SFE - Southern Fortress Engineering - Armour Specialists

I'll give you a bump cause someone was looking for this thread :)
 
Prices Updated for July

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Wow, blink and 3 months goes bye-bye!

Sorry for the lack of news folks but Tim and I are both exceptionally busy these days IRL so we've been doing the absolute minimum when it comes to EU (Those of you who are members of PAF will have noticed I'm around the forums less too). Hopefully this will change when we are both working in the same office (in the not too distant future) and I'm in front of a computer most of the day instead of playing in the Operating Theatres at night!

Anyway, over the last couple of months we've seen minimal movement on the majority of materials, but with the odd exception so there has been little to report in regards to prices. However the couple that have changed were slight at best or we are holding tight to see if they change again next month (at which point we will react to them).

On a positive note, we finally got Aquila on the shelf at Sanctuary Cove! This wasn't so much a case of not having it as opposed to a case of having to completely rearrange the entire shop and being unable to do due to both time and priority....same goes for the new graphics that Robo did for us months ago. :(

We will get it done though, hopefully sooner rather than later...

TTFN

EwoK


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The Price List & TT Values have now been updated for July.


The Monthly Price Guide is available here, or subscribe to receive it via email here.

As always, everything we make/stock is also available as an email order.

Did you know SFE are on Facebook? If you have a Facebook account then why not look us up and give us a "Like"!

- The SFE Team -

P.S - We've listed the locations for our entire range on the Price List. That way, you can find what you want without having to take the time to run around looking for yourself![/QUOTE]
 
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Prices Updated for September

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Sorry for the lack of news again recently folks but the last couple of months have been a bit of upheaval. I've finally taken the plunge and resigned from my hospital job after 18.5 years and will be starting in a new RL business with Tim this month. This should mean that the frequency of our communication should improve once again as we'll both be in front of computers most of our day.

Anyway, over the last couple of months we've seen minimal movement on the majority of materials, but that changed a bit this last month with things like Light Metal Plating once again becoming quite expensive and forcing our price of Lich upwards once again. More information can be found in the latest Price Guide (link below).

On a positive note, Aquila is finally on the shelf at Sanctuary Cove and has been selling quite well.

Keep your eye open in coming weeks for all our new graphics being finally uploaded!

TTFN

EwoK

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The Price List & TT Values have now been updated for September.

The Monthly Price Guide is available here, or subscribe to receive it via email here.

As always, everything we make/stock is also available as an email order.

Did you know SFE are on Facebook? If you have a Facebook account then why not look us up and give us a "Like"!

- The SFE Team -

P.S - We've listed the locations for our entire range on the Price List. That way, you can find what you want without having to take the time to run around looking for yourself!
 
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One word for you this month folks: TAMING!

The long awaited pastime is apparently back with this latest VU (or at least its first phase is). I for one am looking forward to seeing what they (MA) have done with it as I have not only a number of existing pets in my inventory but also aspirations of getting a couple of the new ones too! :D

As I mentioned last month, I finally took the plunge and resigned from my hospital job after 18.5 years and am now working in our RL business with TimUnleashed. Whilst I was hoping that this would mean that the frequency of our communication would improve again, unfortunately (or fortunately depending on you PoV!) we have been very busy!

But, I promise that once we get the hang of things again, the communication will be back to its best levels.

Speaking of new and shiny things, have you checked out the NEW look at Planet Arkadia Forum? Go check it out!

Anyway, to EU stuff, the continuing trend of the last couple of months has continued with minimal movement on the majority of materials, but significant movement on a select few. Also, after observing the medium to long term trend on some materials, we've realigned a couple of armours that don't see much action on the shelf.

This may change with some of the balancing coming in with this VU (VU15.0) but only time will tell.

TTFN

EwoK


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The Price List & TT Values have now been updated for October.

The Monthly Price Guide is available here, or subscribe to receive it via email here.

As always, everything we make/stock is also available as an email order.

Did you know SFE are on Facebook? If you have a Facebook account then why not look us up and give us a "Like"!

- The SFE Team -

P.S - We've listed the locations for our entire range on the Price List. That way, you can find what you want without having to take the time to run around looking for yourself!
 
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Prices Updated for December

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OMG is nearly Christmas! Where the heck has the year gone?

As I mentioned last time (October), I finally took the plunge and resigned from my hospital job after 18.5 years and am now working in our RL business with TimUnleashed. We have been very busy (which is great for us!) but that also means we have had less time for EU :(


Fortunately, with thing quieting down a little for the next month, this will mean I have some time to get into EU and do some work on our shops. YES, I finally will have the time to get the new graphics sorted and rearrange the layouts in order to make way for Pegasus and Perseus.

