Plasma Cartridge appraisal

The Plasma Cartridge Appraisal Guide is a calculation reference. The catalog’s 150-Credit original price is not the appraisal formula.

What you see → value effect

Start with 100 Credits, then add every matching modifier. The final value cannot go below 30 Credits.

Field	What to match	Modifier
Cartridge Condition	Light Wear	−15
Cartridge Condition	Heavy Wear	−30
Cartridge Condition	Cracked	−50
Cartridge Condition	Exposed Screws	−10
Cartridge Condition	Reinforced	+20
Plasma Color	Standard	+0
Plasma Color	Low-Grade (any other color)	−50
Plasma Color	High-Grade	+50

If several cartridge conditions are shown, add them all. The logo and serial help you read the complete record, but they do not add a separate credit modifier in the appraisal calculation.

Manufacturer and seal

Use the logo and seal to identify the manufacturer, then apply the matching branch only when its visible conditions are met:

Manufacturer	What you see	Bonus
Wild’s Rides (WLD)	Wild’s Rides seal (plain, with a multicolored border) and Standard or Low-Grade color; any cartridge condition is allowed.	+20
ZhongHua Shipbuilding (ZHS)	ZhongHua Shipbuilding seal; no wear, cracks or exposed screws; Standard color. Reinforced still qualifies.	+40
Republic Naval Requisition (RNR)	Republic Naval Requisition seal; no cracks; Standard color.	+40
Ignition Lab (IGN)	Ignition Lab seal; no cartridge condition at all; High-Grade color.	+80

Worked calculation

An Ignition Lab cartridge with High-Grade color and no cartridge condition is:

100 base + 50 High-Grade + 80 Ignition Lab = 230 Credits → above the 30-Credit floor, so the appraisal value is 230 Credits.

The service accepts an estimate from 50% through 150% of that true value; use the shared appraisal rules for the fee band.

A Standard-color ZhongHua Shipbuilding cartridge that is Reinforced but has no wear, cracks or exposed screws is 100 base + 20 Reinforced + 40 ZhongHua Shipbuilding = 160 Credits.

Quality examples

HIGH-GRADE — +50Apply the High-Grade color modifier.

STANDARD — +0No color modifier. Continue to the cartridge condition and manufacturer.

LOW-GRADE — −50A Low-Grade color reduces the value by 50 Credits.

LOW-GRADE — −50This is the second Low-Grade color, with the same modifier.

Manufacturer seals

REPUBLIC NAVAL REQUISITION (RNR)Pair with Standard color and no cracks for the +40 manufacturer bonus.

WILD'S RIDES (WLD)The plain seal with a multicolored border. Pair with Standard or Low-Grade color for the +20 bonus.

IGNITION LAB (IGN)Pair with High-Grade color and no cartridge condition for +80.

ZHONGHUA SHIPBUILDING (ZHS)Pair with Standard color and no wear, cracks or exposed screws; Reinforced adds another +20.

Sources: the in-game Plasma Cartridge Appraisal Guide, FuelUI, PlasmaHelper.GetCorrectValue, CreatePlasmaRandom and the installed demo’s level1; matching declarations in psdump-demo/dump.cs, build 049-Rev3-L.