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[yesferatu]

Hey guys,

So I was upgrading a comlink the other day and it occurred to me that doing it yourself isn't really any cheaper than buying new.
My character has skills in mechanics, armorer, electronics and software and in almost every case, it costs about the same to just buy stuff off the rack.

Am I crazy or is there next to no benefit in trade-skills?

[yesferatu]

I guess it's the difference between paying half for chameleon coating a bulldog and paying an extra 10%-60% for having your mechanic contact do it for you.
I've been running with a scavenger concept character who generally makes more off the leftovers than the job.
It just didn't make any sense that I took all these points in mechanic, armorer & hardware, but it's cheaper to hand everything off to a contact to get upgraded.