This game is pretty fun. I'm trying to make my way as a trader and not doing too badly if I do say so myself
. Among other things I discovered, you can dispatch spy bots to friendly planets in order to steal things from your allies.
Among the things I've gotten from places like Maka Bola and Retribution are:
1) More spy bots!!
2) Arden Diplomatic Pouches
3) Top Secret Equipment
4) Crystal Diplo Pouches
5) Musin Computer Banks
6) Arden Computer Banks
You'll note that #s 2 - 5 are all quest items. Yes, if you steal these items, you can turn them in to get the reward for a given quest more than once. Right now I have 4x siege shield boosters and 4x musin ceremonial sashes (or whatever the badge is).
Arch bots are also really fun. If you scan random planets, occasionally you run into ones that were previously inhabited, and sometimes these have nice and unique loot to be salvaged.