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Purchasing Ships on the Exchange

christian#3573 christian
christian#3573
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edited September 2023 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I've seen in other threads members mentioning that it is possible to purchase ships on the Exchange. Can somebody tell me where/what Exchange?? I've been to the Exchange at ESD all the time, I see nowhere in the options to look for ships to purchase. Am I missing something obvious? I'm on Xbox One.
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    kiralynkiralyn Member Posts: 1,576 Arc User
    On PC, the ships you buy are ones from lockboxes, promo packs, lobi, etc. They're all in boxes, so they're in the "reward packs" section. There's all sorts of other junk in there, so you need to know what name to search for. "[T6]" is a starting point.

    No idea how closely the XB version follows that. /shrug

    (note: none of them are account unlocks or reclaimable.)
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    thegrandnagus1thegrandnagus1 Member Posts: 5,165 Arc User
    What ship are you looking for? Search for the name of the pack the ship is in, and "beware" some ships are in multiple packs and some are cheaper than the other. If you tell me the ship you are after I can give you the best search terms.
    The-Grand-Nagus
    Join Date: Sep 2008

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    leemwatsonleemwatson Member Posts: 5,345 Arc User
    kiralyn wrote: »
    On PC, the ships you buy are ones from lockboxes, promo packs, lobi, etc. They're all in boxes, so they're in the "reward packs" section. There's all sorts of other junk in there, so you need to know what name to search for. "[T6]" is a starting point.

    No idea how closely the XB version follows that. /shrug

    (note: none of them are account unlocks or reclaimable.)

    It runs the same as PC.

    'T6', 'Tier 6', or typing in the ship class will bring up most ships.
    "You don't want to patrol!? You don't want to escort!? You don't want to defend the Federation's Starbases!? Then why are you flying my Starships!? If you were a Klingon you'd be killed on the spot, but lucky for you.....you WERE in Starfleet. Let's see how New Zealand Penal Colony suits you." Adm A. Necheyev.
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    christian#3573 christian
    christian#3573
         Member Posts: 17 Arc User
    thegrandnagus1 wrote: »
    What ship are you looking for? Search for the name of the pack the ship is in, and "beware" some ships are in multiple packs and some are cheaper than the other. If you tell me the ship you are after I can give you the best search terms.

    Not really looking for a specific ship (ok well MAYBE if I could find a Verity-class, but I am NOT holding my breath). I was just wondering if I was not doing something right. I find the Exchange not to be the greatest user-friendly.
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    salazarrazesalazarraze Member Posts: 3,794 Arc User
    The Verity is a c-store ship. C-store ships are not going to be on the exchange. "Exchange ships" are lock box, lobi or promo only.

    https://sto.gamepedia.com/Category:Lock_Box_starships

    https://sto.gamepedia.com/Special_Requisition_Choice_Pack_-_Tier_6_Promotional_Ship_Choice_Pack

    https://sto.gamepedia.com/Lobi_Crystal_Consortium#Ships_and_Crew
    When you see "TRIBBLE" in my posts, it's because I manually typed "TRIBBLE" and censored myself.
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    warmaker001bwarmaker001b Member Posts: 9,205 Arc User
    kiralyn wrote: »
    On PC, the ships you buy are ones from lockboxes, promo packs, lobi, etc. They're all in boxes, so they're in the "reward packs" section. There's all sorts of other junk in there, so you need to know what name to search for. "[T6]" is a starting point.

    No idea how closely the XB version follows that. /shrug

    (note: none of them are account unlocks or reclaimable.)

    Something I want to add to this: You have to be very careful in how you search. Pay attention to the names.

    Let's say you're in the market for a Jem'Hadar bugship. You do a search in Reward Packs for Jem'Hadar and you start seeing the more expensive ships.

    There's the very old T5 Jem'Hadar Attack Ship which is basically useless now. But some will try to price it as high as the newer, better version at T6, the Jem'Hadar Recon or Strike Ship.

    Some will try to sell the cheap Lobi Ship Equipment packs in the Exchange at the same price as the full ships that have the same name.
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    davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,512 Arc User
    ^ good advice. The exchange is buyer and seller beware.

    An item is always exactly what the description says it is, but a buyer not paying attention can pay 600 million for that ship *equipment* pack instead of a ship, or pay 15 million for a useless *normal* R&D pack that does not contain lobi or a chance at a ship.

