I've heard reports of this since the night cargo scanning was implemented, but I've now had it happen to me so I thought I'd report it. I took out a Moth Heavy loaded with what the scanner called 60 pieces of 2cu cargo, in Verasi side of Dau-Verasi WH. What dropped read as 60 units, 120 cu total, when I targeted it. But when I scooped it up in an XC to sell, it filled the cargo hold with 100 units, 200cu. Don't recall what it was named or the faction the NPC voy was.

Reports I've heard are that PC, as well as NPC, ships are dropping cargo that looks totally normal until it's run over, then it "expands."

But when I scooped it up in an XC to sell, it filled the cargo hold with 100 units, 200cu.

For clarification's sake, were there still 20 units, 40cu of cargo remaining to be picked up after you scooped it up? Or did you pick up everything, and then it "expanded"?

Either way, what a weird bug. I assume it sells for full price, however, at which point I must say you lucky rat you.

Picked it up and it expanded inside the hold. Nothing left behind. After a few experiments, it seems that it will "expand" to twice its normal number of units or until the hold is full, whichever comes first.

And yes, it does sell for full price.

I can confirm this bug as well as repeat it at will. I'm about to file a support ticket.

It's fixed.