Easy Item Macros

Back in August I wrote a post about how to place item links inside of Trade-barking macros. The process was a bit difficult and I'm happy to say I've found a simpler way to create these macros. All credit goes to TommiHelm of the JMTC forums for taking the time to explain this.

1. Make your macro and keep the macro window open. Place the cursor where you want the item link in the macro.
2. Press ESC to change focus away from the macro window.
3. Type the following in chat window. Don't press enter.
/script MacroFrameText:Insert("")
4. Place cursor between the "" and put your item link there (shift+click item or other chatlink).
5. Now press enter and the link should appear in your macro where you had your cursor.

Awesome! Item-linked macros are a great way to sell items which would normally move very slowly due to lack of awareness, such as Rituals of the New Moon, Admiral's Hat, and Mysterious Fortune Card.

what's new, pussycat?

Things on the AH are slow. I've been preoccupied with IRL work and playing games with the glyph market, while the bottom has dropped out of Jewelcrafting. I'm only cutting gems from my transmutes and whatever I can pick up for dirt cheap (which is not a lot). The slower pace is working for me - profit is lower but it frees up more time to level alts with friends or on my lonesome. When I'm all done for the day on my home server I've been leveling a long-leglected alt on Steamwheedle Cartel, Dimity*. I've brought her from 58 to 61 over the last couple days and am getting into the swing of playing a warrior again, though alas, I have only one-handers. (Insert raunchy joke here.)

I'm enjoying leveling an unfamiliar class without heirlooms. I've even started regularly checking the SC auction house for deals and flips, and am saving up from 150g to get my flying mount. Cold's guides to flipping in the neutral towns are excellent to this end. Ah, to be new again....


* Please feel free to come and say hi! I'm most likely to be on during the weekends on Dim, and I may reply IC - you have been warned! ;)

gem crasher

The epic gem market has pooped itself the last few days. There is a guy posting tons of cut gems for less than raws (I'm talking 70g Balanced Dreadstones when the raws are 80-90g), even 10-15 of a single cut at a time. Fortunately he is not posting all of the cuts but it still is a bummer. I initially reported him as potentially being hacked, but also sent him a mail. He replied and says he is liquidating an alt's inventory; I would normally buy it out but I'm nervous picking up so many cut gems at this time.

Things have been moving slooooowly in all markets. I still have four Mechano-hogs to sell. :( At this point I'm thinking of liquidating a lot of my stock and starting to finally stockpile for Cataclysm.

(For clarification: I didn't report him out of spite. I genuinely suspected he might be a hacked account/gbank so I considered it a reasonable action to take. Only after I put in the ticket did he respond so I knew he was a real person.)

traveling

This week I sent my wee warlock banker out into a strange similar dimension. To another realm! Last week I traded a Crimson Deathcharger, two Mechano-hogs, and 20,000 gold for a Magic Rooster and a Blazing Hippogryph. But...I already had a hippo! What to do? I ended up transferring my lowbie to another realm to trade for 8 'hogs and just got her back home today. It was a luxury to me because I have very little money to spend on frivolities like server transfers, but it was a good deal - one that will not be repeated in the near future, but a good deal nonetheless. I've already sold two of the 'hogs and am enjoying my chicken very much.

Things have slowed down in the AH the last couple weeks, except for Inscription. One of my glyph competitors dropped out of the market, which is fabulous; I'm hoping he quit until Cataclysm and isn't on vacation. Sales have jumped and I have enough herbs that I crafted a full stack of every single glyph, in preparation for the massive glyph-buying that will happen when Catacylsm drops. Runescrolls are moving slowly when I remember to make them, but it's not terrible. I've sold most of my Darkmoon decks and am making more.

Gems have slowed down but haven't died. This past week people have been dumping loads of raw gems, and I've been snatching them all up. Why? Because the last time this happened I didn't buy enough, fearing a crash, and ended up running out of stock to cut. My server has a score of raiding guilds on Horde and everyone is buying gems. I don't see myself stopping production in the next month, but the volume has gone down. I'm not complaining - lower profits means more people will drop out of the market, which means more profit for yours truly.

A guildy of mine came back from a long hiatus and is selling me lots of Saronite Ore. I've been picking up some cheap stacks off the AH (sub-15g stacks) and started crafting Titansteel again, which moves quickly.

GDKP-wise, last Sunday was the bomb. We downed H-Marrow, H-Lootship, H-Fester, H-Rotface, H-Blood Queen, and N-Sindragosa (in three tries, no less!). I'm very happy to see progress like that, it attracts even better players and of course more gold and more opportunities for my alts. I'm also crafting Shadowmourne for my paladin (I know, but better late than never!). I need 3 more Saronite, then the arduous 1000 scourge kills... :/ But once I get over that I can do the infusions with my guild and start collecting my shards through GDKP.

glyph wall gone

After 5 days, the glyph wall has crumbled. Profits have risen to what they used to be, and all is well.

Mechano-hog Mamba

I've sold two of the three Mechano-hogs I received in exchange for that bear, so today I went the old-fashioned route: spamming in Trade. It was very entertaining, especially the people who thought 5000g was a reasonable price for an item which costs over 12500 in vendor mats alone. There was also a particularly funny troll who viciously proclaimed that hogs are ugly and "anyone who wants one got it a year ago." (Obviously incorrect since I sold two in a week.) Upon inspection I noted that he did not have the Get to the Choppa! achievement. His opinion? Or jealousy? Methinks the lady doth protest too much....

:P

sigh, not this again

Once again, some asshat is trying to shove people out of the glyph markets. All glyphs except a few of each class are under 5g. All of them. I know it's a scare tactic but it's so annoying; there's a lot more profit to be made for everyone when people aren't trying to be monopolists.

