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I'll Buy That For A Gold Piece

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 7:00 AM

I love playing monopoly. I've always used the grab corner areas and then start building strategy for my wins. Thrills abound when the strategy works and heartbreaks occur when it happens to you.

One thing about monopoly is the idea of sore winners and sore losers. At the end of it all, no-one truly wins at monopoly unless everyone has fun.

Playing the auction house has the same rules when it comes to winning and losing. You can set your strategy and find out what works and what doesn't work, compared to other players. That item that you get underbid on that you really, really wanted for your collection. That sale that pushes you over your goal for the week only to just miss it because no one wanted to purchase it this week.

Both the auction house game and Monopoly can be very frustrating. But that is also why it is one of the world's most popular games. Frustration breeds learning how to play better. Losing at games gives you the lessons needed to later on win. What items sell and what items do not sell on your server of choice.

Many players choose not to challenge themselves with playing the auction house. They will throw up a few items to pay for repairs, but anything beyond that is too much work. Their prize just for participating is a small shiny trophy that everyone received at the game for showing up. A gold goblin in training strives for the big trophy that only the highest achievers receive.

This week is going to be another week of winners and loser in the game of auction house trading. I switched from just disenchanting everything in sight to dropping a lot of my green and blue gear on the auction house for sales. Enchanting materials have dropped to a new low so it ends up making me more gold to sell the occasional pieces and then looking for vendor all of the rest at the end of the season.

Keeping up with my daily 'transmutes' from Leatherworking, Engineering and Tailoring has kept me up on being able to profit both now as well as later. The large bags (24 slot bags) produced both for standard items as well as specialty items are being sold at a good pace. Netherweave bags have taken a drop down to regular levels so I have left those off the rotation for a few weeks to see if the market recovers.

As always, I am still collecting specific items to resell with the next expansion. Tailoring and Jewelcrafting still does not have a catch up mechanism announced so older materials will be in demand as players level their professions organically and not through the boosting mechanism.

With finishing another SOO flex 4 run for BOAs this week will be busy as we wait for the announcement of the new expansions beta key date.

Keep your head above water and keep off of my Boardwalk.

Good Luck and Good Profit Hunting

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MOP Prep: PokeWOW Part 2.

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 6:30 PM

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Once again... Here's Mommar (I really should get a sidekick to announce me).

Part 1 of MOP Prep: PokeWOW talked about engineering pets. This next part is going to talk about the vendor pets as well as my overall strategy towards pet making.

For many servers it's going to be a smorgasbord of choices on what will sell. Some players are going to look for power (Min/Max points) on their more powerful pets to put on the field. Others are going to make with what they like the most (Dragons, birds, Cats etc). The goal is to be ready to sell to
all of them.

Knowing where to obtain pets to sell is going to be very important. Knowledge is power, in this case it's going to be sales power. Players generally do not take the time to look up things on WowHead. They will either ask in trade channel (getting pummeled many times by chants of noob or loser), or they will depend on the Auction House and Trade Channel Barking.

Vendor pets will sell to those that are uninformed (or unmotivated) to go and obtain their own. Especially if they are trained one or two levels. An untrained pet will not obtain as much of a price as one that a player has taken This is going to be very important for your exotic or hard to find pets.

For our pet business we're going to work on a pyramid system. Starting from the bottom our bread and butter pets are going to be easily obtained vendor pets. Pets such as

Anaconda Chicken (Plucky Johnson in 1000 Needles)

Blue Clockwork Rocket Bot (Multiple vendors in Dalaran and Stormwind/Orgrimmar)

Ghostly Skull (Darahir in the sewers of Dalaran)

Tree Frog (Flik During the Darkmoon Faire.)

Winterspring Cub (Michelle De Rum in Winterspring)

(You can find information on http://www.petbattles.net/ which has a breakdown of exactly what pets can be traded and battled and which ones cannot).

My next plank of my Pet pyramid is made based on hard to obtain pets. These are the ones that either are more difficult to find, or in places that players no longer go too (read Lost Pets for MOP)

So lets take a look at 5 rare pets that I'm looking at training and trading.
First I choose 5 of the pets I have to sell

Giant Sewer Rat (Rare fishing Capture)

Magical Crawdad (Rare Fishing Capture

Pengu (obtained at Kalu'ak Quartermaster at Exalted)

Phoenix Hatchling (Rare Drop at Magister's Terrace)

Razzashi Hatchling (Rare Drop from Stranglethorn Vale)

Obviously these are going to get a premium because of how rare they are (not impossible, but to obtain
them either the player has to put in their time, or purchase them at a higher price). There are more but
this is a sample of the ones that I'm looking at specifically. Some of these (such as Razzashi Hatchling)
can be obtained from the AH already. Investing in these now will offer returns once demand increases.

