Trade Bug Reports and Requests

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Scrap Metal prices
I have an issue with scrap metal prices. The moderate price sell points have been removed from Liberty (Baltimore Shipyard paid ~800 credits per piece in 4.86). Besides helium, scrap metal was a "starting commodity" in 4.86, which anyone could mine for starting profit. I don't know if the scrap metal mining rate was changed for non-junkers or not, but could be some higher price points added? 700-800 credit per piece would seem ok. I know that the new concept in which scrap metal is a byproduct of construction, so shipyards sell the scrap metal instead of buying it. But the smelters, like Culebra in Puerto Rico, also sells scrap metal which makes absolutely no sense, since it should buy it at a high price for reprocessing. My suggestion is: junker bases pay a bit higher price for scrap metal (500-700 credits), and Culebra pays even higher (900-1200 credits), thus creating a supply chain of scrap metal.

(Sorry for putting this here, but I could not find an economy balance thread for 4.87 anywhere.)

Other:
Unlawful ore buying bases
I heard as a suggestion/rumor before, that unlawful bases will buy ores (and other valuable commodities? like gate/lane parts for hackers, it would be inRP) for ~half of max. lawful sell prices, to promote ore cargo piraty. Has this been implemented yet, or if not, will it be?

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