: February 1964
727-200: December 1967
And just for the sake of it:
727-200 Advanced: May 1971
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When does the 727-200 come out?
Google.
A mans best friend
(http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/forum/wtf.gif)
A man's best friend is one of two things: Wikipedia or a dog. Neither of those has anything to do with Google. :razz:
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I think google does own wikipedia
I migt be wrong
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I think google does own wikipedia
I migt be wrong
They've recently launched "Knol", which is a wiki-like thing... but i haven't looked into it terribly much.
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never heard of that so far, maybe it will be better than wiki who knows, google's quite good