Next plank on our Pet Pyramid is going to be our Arbitrage trading. Arbitrage is taking advantage of
that are limited or unobtainable by one side of a market. In this case it's both pets sold by the Horde
(or alliance). Also included are pets that are obtained in areas that are limited traffic. These include

Blue Dragonhawk Hatchling (Horde Pet from Dealer Rashaad in Silvermoon)

Brown Prairie Dog (Horde Pet from Halpa in Thunder Bluff)

Cornish Rex (Alliance Pet from Donni Anthania just outside Stormwind)

Leaping Hatchling (Obtained in Takk's Nest in Northern Barrens)

Our next level is the crafted pets I can create from my other toons. These include

Pet Bombling (Engineering pattern From Gnomeregan)

Mechanical Squirrel Box (Learned through Engineering)

De-Weaponized Mechanical Companion (Engineering Pet)

Enchanted Lantern (crafted by Horde Enchanters) (Magic Lamp is the Alliance Version)

(I discussed this early in the first half of this two part article)

Planning and discipline will become very important. Knowing what pets are able to be traded and which ones will not is going to set you ahead of the majority of players. A wonderful database has been created at http://www.petbattles.net/. This is an excellent database on which pets can be traded and which ones cannot.

Also included in my strategy is going to be banking on the possibility of allowing wild pets to ultimately be traded at some future spot. So as I roam in different areas both in Azeroth and Pandaria, my intentions are to pick up peculiar or interesting pets for possible sale later.

Each of these planks is from my own personal strategy. They don't guarantee success, nor is it required for you to have them for your own pet battle strategy. Similar to the Transmogrification item market. Much of the gold making possibilities are dependent on the server you are on, and the interest your fellow players show in the new pet battle system.

Tools such as www.petbattles.net and http://www.wowuction.com are going to be necessary to keep ahead of the tide of sales. Veteran players who have gold are already purchasing the pets they are interested in training. With new players entering the fray, new money will follow them and purchasing will continue to pick up. Keeping a finger on the pulse of your server will be paramount to your success.

MOP brings an exciting idea of pet combat. And with it a new area of moneymaking opportunity. So get your plans together, go buy and craft those pets and be ready to go from the start.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@JMTCMommar" You can find me hanging out on the Shandris Server, chat me up and I will buy you a glass of juice.

Previous Entries

MOP Prep: Pokewow Part 1
Time to close businesses..
Would You Save World of Warcraft?
Tips for the Junk Impaired
Its not being lazy, it's being unmotivated
Lost Pets for MOP
Leveling Digging, Grass Picking O My
Is it Worth It?
MOP Prep: Enchanters Pt 1
MOP Prep: Enchanters Part Deux
MOP Prep: What to save for the Pandas Pt 1
MOP: Powerleveling Leatherworking in the Vale
MOP Prep: Prepping the Farmer
MOP Prep: Get to the Points
MOP Prep: Reduction in Inventory
MOP Prep: Stuff to Gold, Gold to Stuff
MOP Prep: Setting the Lineup
MOP Prep: Setting up the Cartel
MOP Prep: Zero Balance Investment

Its not being lazy, it's being unmotivated

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 7:25 PM

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Players tend to find the easiest way between two points. Whether it's getting a port to a new city from mages or having another person with a two person mount take you to a new spot.

But when it comes to us gold goblins, we depend on the unmotivated players to buy items to use for
crafting. Players either end up not knowing where something is found, or not wanting to run all the
way to the vendor to buy it for themselves. And all of this "convenience" comes at a price.

These are sometimes simple items on the Auction House such as Plain Wooden Staff that is used to create the level 85 staves

Silver Inlaid Staff
Rosethorn Staff

Even in Mists of Pandaria these simple sticks will be used for the two upgradable staffs that are made by scribes (these staffs are bound to account)

Ghost Iron Staff upgrades to Inscribed Tiger Staff
Rain Poppy Staff upgrades to Inscribed Crane Staff or Inscribed Serpent Staff

(The staves are only upgradeable by scribes, but able to be passed to any toon on the same account)

Many times players will look for Dust of Disappearance on the AH instead of purchasing it from the vendor themselves. This will undoubtedly apply similar to Tome of the Clear Mind during the Mists of Pandaria expansion. Players looking to change glyphs or to change talents will want many of these items on the spot.. Convenience always equals extra cash from the Auction House and from players.

