# Safest methods to buy a corporation **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [February 1, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679 "2025-02-01T12:06:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hue\_Lac\_Aulmais](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hue_lac_aulmais/32/447710_2.png) [@Hue\_Lac\_Aulmais](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Hue_Lac_Aulmais)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/1 "2025-02-01T12:06:05Z")
Hey, I’m looking to purchase a specific corporation. What would the best safest methods to creatively use the game mechanics to make the purchase risk-free for both parties? ---
**Author:** ![Aisha\_Katalen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aisha_katalen/32/387724_2.png) [@Aisha\_Katalen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aisha_Katalen)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/2 "2025-02-01T12:28:06Z")
This is an inherently bad idea unless you use a middle man, and you also get all the corp’s shares. And given your… visible history I’d say it’s going to go wrong and you’ll be played, probably. ---
**Author:** ![Hue\_Lac\_Aulmais](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hue_lac_aulmais/32/447710_2.png) [@Hue\_Lac\_Aulmais](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Hue_Lac_Aulmais)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/3 "2025-02-01T12:31:58Z")
How do I find trusted middlemen in this forum? ---
**Author:** ![Arthur\_Aihaken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/arthur_aihaken/32/504104_2.png) [@Arthur\_Aihaken](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Arthur_Aihaken)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/4 "2025-02-01T12:33:35Z")
If you have to ask, this probably isn’t a good idea. Not saying it couldn’t work, just that there are so many scammers in this game… ---
**Author:** ![Hue\_Lac\_Aulmais](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hue_lac_aulmais/32/447710_2.png) [@Hue\_Lac\_Aulmais](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Hue_Lac_Aulmais)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/5 "2025-02-01T12:35:35Z")
I’ll only be doing amounts I can afford to lose. ---
**Author:** ![Aisha\_Katalen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aisha_katalen/32/387724_2.png) [@Aisha\_Katalen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aisha_Katalen)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/6 "2025-02-01T12:35:47Z")
I’m not in the loop on such services these days, beyond that there is really only one: he who shall not be named (and I doubt he’s even active these days and would be interested in this). And even those you can’t really trust with real valuables, there’s an old story about a State Raven. Check here perhaps: [Services - EVE Online Forums](https://forums.eveonline.com/c/marketplace/services/61) But again, this is probably just a bad idea and I’d suggest to not do it. ---
**Author:** ![Power\_Armor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/power_armor/32/413178_2.png) [@Power\_Armor](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Power_Armor)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/7 "2025-02-01T12:47:34Z")
May i ask what is the reasoning behind “buying” a corporation, when you can set up as many as you like? A specific name? A certain reputation? If at all those things will only matter to you…and will only have a value to you. Only sentimental value. And if you have no connection to the former corp you could just choose a similar name. ---
**Author:** ![Hue\_Lac\_Aulmais](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hue_lac_aulmais/32/447710_2.png) [@Hue\_Lac\_Aulmais](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Hue_Lac_Aulmais)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/8 "2025-02-01T12:52:23Z")
One advantage being that the corp is already setup and has members working ---
**Author:** ![Aisha\_Katalen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aisha_katalen/32/387724_2.png) [@Aisha\_Katalen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aisha_Katalen)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/9 "2025-02-01T12:57:49Z")
- why would those stick around of the corp got sold and got new management? - who says they’re actual & active pilots, not just a bunch of alts who haven’t logged in in ages - what is the chance that a (high sec) industry corp is full of null alts from a specific group there, and they all just go “lol” and leave after you bought it Again, it seems a really bad idea and given your visible history of questionable ideas in terms of not suspecting/expecting various forms of pvp it’s just going to go wrong. But you do you. ---
**Author:** ![Hue\_Lac\_Aulmais](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hue_lac_aulmais/32/447710_2.png) [@Hue\_Lac\_Aulmais](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Hue_Lac_Aulmais)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/10 "2025-02-01T13:00:22Z")
> [@Aisha\_Katalen](#): > > given your visible history of questionable ideas What do you mean by this though? This is my first post here. ---
**Author:** ![Aisha\_Katalen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aisha_katalen/32/387724_2.png) [@Aisha\_Katalen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aisha_Katalen)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/11 "2025-02-01T13:08:24Z")
> **[Eve Who - Hue Lac Aulmais](https://evewho.com/character/2122090586)** > > Eve Who - Hue Lac Aulmais We can see your corp history and from that we can see all recorded kills and losses, it’s also fairly easy to spot alts like that and we can check their kills&losses as well. A couple of days ago you lost a Loki to Concord which is already quite the feat and you seem to have a habit of losing ships to Concord, and not in the ganking kind of way. Then you try to use a kiting Brutix with 250s but you use it plated with full tank, no mag stabs nor nanos. And you use it in… Kubinen. Your alt gate jumped an Anshar into Ahbazon and, quite predictably, lost it. Understand I’m not trolling you or laughing or anything. I’m simply pointing out that you’re probably not really up to speed when it comes to pvp related stuff, which means you’re going to be taken advantage of… probably. ---
**Author:** ![Hue\_Lac\_Aulmais](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hue_lac_aulmais/32/447710_2.png) [@Hue\_Lac\_Aulmais](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Hue_Lac_Aulmais)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/12 "2025-02-01T13:15:42Z")
No offense but what does this have to do with corporate mechanics and in-game workarounds? ---
