Introduction to ISK: mining and trading

EVE Online Mining and Trading aren’t the most glamorous jobs, but everybody seems to do some. It takes time to learn the best routes and the best place to mine ore, and you’ll want to ask friends to help or visit one of the support sites to find good systems. If you are brave enough, you can go into low-security space and mine the rare ores, which you can make a LOT of EVE ISK and is rarely dull. The risk is a lot higher, however, and “noobs” are advised to take it slow at first, until the game is learnt. Miners should focus on getting an EVE Online ship with the largest cargo hold possible, and preferably 2 or more turret slots available on their ship that can use Mining lasers (more on that below). Traders also need a la rge cargo hold but can skip the turrets and focus on things that increase their speed or their cargo. For traders, time is money. EvE offers a very comprehensive system to set up player -to-player auctions, courier contracts (whereby you pick up and drop off supplies for a fee) and item exchanges. You can deal with other players this way, or you can purchase trade goods from the NPC (non-player-character) stations and sell them for profit elsewhere in the universe. Pretty straightforward, huh? But if you don't have time to do all of this, just head over to eve isk shop and buy some.