Items such as the Warbot Iginition Key that players can buy in Dalaran and the major cities at the toy shops are selling for 2-4x their cost from the Auction House. All for the sake of convenience to the player, and profit to the seller.

There is a long list of these items that you can resell for a profit. Vendor recipes (check here for a list)
all the way to Techniques sold to scribes from Dalaran and Twilight Highlands. Players pay a premium price to save time and effort.

An argument can be easily made that this is taking advantage of the players. That gold goblins should not prey on the uninformed or the unmotivated. But Convenience stores have been doing it for years. Paying 2-3 dollars extra for your favorite adult beverage instead of going to the local grocery store. How players decide to make their gold is up to you. Caveat Emptor (Let the buyer beware for the Latin uninformed) must be the guide for your sales.

Bumping up your sales with these items can add a bridge to your other professions. The bridge that leads to more profits, and more enjoyment of the gold you make.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Lost Pets for MOP
Leveling Digging, Grass Picking O My
Is it Worth It?
MOP Prep: Enchanters Pt 1
MOP Prep: Enchanters Part Deux
MOP Prep: What to save for the Pandas Pt 1
MOP: Powerleveling Leatherworking in the Vale
MOP Prep: Prepping the Farmer
MOP Prep: Get to the Points
MOP Prep: Reduction in Inventory
MOP Prep: Stuff to Gold, Gold to Stuff
MOP Prep: Setting the Lineup
MOP Prep: Setting up the Cartel
MOP Prep: Zero Balance Investment

The return of Vendor Prices

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 12:39 PM

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At the beginning of Catalcysm one of the failsafe that was built into Jewelcrafting was being able to cut non sellable gems (cough Zephyrite and it's kissing cousin the Ocean Sapphire). Later these became devalued due to the prices that vendors would buy them going lower and lower. So stacks and stacks of them existed in the banks of players.

Blizzard released the first look at vendor pricing for gems when Mists of Pandaria Arrive:

Gem Quality	Old Price	New Price
Uncommon (Cut)	9	85
Uncommon (Uncut)	50	60
Rare (Cut)	?	4
Rare (Perfect Cut)	9	1 10
Rare (Uncut)	3 20	3 50
Meta (Uncut)	50	60
Meta (Cut)	3 75	4

(Cataclysm gems are to stay the same for now)
(Courtesy of mmo-champion)

So why is it important to know this from the start? Because every expansion since Burning Crusade introduced Jewelcrafting as a profession had it's own version of a prospecting shuffle. Whether it was crafting simple rings to sell to the vendor for a quick profit to crafting/disenchanting items. The spreadsheets were showing mass amounts of profit from spending time performing what quickly became a Jewelcrafting ritual.

We do know what the Mists of Pandaria Version of the Jewelcrafting shuffle will be. But getting glimpses into the future with the vendor pricing shows that it probably won't be involving crafting/vendoring blank gems themselves.

Setting up our professions to maximize profit with minimal effort is going to be at the forefront of our responsibilities in the next few months. And even the smallest of information can give answers on what the future will bring with each profession.

Currently I'm holding onto stacks of gems that are going to be used for the jewelcrafting dailies. These are going to have higher and higher pricing the more rare they become. Most Jewelcrafters will work with Mists of Pandaria ore, and not be as concerned about production of previous minerals. This opens up an opportunity to those that have kept previous stock available. Zephyrite and the other gems that are used for turn ins for cataclysm daily profession quests will end up having a higher price tag on the AH. The same occurred withe gems from the wrath expansion. At the end of the expansion huge citrines were going for less than a gold a piece. Now they hold a premium on many servers 5 times as much.

The more information that is revealed, the more planning that can be done for profiting with the new expansion. So keep on top of all your information providers and make your plans accordingly.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@Dragonbearjoe" or leave a comment here. You can find me hanging out on the Shandris Server, chat me up and I will buy you a glass of juice.

Past Entries

MOP Prep: Get to the Points

MOP Prep: Reduction in Inventory

MOP Prep: Stuff to Gold, Gold to Stuff

MOP Prep: Setting the Lineup

MOP Prep: Seting up the Cartel

Burn Them Fires

The Pyrite Experiment

Go and Kill the King

No Ream First Achievement For You

Tipping Point

Pre expansion dusting and scrubbing