**Author:** ![Aisha\_Katalen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aisha_katalen/32/387724_2.png) [@Aisha\_Katalen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aisha_Katalen)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/13 "2025-02-01T13:18:13Z")
There are a lot of things you need to learn in EVE, especially when it comes to competition with other players and it’s completely fine to make mistakes, they’re a learning moment. But understand that PVP in EVE has many facets and what I did in like 60 seconds others (can) do as well, they see your history and go “lol we can play this dude”. You’re going to get played… probably. ---
**Author:** ![Kezrai\_Charzai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/kezrai_charzai/32/394578_2.png) [@Kezrai\_Charzai](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Kezrai_Charzai)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/14 "2025-02-01T13:18:56Z")
> [@Hue\_Lac\_Aulmais](#): > > No offense but what does this have to do with corporate mechanics and in-game workarounds? To take some of the burden off Aisha, it shows that you appear to be making less-than-fully-informed decisions with your ship fittings and activities. You’re dying in ships and ways that say “inexperienced player”. This is perfectly fine and as long as you’re having fun and enjoying the game, all is good. However it puts up a red flag (as did your OP here) that you’re in danger of falling victim to an unwise situation. If someone is trying to sell you “a good corp”, just substitute the words “a good corp” with “the Brooklyn Bridge” and you’ll see what Aisha is getting at. ---
**Author:** ![Aiko\_Danuja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aiko_danuja/32/481237_2.png) [@Aiko\_Danuja](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aiko_Danuja)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/15 "2025-02-01T14:34:43Z")
Hue, just ignore the trolls. They are salty cuz they want your corporation. ---
**Author:** ![Power\_Armor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/power_armor/32/413178_2.png) [@Power\_Armor](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Power_Armor)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/16 "2025-02-01T16:43:29Z")
> [@Hue\_Lac\_Aulmais](#): > > One advantage being that the corp is already setup and has members working Maybe you should play a little longer to get a feeling for this mechanic. I really had to laugh hard when i read your comment, no offence. So what you need to get is that a corp is usually built by a group of friends or by people who got together by a common interest started by a certain member having the role as CEO. It is not the same as in the real world, where you can buy a company and just continue. None of the members will stay when you buy the corp. It just won’t work like that. If you want to be CEO of a corp, you have to start one on your own and find yourself members. Or join a corp and work your way up to director and take the place one day as agreemeent between the members when the old CEO is about to leave the game or whatever and you have made a reputation and friends in the corp. ---
**Author:** ![Hatch\_Nasty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hatch_nasty/32/512820_2.png) [@Hatch\_Nasty](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Hatch_Nasty)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/17 "2025-02-01T18:31:49Z")
As others have said here, what you’re looking to do is a bad idea. However, if you’re set on doing it, I’d be willing to broker the deal for a sizeable fee. If you’re interested, send me an evemail and we can discuss terms and procedures. ---
**Author:** ![Sere\_O\_Asis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sere_o_asis/32/374997_2.png) [@Sere\_O\_Asis](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sere_O_Asis)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/18 "2025-02-01T19:19:23Z")
@Imiarr_Timshae is my trusted 3rd party. I’ve used his services before, and intend to do so in the future. His thread is here: > [@Imiarr Timshae - Free Trusted Third (3rd) Party/Escrow/Secure Transaction Service](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/imiarr-timshae-free-trusted-third-3rd-party-escrow-secure-transaction-service/364146): > > Hello all, I’m Imiarr Timshae and I run the [United Standing Improvement Agency (USIA)](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/we-raise-npc-standings-lower-broker-relist-fees-access-epic-arcs-mission-r-d-agents-and-more/21688) and before that [TSCA](https://forums-archive.eveonline.com/topic/41506/) since 2009 (14 years). During this time I have held over 4 trillion ISK for clients purchasing standings through my agency - I have secured their transactions by being the “trusted party” in an exchange between a client who wants standings and missioning pilots who want to supplement their income. You are welcome to review my forum threads - there are many hundreds of reviews left by cli… But, if you are serious about trying to buy a corp with an active membership, I’m going to parrot the others posting before me. This is a bad idea. Even, if no one “takes advantage”, who knows whether or not you’ll actually like any of the pilots in the corp. You could pay out isk to be surrounded by pilots you hate. ---
**Author:** ![James\_Fuchs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/james_fuchs/32/504955_2.png) [@James\_Fuchs](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/James_Fuchs)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/19 "2025-02-01T19:42:37Z")
Hey Hue Lac Aulmais, this is a terrible idea. It will cost you every last ISK you have and leave you with nothing but ruins at the end of it. HOWEVER, if that is exactly what you’re going for, then I am your man, haha! Just send the ISK directly to me, I’ll manage the rest for you. With cooperative regards -James Fuchs ---
**Author:** ![Komi\_Valentine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/komi_valentine/32/502956_2.png) [@Komi\_Valentine](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Komi_Valentine)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679/20 "2025-02-01T21:35:46Z")
You should think about this: Why not join a corp and just work up the ranks… without spending ISK you can easily get a leadership position and do whatever you want to do with _this_ corp… [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/safest-methods-to-buy-a-corporation/475679.md?page=2)