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Abe Sargent · 12-18-2014, 10:54 PM

October 16, 3062 – The Duchy of Andurien and the Mathews family contacts us. Their JumpShip, the Tramp, has not been selling well and they are sitting on some extras. The Tramp was made in Star League era but had not been made for a while. It was considered a weaker JumpShip compared to other options available on the market.

They heard we lost a JumpShip. The company near Andurien making Star Lord JumpShips decided to create Tramps again in order to make money from a burgeoning JumpShip market in the late 3040s. A few years later, they began making Tramps. About 9 or 10 were made when a major, but easily fixable, issue was found in the drive system. A recall and refitting took a few years, but was easy enough. As a result, due to the Tramps old reputation and new one, they have not sold that well.

The Duchy is sitting on a pair they haven’t been able to sell. They know we need more Aerospace assets. They offer to sell it to us at a reduced cost. We negotiate to buy them at cost, and they will remove their under-the-table funding of the Coalition.

With the Styk Commonality and Sarna Supremacy no more or getting that way, the Matthews Money is simply heading to Saiph now.

We move some mechs and money to Andurien, and hold on for more money later, beginning monthly payments. (We’ll pay for most of these by sending them ‘Mechs from Liberty).

12-18-2014, 10:54 PM	#50
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	October 16, 3062 – The Duchy of Andurien and the Mathews family contacts us. Their JumpShip, the Tramp, has not been selling well and they are sitting on some extras. The Tramp was made in Star League era but had not been made for a while. It was considered a weaker JumpShip compared to other options available on the market. They heard we lost a JumpShip. The company near Andurien making Star Lord JumpShips decided to create Tramps again in order to make money from a burgeoning JumpShip market in the late 3040s. A few years later, they began making Tramps. About 9 or 10 were made when a major, but easily fixable, issue was found in the drive system. A recall and refitting took a few years, but was easy enough. As a result, due to the Tramps old reputation and new one, they have not sold that well. The Duchy is sitting on a pair they haven’t been able to sell. They know we need more Aerospace assets. They offer to sell it to us at a reduced cost. We negotiate to buy them at cost, and they will remove their under-the-table funding of the Coalition. With the Styk Commonality and Sarna Supremacy no more or getting that way, the Matthews Money is simply heading to Saiph now. We move some mechs and money to Andurien, and hold on for more money later, beginning monthly payments. (We’ll pay for most of these by sending them ‘Mechs from Liberty). __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent Last edited by Abe Sargent : 12-18-2014 at 10:55 PM.