i did not say that anywhere. I said your claim EP1 is garantueed loss is false.
Ah ok sure, that's a pretty bold statement and no one should try to enter any certainty into something as unpredictable as the loot system in Entropia. So I'll try and make a statement which I think is more accurate and level headed:
Your odds of profiting from crafting are better if your strategy is to craft for markup, then to craft things that have no value and just end up in the Trade Terminal after being made.
It's a complex question and there's lots of variables to consider, I concede. But I think generally speaking, that statement holds true.