I noticed while I was traveling around that the same ship can vary in price from station to station. In this specific instance, the Keelback, which is normally 3.1 million credits (as seen on the referenced site), was for sale in a station/system I had never visisted for 2.6 million.

What accounts for the difference in price I'm observing?

1 Answer

Some systems sell ships and equipment at discounted prices. For example, all ships are offered for a 15% discount at any system controlled or exploited by Li Yong-Rui.

Here's a list of currently known discounts:

Discounts on Ships and Outfitting

All outfitting & ships Location: Li Yong-Rui Controlled and Exploited systems Discount: 15% Requirements: None
All outfitting and ships Location: Founders world (Shinrarta Dezhra) - All stations Discount: 10% Requirements: Permit gained via Elite rank or backer level
All Ships and limited outfitting Location: CD-43 11917 - Attilius Orbital Discount: 20% on selected ships, 30% on selected modules Requirements: Permit gained via CQC Prestige

Details on the latter (Attilius Orbital):

Discounts on Specific Ships

ASP Location: Alioth - Irkutsk Station Discount: 20% Requirements: Alioth Permit
Orca Location: Alioth - Irkutsk Station Discount: 20% Requirements: Alioth Permit
Diamondback Explorer Location: Wolf 406 - Hamilton Gateway Discount: 20% Requirements: None
Eagle Location: Sol - Daedalus Station Discount: 20% Requirements: Sol Permit
Vulture Location: Sol - Daedalus Station Discount: 10% Requirements: Sol Permit
Eagle Location: Beta Hydri - Edmondson High Discount: 10% Requirements: Beta Hydri Permit
Imperial Ships Location: Denton Paterus Controlled systems Discount: 10% Requirements: None

Discounts on Specific Outfitting

Weapons Location: Zachary Hudson Controlled systems Discount: 20% Requirements: None
Cargo racks and Hull Reinforcement (Does not apply to Bulkheads) Location: Edmund Mahon Controlled systems Discount: 20% Requirements: None

Information was taken from this thread at the official forums. These discounts (except those related to Powerplay) are subject to change, so this info might change. The forum thread seems to be updated regularly so information there should be pretty accurate.

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