I thought there was a shortcut phrase or a bride that could be paid to get SAME DAY info from Grimy on a wandering trader. But I forgot this trick. Anyone remember?

yup, sure do
enter tavern, talk to grimy, ask about "trader", grimy asks for a small payment, then grimy asks "which trader", you give the name, and grimy asks for more cash, you give, then grimy gives you a port number that the trader docked at and how long ago they docked.
- 2 ways to block the information (i think)

1.) after trading .... transport to a ship not used for trading
2.) fig the port before docking

Is that what you mean?

Yes, that is correct. BRIBE, usually takes about 100k to be effective, then TRADER

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HOME RUN!!!

way cool, information!
i never knew about it... can't say that now!

Excellent! Parrothead, Singularity and Big D

cc bee... out

sorry SG
i got so excited with the learning something new... i did not thank you for the input!

cc bee... foot from mouth!

Bribe only returns information from unfigged ports.

Last I checked, it also works via shipname, which is
an issue if everyone has a similar ship name or uses
The Merchant Marines.

Builder game..only 500 grid per corp allowed.

Funny.

Guess it's "The Merchant Marines" for everyone eh?

Actually I was told that Grimey tracking works by ship number now instead of ship name. That's something that really can't be tested, maybe JP can elaborate more on it.