This post is written as part of Cold's Gold Blogging Carnival for March 2011
This method is the one that sparked my interest in some hardcore gold making. My goal has since been to reach the gold cap itself, and infact I did reach it before they raised the gold cap not long ago (It's a whopping million now, almost)!
It started when I needed to buy the Formula for Runed Arcanite Rod for my Enchanter... So I went to the AH and searched.. found one! Oh wait, it costs 500g and its a white recipe! Oh well, I have extra money to spare. Whoops! Leveling towards 300 enchanting ate all my gold on that character. Time to send more gold from my bank alt. "Brb!"
After a few minutes I'm back at the auction house with my enchanter. Guess what? It's not for sale anylonger! Expired? Someone bought it? Auction cancelled? Perhaps.
The Philosopher's Stone recipe is also a very good example!
(Costs 80 silver in Tanaris)
White recipes are sold by vendors usually and got me thinking, why not run a bit and get it myself from whoever sells it. Or even better, forget about enchanting and list it in AH for the same price that the previous seller did, or even a bit more, while it costs 2 gold and 40 silver on the vendor! Wotlk was released at this point and everyone wanted to level their professions on their new DKs so it didn't take more than 6 hours to sell the formula.
Nowadays it can take even 48 hours to find a buyer - and more if someone is stealing your idea! *cough*
Limited Supply Run in Kalimdor
** Horde edition **
(Sorry, no Alliance love today!)
The goal is to visit the following npcs and buy items that seem valuable, notably trade goods and profession recipes. Note that limited supply means that it's not certain that a vendor has the items available when you visit them. After that, visit the Auction House and list the items for sale once again. I usually sell them between 50-350g each. Some fish recipes sell for less than 10g though because they are so easily obtainable. Click on a name to see the locations!It's recommended that you do this with a goblin so you get the exalted discount with all factions, even if you're not exalted!
Orgrimmar
Punra
Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword
Suja
Recipe: Smoked Sagefish
Recipe: Sagefish Delight
Borya
Pattern: Blue Overalls
Pattern: Pink Mageweave Shirt
Pattern: Red Woolen Bag
Pattern: Blue Linen Vest
Pattern: Lavender Mageweave Shirt
Tamar
Pattern: Heavy Leather Ball
Sovik
Schematic: Red Firework
Schematic: Steam Tonk Controller
Brunda
Black Rose
Red Rose
Moraka
Dust of Disappearance
Vanishing Powder
Shankys
Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore
Recipe: Rockscale Cod
Recipe: Mithril Head Trout
Hagrus
Recipe: Rage Potion
Recipe: Great Rage Potion
Northern Barrens
Zargh
Recipe: Hot Lion Chops
Nargal Deatheye
Feral Blade
Tari'qa
Recipe: Strider Stew
Recipe: Crispy Lizard Tail
Southern Barrens
Murhane
Medium Leather
Heavy Leather
Tanaris
Alchemist Pestlezugg
Recipe: Philosopher's Stone
Recipe: Transmute Mithril to Truesilver
Recipe: Transmute Iron to Gold
Recipe: Transmute Arcanite
Blizrik Buckshot
Schematic: EZ-thro Dynamite II
Haughty Modiste
Pattern: Haliscan Jacket
Pattern: Haliscan Pantaloons
Pattern: Dress Shoes
Krinkle Goodsteel
Plans: Golden Scale Coif
Dirge Quikcleave
Recipe: Tender Wolf Steak
Un'goro Crater
Nergal
Pattern: Devilsaur Gauntlets
Silithus
Kania
Recipe: Lesser Mana Oil
Recipe: Wizard Oil
Mishta
Design: Emerald Crown of Destruction
Feralas
Sheendra Tallgrass
Recipe: Mighfish Steak
Recipe: Lobster Stew
Recipe: Baked Salmon
Recipe: Hot Wolf Ribs
Bronk
Recipe: Ghost Dye
Recipe: Nature Protection Potion
Jangdor Swiftstrider
Pattern: Living Shoulders
Pattern: Green Whelp Bracers
Pattern: Turtle Scale Gloves
Thunder Bluff
Naal Mistrunner
Recipe: Longjaw Mudsnapper
Recipe: Bristle Whisker Catfish
Nata Dawnstrider
Formula: Enchant Boots - Minor Agility
Formula: Enchant 2H weapon - Lesser Intellect
Mahu
Pattern: Red Woolen Bag
Pattern: White Wedding Dress
Pattern: Orange Martial Shirt
Pattern: Red Linen Bag
Kuja's Gold Mine
Shadi Mistrunner
Design: Opal Necklace of Impact
Desolace
Kireena
Design: Blazing Citrine Ring
Recipe: Heavy Kodo Stew
Pattern: Azure Silk Gloves
Recipe: Carrion Surprise
Muuran
Plans: Solid Iron Maul
Stonetalon Mountains
Kulwia
Formula: Enchant Cloak - Minor Agility
Formula: Enchant Bracer - Lesser Strength
Winterspring
Evie Whirlbrew
Living Action Potion
Xizzer Fizzbolt
Schematic: Fused Wiring
Schematic: Expert's Training Dummy
Schematic: Powerful Seaforium Charge
Schematic: Delicate Arcanite Converter
Schematic: Gyrofreeze Ice Reflector
Himmik
Recipe: Monster Omelet
Qia
Design: Necklace of the Diamond Tower
Pattern: Mooncloth
Pattern: Runecloth Bag
Moonglade
Lorelae Wintersong
Formula: Runed Arcanite Rod
Item not selling?
Are you the only person selling it? If yes, just give it more time. If not, reduce the price!