Weekly Sales Report 23.05-29.05

  Another week of active gold making has passed. It is time to show you a few numbers and a nice little table again. I like to think that there is someone out there reading my boring reports, but I admit I write these weekly posts mainly for myself.


  Previous gold total: 776k

  Total sales: 184k

  Weekly profit: 110k 

  Current gold total: 886k

  If you are interested in what is behind those numbers, go under the cut, please.

Selling Low Level Crafted Items: Jewelcrafting

  There are not many opportunities left for making money selling low level grafted gear. Blizzard added even more heirloom items in Cataclysm - cloaks and helms that you can buy if your guild is of enough high level. That said there are still several gear slots which you have to fill with dungeon drops, quest rewards or... crafted items. The neck slot is one of such.

  Here are several necklaces that I make and successfully sell:

  1. Malachite Pendant. I told about it in details in my post Today's Special: Malachite Pendant.

  2. Thick Bronze Necklace. Another neck piece that is good for any low level character because +3 stamina is a nice boost for any class. The materials are:

  

  It costs about 2-3g to make and can be usually sold for 15-25g. 

  3. Necklace of the Deep has two red gem slots. This makes it so powerful that it can not only make leveling a rogue or a hunter through Outland very easy but also last well into Northrend or even till the Cataclysm gear can be equipped. Though many players prefer leveling through dungeons and can get their amulets there, I can still sell 2-3 of these each week. The materials are:

 

   It costs about 50g to make and can be sold for 150g.

  These are the items I am consistently making and selling. I will look more into low level jewelcrafting and update this post if necessary.

  The next post will be about tailoring, and the list of items there is a little longer.

  Have a nice day!

Weekly Sales Report 16.05-22.05

  No mounts were bought last week, so the profit is a nice three-digit number.


  Previous gold total: 671k

  Total sales: 162k

  Weekly profit: 105k 

  Current gold total: 776k

  Sales by category

  Details will follow under the cut.

Looking For a New Market? Your Competitor Can Help

  We all are in a constant search for new markets, aren't we? Analyzing the competitors is the obvious way to go. Here is what I do when I am bored by gold making routine. 

  Check the competitors on the Undermine Journal

  If you are like me, playing on a US or Oceanic server, the Undermine Journal (TUJ) is always your best friend. I like to check periodically what my major competitors are selling and see if I can find anything to add to my own list. 

  Watch the combat log

  I have a bunch of alts and sometimes use them to spy on my competitors, standing next to them and reading a combat log. You can use this method even to watch characters of the other faction. Nowadays, when Dalaran is empty and the auctioneer is located conveniently right near the profession suppliers, it is a nice place to do crafting and selling. One of my characters is based there too, making things, posting auctions and watching one of the competitors from the other side, who probably think that I am not online.

  Pay attention to visual effects

  To explain this last point I will tell you my story about discovering a niche market. 

  One day I was chilling in one of the major cities and saw a visual effect that I have not seen since the beginning of Cata but it was very familiar. Someone was making Moonshroud and the pillar of light made him stand out of the crowd. (I remember back in Wrath I always went out of the city to make these special kinds of cloth). I checked the guy on TUJ and the only thing he was selling were Emerald bags. That is how I found a new market. If that person had known how I did it, probably he would have tried to hide somewhere too.

  Sorry, I have to go. One of my competitors just came to Dalaran and is crafting something.

  Have a nice day!

Weekly Sales Report 09.05-15.05

  I was planning another post for today but just got some more thoughts to add there so I present you my weekly sales report instead.

  Last week I bought a mount again. This time it was a Crimson Deathcharger.

  Previous gold total: 638k

  Total sales: 173.7k

  Weekly profit: 33k (after buying the mount = - 60k)

  Current gold total: 671k

   Sales by category

  You can read details under the cut.