General Strategy - First of all, you will need to have a lot of Credits, to begin with, so if you don’t have any to spare, just focus on other described activities for now. Then you have to familiarize yourself with the Network; memorize the prices, identify the hottest, and most wanted items, learn to spot occasions, and to avoid bad deals. After all these steps, start buying items posted for a price below their real value, and then repost them in order to make a profit. The most important thing in all this is patience. Don’t rush your decisions; if your items are not selling quickly, do not repost them for a lower price immediately, just wait and analyze, there is a good chance that they will sell eventually.

1. If you have accumulated a large stock of the one type of Item (a Crafting Material for example), do not post it all at once, just stash it for a later time instead; this will save you money in a long run.
2. If an item is rare and in high demand, you could try to monopolize it, by buying it out completely and then reposting it for a new much higher price. This requires a lot of continuous investment (you have to buy out all items posted below your new price or this will not work), and is very risky, however, as someone can potentially have a large stock of the said item just waiting for the price to increase).
3. Don’t panic if the price of an item is dropping, GTN is very fluid, and prices are fluctuating monthly, weekly or even daily; you will learn to spot those fluctuations over time (they are often related to holidays, weekends, and so on).
4. Don’t rush your auctions, it is sometimes better to wait for a few days before posting items (periods with increased player populations are generally better for posting auctions, as the Demand rises and Supply drops during those periods).

1. If you plan to farm Credits via crafting items from your mats, you could level up alts, and set their Crew Skills for Gathering and Missions (if you have Crafting Skills already leveled on your main that is).
2. Analyze the GTN on a regular basis, because prices tend to change regularly, and you don’t want to be caught off guard by a sudden price drop.
3. Always use the shortest possible duration when posting up your Crafted items on the GTN; other players will surely undercut you, so there is no point in posting up Items for longer
4. Remember to utilize your Companions to their full potential! Sending them on Missions will provide you with quite a few valuable Crafting components.

1. You can do those missions much quicker if you team up with a friend.
2. Remember that all those Missions are sharable, so there is no need for every group member to select chosen Missions by themselves.
3. Use the teleport feature; the game allows you to quickly travel to the Mission’s location.
4. You can sell Companion Gifts gained from Supply Crates for even more profit.

1. You can combine this with Crafting for increased profit.
2. You should always have the maximum number of companions ready to be sent on Missions. This will provide you with a bonus loot that could be sold for some more profit.
3. Try to memorize where resources are located and optimize your Gathering Path for increased efficiency.

END NOTE

Star Wars: The Old Republic gives you one the most important things when it comes to making money in MMOs – the freedom of choice; you are not limited to just one Credit farming method, you can mix and match them however you like to maximize your profits, and minimize boredom. Activities described above are just the tip of an iceberg as far as possibilities that the game presents go. Please remember that the most important thing is to have fun while playing, if you get bored or tired while making credits, just take a break and something else for a bit, or you will get fatigued; because after all, games should be played for fun, don’t make a second job out of them.

Please do note that this is an early version of our guide, and we will be happy to receive constructive criticism, that will help us improve it, so leave your suggestions in the comments section below. We also plan to add further Money-making activities to the list in the foreseeable future, so stay tuned.