When I trade one craft in for another and transfer across items such as an ID or armour upgrade, they appear on the new ship unmounted. I then have to sell them at a great loss and re-buy them at full price to get them mounted. Am I missing something really obvious? :$
All new ships come with gear mounted. If you buy a ship and you want your old shield on it. Unmount the stock shield, mount your own. Done.
IDs are different. They move over to the sell side. You must transfer them to the new ship by being on the tab where the ID mounts. Once transfered over, mount it. Do this before you complete the ship purchase.