That... Doesn't really help with the question, because the assumption off the top here is that the doc's cut is already part of the 'ware prices, rather than being negotiated on the side.
If they were getting the installation at a legitimate facility, I suppose.
Otherwise, why the hell would I assume that?
Because that was the question asked at the get-go?
A basic cyber-whatever costs, lets say 100,000ny.
How much of that 100,000 is is actual cost of the chrome and how much is the fee the doc charges for surgery, drugs, etc?
Your negotiation and all will play a part in getting the gear at all, or at your standard prices - or even at your over-the-top 400% prices. In previous editions, you had to pay a base amount equivalent to the gear price multiplied by the Street Index, which I really did like; in certain areas, certain things were
especially difficult to get, or some things were just very, very expensive to acquire illegally.
Saying 'how much do you trust the doc/how good is your negotiation' is also a null question in part because the
reason for the question has to do with 'half-off service fees', and Poindexter is trying to determine how much of standard chrome prices IS that 'service fee'. Other posters are curious because it's their own characters that are getting that amount. So again, your response is a non-response, because we're talking hard numbers, not 'who do you trust cutting up your head, baby, who do you trust?'
