I understand that you need enough for all of your mob and then 7 of each for the vault, any more than that seems un needed from what I can ascertain......
there are no shortcuts for mafia wars. just keep increasing your mafia
If you search mafia wars wiki, it is the most comprehensive mafia wars info site on the internet. They keep it very up to date
it drops from fights, not jobs. get some stamina and decent weapons/armor/vehicles and keep fighting. they will drop.
Create an incredibly strong mafia and personal defence strength.
I have 505 mafia members, and I have deleted at least 30 mafia friends with no change to my mafia count.
Keep Playing
upkeep is how much your weapons use eg a chain gun has an upkeep of 2,500 because you have to keep on buying the bullets, a car needs gas etc
just spam people. keep on sending them invites
There are no levels in NY after Boss in Mafia Wars. This is why they developed Cuba. Now you can keep on playing but...not in New York.
download a browser called "bolt" it supports java script. just keep it as a backup browser just to play mafia wars, that's what i do! www.redxteam.com
There is a glitch you can use to get the bonus weapon on Mafia Wars but you wont be able to use it in fights. It basically will just be there for show because Mafia Wars made it so you couldn't use it and other then that you will just have to keep leveling up and get to level 99 to get it.
I think there lying to you, there is up keep on both of those weapons for everyone. Actually, they may not be lying. I do not have any upkeep (for any items) in New York on Mafia Wars (MySpace). Maybe it is a feature/bug.