Pricing trains

so in all my time owning companies i never understood/learned how to properly price/sell trains like how do we calculate that?

Prices are arbitrary and really just based on vibes. Companies with good perks can charge more, or if you are selling 10 or more a day you can charge a premium. Lowest I have seen them go for is 4/500k. 

I think it depends heavily on the company type and star rating. I ran a 6 ⭐️ AN before, and people were willing to pay up to $1m per train because they had really low stats and needed the trains to work toward Principal (or a similar job requirement). The 6 ⭐️ AN also gave 2 E-DVDs, which at the time were worth around $9m/week, so that obviously made the trains more valuable.

I also had an 8 ⭐️ Pub, and I couldn’t get people to pay more than around $350k/train. So in my experience, you can’t really price trains based purely on a general market rate. The company type, star level, perks, and what the buyer needs all make a big difference.

i've have seen/heard of people pricing them at about 50k per company star. so sounds like no real scale which is interesting. i couldn't imagine paying more than like 500k for said trains no matter the company

Lower stats = higher train price

High stats (only if you need that) = lower train price

Bulk buys = lower price

Good perks = high price

3*-7* company = low price

+8* company = high price

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