They also bought all my glyphs around 6g and under....lol. People who do this are so silly. They give me their money and I'm still making profit under their scare tactics.

73k to 220k gold in 10 days

Yeah, you read that right. In the last 10 days I made 147000g. How did I do it? My daily glyphing and jewelcrafting, some Titansteel transmuting and some flask-making, and on top of all of those were the item flips I detailed over the last week. I would never have been able to do it if I didn't have an on-the-spot working knowledge of epic item worth, how fast said items move and for how much, etc.

I flipped ICC strength rings, a Blood Queen's Crimson Choker, ICC plate shoulders, and a trading card game mount.

I also sold about 5 ICC leatherworking boots for 5k apiece.


/pat on the back

Once you flip you just don't quit

Late night score! Logged on to see someone selling Blood Queen Crimson's Choker in trade for 5000!! I invited them right away, they said someone offered 6k, so I ended up getting it for 7k. I've sold two of these necks for 15k and they are almost never on the AH.

I am on FIRE this week!



edit: Sold the necklace for a total of 15202g!

risky business

I just picked up a Big Battle Bear for 25000g from a fellow freshly back to the game. However! My main already knows this mount, thanks to some fortuitous pack pickings by my boyfriend, so I'm gonna try and flip it. TCG mounts don't often come to my server, except for about 5 Blazing Hippogryphs. Hopefully I can sell it for 40k+.


edit: Got an offer for 50000. Double my money!

Master Craftables List

Check out this great post from Cold's Gold Factory!


"Since there a lot of people working on Loremaster Title, I decided to create a Master List of All Craftable Items that are used for quests. I took out the professions specific items that are easy to make yourself to get new recipes, the EPL Writs, and Silithis Tactical Turn-Ins. So these are items that can sell to Loremaster wanna-be's as well as to levelling alts."

Link here!

MOAR flipping!

I'm in a flipping craze today.

I just bought 2 more Ring of Rotting Sinew for 5k each, gonna sell them for 6-6.5k. From another guy I bought a second Raging Behemoth's Shoulderplates for 4100g; earlier I sold them for 6500, and the others on the AH are 9000g+.

My hilt sold for a 700 gold profit. Not bad for 2 minutes in trade.

Hilt flip again

Snagged another Battered Hilt through trade, this one for 6000g. Right now the bid on it is at about 6800g, so not a huge profit but still worthwhile.

I understand why some people turn Trade channel off, but I never could - I would miss out on the best deals I get. Whenever people start linking certain legendary weapons or "anal" I make generous use of the "Report Spam" and the ignore features. Then it's back to scouring for more stuff to buy!

QQ

"My" farmer got banned. =( About a week ago I noticed he hadn't logged on in a couple days, I suppose Warden caught up with him. He and a couple other bots have not been around, so the AH is back to hosting one page of overpriced herbs. For some reason Eternal Life is still available at normal prices (Frozo?).

Thank goodness I stocked up. "Buy everything, even if you don't need it right now," is a great rule to AH by! I have 3 guild bank tabs of IoTS and a mailbox full of herbs, plenty to last me until the next farmer surfaces.

what do I like to see?

"Posting [Glyph of _____) (3) bid 70g, buyout 70g (No other auctions up)

...times 100. On one glyph alt.

*cackle* I love maintenance.



Oh yeah, and I finally have all my minor glyphs! Now to do about two more weeks of major research and I'll be completely set for Cata. :3

ugh

This past weekend has marked the end of an age for me. About 5 other people have suddenly decided to start selling ICC leatherworking boots...which wouldn't be a problem if they undercut by reasonable amounts instead of 800g.

I've decided to just sell off the boots I have at discount prices and only make another pair if the other crafters get bored and leave. Unlike with plate boots, leather/mail boots move slowly no matter what the cost, so you might as well sell them a bit higher. The average Quick-buck Chuck doesn't get that, and wants to sell them fast...even if he is losing money by selling the boots at less than material cost.

As a healer I like to tell people, "You can't heal stupid." You can't reason with it, cajole it, or get frustrated with it either, so in the face of mass stupidity the best course of action is to bow out.

my first hilt flip

I've never seen a Battered Hilt at a decent "flipping price" before, since they go for about 7.5-9k on my realm. Two days ago, though, I picked one up for 5000 off a fellow who was probably excited to be getting epic flying from it. I just sold it today for 7300g - another lesson in patience for the determined auctioneer. :)

buying spree

Oi vey, I spent a LOT of gold the last couple days. The deals just kept rolling in! I bought a truckload of gems, Saronite Ore, Titanium Ore (to prospect), Primordial Saronite....argh! Painful to see that 220k go to 195k but I know I'll turn a pretty profit.

Gold capped again.

After dipping down to ~110k on June 24 I am back up to 216k today, July 15. It has taken only 3 weeks to make 100,000 gold, an improvement from my initial 4 weeks. Go me!

It should be noted, I also spent a decent chunk of change this month. I bought a Battered Hilt, a Kirin Tor Ring, a Grand Ice Mammoth, and several expensive pieces in GDKP (to keep, not to flip). If I had saved that gold I would probably have about 250k right now....but it's easy enough to hit that over the next week. ;)

epic gems

After the orgasmic nature of the gem market the last two weeks, it comes as no surprise that a crash had to happen eventually. For the past 5 days there is nary a raw gem to be found on the AH, except for 160g+, while cut gems have plummeted to 120g for primary colors. :( I'm still making a profit by buying gems through trade but it blows!