That's right, SFE can now supply the ENTIRE Lorika Tek range from Arkadia. For now Pegasus and Perseus are available to order only, but hopefully post festivities, they will both start hitting the shelves.

Anyway, we hope you all have a safe and Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous New Year.

TTFN

EwoK

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The Price List & TT Values have now been updated for December.

The Monthly Price Guide is available here, or subscribe to receive it via email here.

As always, everything we make/stock is also available as an email order.

Did you know SFE are on Facebook? If you have a Facebook account then why not look us up and give us a "Like"!

- The SFE Team -

P.S - We've listed the locations for our entire range on the Price List. That way, you can find what you want without having to take the time to run around looking for yourself!
 
Prices Updated for January

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Well, Christmas and New Year are done for another year and people are all heading back to work for the grind of the year ahead.

The holiday break wasn't quite as quiet as I had imagined so things didn't quite go to plan, but the more observant of you will have noticed a fairly significant layout change at the Sanctuary Cove, PA Mall and TP Mall shops.

Signs are yet to be uploaded, as I hit a little snag late in the job, but the new setup looks great! Feedback is welcome and encouraged.

Aquila has finally got itself a shopkeeper @ PA Mall (though a little under dressed!) and is already selling. Pegasus and Perseus are not far behind either.

So lets all look forward to what 2015 brings us eh?

TTFN

EwoK

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The Price List & TT Values have now been updated for January.

The Monthly Price Guides are available here, or subscribe to receive them each month via email here.

As always, everything we make/stock is also available as an email order.

Did you know SFE are on Facebook? If you have a Facebook account then why not look us up and give us a "Like"!

- The SFE Team -

P.S - We've listed the locations for our entire range on the Price List. That way, you can find what you want without having to take the time to run around looking for yourself!
 
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Simply put, we price based on our cost to craft. The "general market" as you put it, is based solely on auction prices (which 99% of the time) will be lower as people sell there for fast turn over and buy for the lowest price they can.....and we are not prepared to craft and sell at a loss. The point of SFE's operational setup is to be sustainable (i.e. it pays for its own continued operation) so we (Tim and I) don't need to tip tons of our own RL money into it to keep it going.....it's why we are still around after nearly 9 years.

We do a monthly review, based directly on the market prices of materials and a formula we have developed over years of recording crafting results, to come up with our prices each month. We may not always be the cheapest (and we encourage our customers to do their research before buying) but 9 times out of 10 we will have the stock when you need it. Its not just about having the best price, its also about reliability and convenience for the customer as well.....a cheap price is no good if you can't get the item you want. Would you rather hang around auction for hours or days hoping to grab that piece of armour for the cheapest you can, or grab it from us for a bit extra and be back out hunting or whatever in the shortest possible time?
 
Simply put, we price based on our cost to craft. The "general market" as you put it, is based solely on auction prices (which 99% of the time) will be lower as people sell there for fast turn over and buy for the lowest price they can.....and we are not prepared to craft and sell at a loss. The point of SFE's operational setup is to be sustainable (i.e. it pays for its own continued operation) so we (Tim and I) don't need to tip tons of our own RL money into it to keep it going.....it's why we are still around after nearly 9 years.We do a monthly review, based directly on the market prices of materials and a formula we have developed over years of recording crafting results, to come up with our prices each month. We may not always be the cheapest (and we encourage our customers to do their research before buying) but 9 times out of 10 we will have the stock when you need it. Its not just about having the best price, its also about reliability and convenience for the customer as well.....a cheap price is no good if you can't get the item you want. Would you rather hang around auction for hours or days hoping to grab that piece of armour for the cheapest you can, or grab it from us for a bit extra and be back out hunting or whatever in the shortest possible time?
A big thumbs up for Ace's post. I have bought a Lich set from SFE at a time when there was none to be had from anywhere else. They crafted it quickly on request and charged me their standard advertised price, even though they could easily have gouged me for more, as there was none to be found on the auction or anywhere else I could find.Their prices may not always be the lowest, but they do always seem fair.
 
Prices Updated for February

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I know, I know, wth is with such a late update?

All I can say is that having done the review early in the month that RL got very busy and I just plain forgot.

I'll try to do better next month folks

TTFN

EwoK


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The Price List & TT Values have now been updated for Febuary.

The Monthly Price Guides are available here, or subscribe to receive them each month via email here.

As always, everything we make/stock is also available as an email order.

Did you know SFE are on Facebook? If you have a Facebook account then why not look us up and give us a "Like"!

- The SFE Team -

P.S - We've listed the locations for our entire range on the Price List. That way, you can find what you want without having to take the time to run around looking for yourself!
 
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