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Kraderic
10-08-2011, 12:46 AM
notice: the below statistics were calculated with the Anarchy Edition's Crimson Elite armor equipped, which provides a 5% discount with store vendors (IIRC).

Repeatedly buying the ingredients for the Lock Grinder schematic, then selling the furbished Lock Grinder will net you a profit of $3. It may not seem like much, but once you rack up a bit of cash, you can do this exploit en mass and make back hundreds of dollars with each vender transaction.

Lock Grinder ingredients and cost from the store vendors:

1x Electrical Wire Kit ($15)
1x Hardware Pack ($19)
1x Small Gears ($35)
Total Investment: $69

Selling Price: $72
Profit: $3

The most efficient way of farming this exploit would be to buy several dozen of each ingredient (assuming you have enough money to do so), then building all the Lock Grinders at once using the "build all" selection in your Schematics menu. Then you can go sell them at the vendor for $3 profit a piece. Personally, I purchase 100 of each ingredient, then busy myself for several minutes while the schematics are being constructed-- and then off to the vender.

To display the long-term outcome of this method, here's the potential profit you can make from building & selling 100 Lock Grinders.

Ingredient Costs($69) x Number of Lock Grinders(100): $6900
Sell Price($72) x Number of Lock Grinders(100): $7200
Profit: $300

This may work for other schematics; and it may not work for those who have the standard edition of the game, unless they chose the outfit that offered them the 5% vender discount.

Thoughts, suggestions, other valid schematics, be sure to share. =D

thereefernander
10-08-2011, 12:48 AM
I love it when this happens.

FARPRO
10-08-2011, 12:49 AM
Nice catch man!

Wildmn34
10-08-2011, 01:07 AM
Will have to give this a shot.

Interesting catch.

Jumnious
10-08-2011, 01:10 AM
Or the time it takes to do this is just to drive around and blow up cars and get paid by the bartender. Don't have ammo? Its ok, just smash into other cars with the Monarch.

I never once came across a time where I needed cash.

Kraderic
10-08-2011, 01:20 AM
Or the time it takes to do this is just to drive around and blow up cars and get paid by the bartender. Don't have ammo? Its ok, just smash into other cars with the Monarch.

I never once came across a time where I needed cash.

I've gone and stomped on a dozen or so bandit rigs only to get paid $30-50 or so. At the point where I am now, I can repeatedly build and sell 100 Lock Grinders, earning me $300 a go. If you prefer to scour the Wasteland for bandit cartels, though, have at it. The beauty of this method, however, is that the longer you do it, the more money you earn back because of that extra cash profit. You also don't have to lose potential profit by restocking ammo and/or repairing your vehicle. Don't have the time? Don't do it.

TheRealBr1ghtShadow
10-08-2011, 01:37 AM
Nice find.

I'm about to try this now.

Kraderic
10-08-2011, 01:46 AM
Nice find.

I'm about to try this now.

Be sure you have either the Vender Discount armor or Crimson Elite armor equipped. I believe you'll end up in the negative with any other armor. =(

Dz06lt
10-08-2011, 01:48 AM
Sweet deal man!

FSparacino4
10-08-2011, 02:22 AM
Nice catch even though I beat the game on nightmare without the need to boost money :)

Kraderic
10-08-2011, 06:59 AM
Eh, I know there's no need to boost money, but I have to admit money does get tight at times, especially in the early-game. =D

FSparacino4
10-08-2011, 07:54 AM
Eh, I know there's no need to boost money, but I have to admit money does get tight at times, especially in the early-game. =D

You could also just boost the hard difficulty of the card game and save when you win or reload when you lose :)

Kraderic
10-08-2011, 10:32 PM
You could also just boost the hard difficulty of the card game and save when you win or reload when you lose :)

I haven't even touched the card game yet, so I don't know anything about that lol. I've been playing that Mutant Zombie game though, pretty fun stuff.

Interfector DEI
10-08-2011, 11:59 PM
You could also just boost the hard difficulty of the card game and save when you win or reload when you lose :)

Sometimes it doesn't give your money I've been shafted a dozen times like when I beat Hendrixs a bunch and it said I won 1k but it only gave me 200 cash.

trail blazer
10-09-2011, 12:13 AM
Mutant Bash all the way. had nothing but pop rockets the whole game.

shd
10-09-2011, 12:16 AM
bash tv, with dopefish it's an easy 1000$ + in 5min

Loveless
10-09-2011, 12:37 AM
Not that it matters but you can get one more $ using Advanced Sentry Bots

Or pack - 11
Nano- 21
Sm batt - 15
Wire - 15
Hardware -19
Total cost to make - 81
Total sale - 85

Dz06lt
10-09-2011, 01:29 AM
used this method today boosted 700 to a cool 5k, i dont see this as an bad thing think of it as a free market economy at work. You buy raw materials turn them into something useful then sell your manufactured product

T0b3
10-09-2011, 10:56 AM
used this method today boosted 700 to a cool 5k, i dont see this as an bad thing think of it as a free market economy at work. You buy raw materials turn them into something useful then sell your manufactured product

I lol'd.
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JuSt BLaZe
10-09-2011, 01:07 PM
Works just fine. Thanks!

ForeverJason
10-09-2011, 04:03 PM
I love you so much. This'll also land you the Tinkerer cheevo if you haven't gotten it yet.