The Mafia Boss/Black Market

Drugs

 * Alcohol
 * Buy: $5
 * Sell: $3 (60% of new value)
 * Networth: $1 (20% of new value)


 * Weed
 * Buy: $10
 * Sell: $5 (50% of new value)
 * Networth: $2 (20% of new value)


 * Coke
 * Buy: $20
 * Sell: $10 (50% of new value)
 * Networth: $5 (25% of new value)

Guns

 * Glock
 * If you can't afford better guns for all of your boys, make sure they have glocks at least. Better to have a crappy gun than none at all. Buy better as soon as you can afford it.
 * Buy: $200
 * Sell: $0
 * Networth: $0


 * Shotgun
 * Buy: $1,000
 * Sell: $0
 * Networth: $0


 * Uzi
 * Buy: $2,500
 * Sell: $0
 * Networth: $0


 * AK-47
 * AK-47s are the strongest weapon and you should trade up to these as soon as you are able.
 * Buy: $5,000
 * Sell: $0
 * Networth: $0

Cars
You need cars if you want your boys to be able to do drive-by shootings. If you don't plan on doing any drive-bys, there's no reason to get buy cars. There are two types of cars:


 * Chrysler 300
 * These hold 5 boys a piece, meaning the cost per man is $2,000.
 * Buy: $10,000
 * Sell: $9,000 (90% of new value)
 * Networth: $8,000 (80% of new value)


 * S-Class Limo
 * These hold 10 boys a piece, meaning the cost per man is $5,000. They will increase the effectiveness of your attacks, however.
 * Buy: $50,000
 * Sell: $45,000 (90% of new value)
 * Networth: $40,000 (80% of new value)

Planes
You don't need planes unless you plan to travel between cities a lot. If you travel without planes, it will cost you $150 per person. If you are going to make fewer than 7 intercity trips during the game, there's no reason to spend your money on planes.

If you are attacked and somebody jacks your planes, you could lose most or all of them at once, which can be a significant dollar value. If you have one thousand Boeings, for example, you could lose $300,000,000 dollars in a single attack.


 * Gulfstream
 * These hold 40 boys a piece, meaning the cost per man is $1,250.
 * Buy: $50,000
 * Sell: $45,000 (90% of new value)
 * Networth: $40,000 (80% of new value)


 * Boeing 737
 * These hold 300 boys a piece, meaning the cost per man is $1,000.
 * Buy: $300,000
 * Sell: $270,000 (90% of new value)
 * Networth: $250,000 (83% of new value)