# Ore and refined, when should i buy which

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**Category:** New Citizens Q&A\
**Created:** [February 6, 2018, 2:36am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ore-and-refined-when-should-i-buy-which/55647 "2018-02-06T02:36:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jenne\_Wain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/jenne_wain/32/71483_2.png) [@Jenne\_Wain](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Jenne_Wain)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ore-and-refined-when-should-i-buy-which/55647/2 "2018-02-06T05:00:24Z")

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There isn’t really an equation, other than “which option is more profitable”, but there is a good amount of discussion on this topic in this thread:

> **[Manufacturing, is it only for the "big boys"](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/manufacturing-is-it-only-for-the-big-boys/24747)**
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> Having recently moved out of null sec and wormhole space where ISK making was done by doing havens and the rest of the time was PVP I thought I would try a bit of manufacturing. I’ve had the skills for a long time as it was what I did when first came...

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