Balancing the Books (9 of 10)

This guide and video walkthrough will cover the Business Career arc mission, Balancing the Books (9 of 10), in the video game MMO EVE Online. Within you will find information on completing your objective along with rewards and any other relevant details.

Objectives:

• Acquire Goods: 2 x 1MN Afterburner I (10.0m³)
• Drop off Location (Agent’s Station)

Overview:

The second-to-last mission in the Balancing the Books business career arc chain in EVE Online repeats some of the market principles you’ve learned earlier in the arc. Covered before in mission six, this task reinforces the importance of arbitrage, which is defined as the the simultaneous purchasing and selling of the same commodities in different markets, earning a profit due to the price differences in each. Simply put, it’s the process of buying low to sell high.

In this mission, your agent will task you with acquiring a pair of 1MN Afterburner I modules and delivering them to his or her station. Considering how cheap these modules are and the value of the rewards, which exceeds their typical market price, the fastest way is to buy them off the market.

Since the cargo is small enough, you can easily make your purchase run in a shuttle, bypassing the need for the Expanded Cargohold I mod given to you upfront for this mission. However, like before, you can easily make a profit by purchasing a large supply of the modules and selling the extras at the station where you performed the mission, thereby selling to other capsuleers progressing through the chain. Typically, the best prices you can find for these mods in bulk, like with most items, will be trade hub systems such as Amarr or Jita.

One final note: Make sure to acquire the items for your agent before even accepting the mission to keep yourself from having to potentially rush to meet the bonus time, especially if you want to source a large supply of the mods for reselling from a distant system.

Rewards:

• 1 x Expanded Cargohold I (granted upfront)
• 1 x Production Efficiency (skill book)
• 20,000 Isk bonus (26 minutes)
• +0.0503 % corporation standing