Part 1 – Spotting fakes
From Day 3 the Mentor gives you a Magnifying Glass and the Hemingway Identification Guide.
- Drag the glass onto the item to open the Inspection Tray and move the lens around.
- Compare against the item’s manual. One discrepancy is enough.
- Tick the reason in the Counterfeit Check panel and press Confront.
A confirmed fake earns a “Good Inspection Discount” (−15%) — allthings.how saw a fake 160-credit Food Stamp drop to 7. A wrong confrontation costs reputation.
| Item | What to check |
|---|---|
| Hemingway Cigarettes | Lettering, colour, seal, logo (cross and vine), box |
| Food Stamp | Only 40/80/120/160/200/240 exist; 160 and up must have a seal. A missing or damaged chip makes it unusable, not fake |
| Immunivax Injector | 7-digit serial between 1250000 and 4559999; recalled batches 250, 251, 301, 355, 385, 386, 421. Expired/empty indicator or cracks = unusable, not fake |
| Water | Label doesn’t match purity — test with a strip (water guide) |
| Ribwich | See below |
Part 2 – The Appraiser Board
Join cost: 85 credits (Price Gouge / Mark Up), 170 (Thin Margins), 255 (Red Ink). An appraisal customer brings an item; you set an estimate with the −100 / −10 / −5 / −1 / +1 / +5 / +10 / +100 buttons (starts at 100).
| Grade | Your estimate vs real value |
|---|---|
| Perfect | within 5% |
| Excellent | within 10% |
| Good | within 15% |
| Mediocre | within 25% |
| Awful | further off |
Your fee is the rank’s base fee plus a share of the estimate based on the grade — allthings.how’s Perfect estimate of 215 at Junior paid 52.
| Rank | Base fee | Points to promote | Appraisal customer chance per day | Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 20 | 100 | 33% | Cybernetic Hands |
| Appraiser | 40 | 150 | 42% | Ribwich |
| Senior | 60 | 250 | 48% | Plasma Cartridges |
| Master | 100 | — | 55% | — |
A failed promotion exam means a 7-day wait ⚠️. The appraisal board in your display case is what summons these customers — too many neon signs ahead of it can push its chance down a lot.
Cybernetic Hand (Junior)
Start at 100, minimum 50.
| Feature | Modifier |
|---|---|
| Material | Aluminum +0 · Carbon +50 · Gold Plated +200 |
| Condition | Wear −35 · Damage −85 |
| Interface | EMG +0 · EMG+ +45 · Neural +120 · Unspecified −60 |
| Add-ons | Armored +50 · Blade +80 |
| Sets | Tactical +100 · Deluxe +200 |
Ribwich (Appraiser)
Start at 150, minimum 40.
| Rule | Value |
|---|---|
| Valid production periods | Jan 425 – Dec 429 and Jan 432 – Dec 438 |
| Valid packing facility numbers | 01–35 |
| 1st production run | +80 |
| Produced 01/425 or 12/438 | +50 |
| High-quality facility (01, 02, 05, 08, 21, 34) | +50 |
| Low-quality facility (07, 15, 18, 26, 31) | −50 |
| Deluxe Edition | +300 |
| Double Meat Patty | +800 |
It’s a counterfeit if: the date is missing or outside both runs · the facility number is missing or invalid · the Davre logo is missing or wrong · a 2nd-run Ribwich lacks its sticker (1st-run ones never have one) · a Deluxe has no sesame bun or no extra pickles. Absent, ripped or fake packaging = 40.
Plasma Cartridge (Senior)
Start at 300, minimum 90 (one fan wiki says 30 — allthings.how saw 90).
| Feature | Modifier |
|---|---|
| Wear | Light −45 · Heavy −90 · Cracked −150 |
| Build | Exposed Screws −30 · Reinforced +60 |
| Plasma colour | Low Grade −150 · High-Grade +150 |
| Manufacturer | Wild’s Rides +60 · ZhongHua +120 · Republic Naval +120 · Ignition Lab +750 (each with conditions) |
⚠️ The rank tables and value rules come from one firsthand source (allthings.how, Oct 29); the 33–55% customer chance is confirmed by a separate Steam guide.