    A seller needs to be careful not to click-click-click and sell a stack of 99 lock box keys for 5 million *total*, or leave off the last few zeroes when selling a 500 million lock box ship for 500,000.

    Sales are final, support won't reverse the transaction.
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    christian#3573 christian
    christian#3573
         Member Posts: 17 Arc User
    Excellent, thank you all for the information!
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    thegrandnagus1thegrandnagus1 Member Posts: 5,165 Arc User
    I would recommend reading these 2 threads I posted a while ago:

    https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline#/discussion/1249609/how-to-get-the-disco-connie-without-gambling

    https://www.reddit.com/r/sto/comments/c4fhks/exchange_psa_sometimes_lockbox_ships_come_in/

    Even if you aren't interested in the specific ships mentioned in those threads, the points still apply.
    The-Grand-Nagus
    Join Date: Sep 2008

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    theanothernametheanothername Member Posts: 1,504 Arc User
    warmaker001b wrote: »
    kiralyn wrote: »
    On PC, the ships you buy are ones from lockboxes, promo packs, lobi, etc. They're all in boxes, so they're in the "reward packs" section. There's all sorts of other junk in there, so you need to know what name to search for. "[T6]" is a starting point.

    No idea how closely the XB version follows that. /shrug

    (note: none of them are account unlocks or reclaimable.)

    Something I want to add to this: You have to be very careful in how you search. Pay attention to the names.

    Let's say you're in the market for a Jem'Hadar bugship. You do a search in Reward Packs for Jem'Hadar and you start seeing the more expensive ships.

    There's the very old T5 Jem'Hadar Attack Ship which is basically useless now. But some will try to price it as high as the newer, better version at T6, the Jem'Hadar Recon or Strike Ship.

    Some will try to sell the cheap Lobi Ship Equipment packs in the Exchange at the same price as the full ships that have the same name.

    Don't the old T5 LB ships get a free T5U upgrade? Sure, not as fancy as T6 but faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar from useless.
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    foppotee#4552 foppotee
    foppotee#4552
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    theanothername wrote: »
    warmaker001b wrote: »
    kiralyn wrote: »
    On PC, the ships you buy are ones from lockboxes, promo packs, lobi, etc. They're all in boxes, so they're in the "reward packs" section. There's all sorts of other junk in there, so you need to know what name to search for. "[T6]" is a starting point.

    No idea how closely the XB version follows that. /shrug

    (note: none of them are account unlocks or reclaimable.)

    Something I want to add to this: You have to be very careful in how you search. Pay attention to the names.

    Let's say you're in the market for a Jem'Hadar bugship. You do a search in Reward Packs for Jem'Hadar and you start seeing the more expensive ships.

    There's the very old T5 Jem'Hadar Attack Ship which is basically useless now. But some will try to price it as high as the newer, better version at T6, the Jem'Hadar Recon or Strike Ship.

    Some will try to sell the cheap Lobi Ship Equipment packs in the Exchange at the same price as the full ships that have the same name.

    Don't the old T5 LB ships get a free T5U upgrade? Sure, not as fancy as T6 but faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar from useless.

    I know the Very Rare T5 LB ships do: Undine, Hirogen, Voth, Tal Shiar, Xindi, Cardassian, I might be missing a couple. Most of those ships are "retired" now though Hirogen might be last to receive a T6 face-lift. The Rare (blue) ships do not receive a free upgrade & are still (1) console down compared to the T5 upgraded Very Rare ships.
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    grendelthewise#0990 grendelthewise
    grendelthewise#0990
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    I find the Exchange not to be the greatest user-friendly.[/quote]

    You are right about that, it's totally useless
    Fleet Admiral of the U.S.S. ATTILA KHAN-CDA (NX-921911).
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    theanothernametheanothername Member Posts: 1,504 Arc User
    All these reward packs are in dire need of multiple sub-sections.

    |
    - Starships
    |- Science (Science Ships)
    |- Light (Escorts, Raiders, Destroyer, similar)
    |- Heavy (Cruisers, Dreads, etc)
    |- Shuttles
    |
    - Clothing
    |- Summerevent
    |- Winterevent
    |- Lobi
    |- Misc

    The whole exchange is actually in dire need of an overhaul. With some stuff you cannot even search for rarity; its either all rarities or nothing.
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