Affording a spaceship?

[RyanW]

Originally Posted by SCAR

In settings like Traveller, Star Wars or Firefly, where Spaceships are very common, I see no problem with simple applying a divisor to the costs. 10% of the sort of cost from a GURPS Spaceships design would make a 'tramp freighter' or small scout vessel a reasonable point purchase.

Which you have to be careful with, or you run into people cornering the ten foot pole market by buying a lot of ten foot ladders and a saw.