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Profiting From Season 6

Almost 9 months ago before the start of Season 4 we gave you the heads-up for making loads of gold with this article: http://dominateyourserver.com/2008/06/16/season-4-an-unique-opportunity/  And with all of the other excitement surrounding the simply enormous pile of changes in patch 3.1, along with the opening of Ulduar, the new arena season opening seems to have been overlooked to this point.

So consider this your fair warning.  Miss this and it might be another year or so before you get another chance at huge profits.  If you missed Inscription, this is your shot.  If you don’t think you can hit on the Undeath cards, this is your shot.  It’s simply the best opportunity you are going to have to make a load of gold this year.

Now last time we mentioned this we got some flak.  There are some communist-minded fellows out there who don’t want you to make a big profit in the game.  They feel it should be based on fair play.  Well, that’s nonsense.  WoW is a competitive environment from top to bottom with a closed economic system that is extremely sensitive to supply and demand.  Our advice is to take maximum advantage of these once-a-year opportunities when they come and leave redistributing the wealth to the stupid.

Just in case you need to know – when arena seasons open the previous arena gear goes on sale for Honor or marks or some combination of both more than likely.  Beyond that there is a whole new gear set that is made available.  Serious arena junkies have a twinker’s mindset.  They will be slamming only the top end enchants into all that new gear the first second they possibly can.

What that means to the enterprising entrepreneur is that demand for the mats on all those enchants, leatherworking armors and spellthreads goes through the roof overnight.  Whether or not you drive prices up, the prices are going to rise.

But I won’t laugh at the QQ’ers this time – just shrug.  There is no stopping this train folks, so you might as well be driving the engine.  Now is the time to start stocking up on the following items:

It’s a much shorter list than last time because the stuff from BC is pretty much gone now.  The new enchants are so much better, as well as the other item enhancements it would be odd to see someone using older things – even Mongoose is probably taking a dirt nap.

You’ll also notice I didn’t put Gems in the list.  As usual, I only suggest trading in gems if you have a miner and a Jewelcrafter yourself.  Don’t buy gems for resale.  Deposit costs on those suckers will kill your margin every single time.

Now on the enchanting mats, we’re talking serious profits – think 300%.  There seems to be no stopping the market for DE these days.  It is still showing no sign of hitting bottom.  Prices are strong, and demand is outstripping my supply chain each and every week.  Even Dream Shards, which used to be practically vendor junk are selling well.

Of course, the Abyss Crystal is the grandaddy of them all.  The top enchants use way too many of these, and they are still pretty rare overall.  If you can get your hands on even 20k gold worth, you should double your money.  There is no end to the potential on the Abyss Crystal at patch time.

Arctic Furs are required for all of the decent Leatherworking armors, and prices for those may more than triple.  Already in very low supply and high demand, you can expect to not be able to even come close to having enough to sell no matter what the price.  Prices on Arctic furs could reasonably double.

Eternals will see a spike in price too, but probably not on the level of the other things in the list.  We suggest you buy them through the converter module in AADV for resale.  It’s reasonable to expect a 50% increase on types such as water, fire and air.

Also missing the list is the Frozen Orb. The market for those dudes is so volatile it’s hard to predict.  Supply is just massive and we really doubt you will get much more than a 25% bump.  If you feel comfortable on your server dealing with them, it’s not a bad idea, but don’t expect them to be your main profit winner.

Instead of rehashing strategy with you here you can check out our previous article that will outline the most aggressive stance you can possibly take during the Arena Season 6 mats rush here:

http://dominateyourserver.com/2008/07/10/monster-of-the-auction-house/

Again, it’s probably going to make some people scream at you.  But honestly; who cares?

If you position yourself now with good purchases and a pile of gold (around 10,000) to work with you should be able to build up a big stockpile of the mats above before the patch.  If you do DE a lot now, start posting fewer and fewer enchanting mats each week to slow supply until the patch comes out.  Turn down your settings to around 10% discount or so to purchase for DE much more aggressively and concentrate on the 325-375 DE skill level range in your scans.

You probably sell out of Northrend enchanting mats every week as it is.  When you begin to stopselling them the price is going to tick up a touch anyway.  Then on patch day nail the price hard and set the new benchmark.  You’ll still sell out.

Now, not everyone will turn 5k gold into 20k.  I certainly expect to make around 25,000 profit in the week following the patch, and you can too.  Just keep in mind that every server is different, and you need to already be good at working the AH to maximize your potential.  If you don’t know how to do that yet we suggest you learn pretty fast, or someone else is going to make the gold that could have been yours.  Don’t let it happen to you this time – get educated and go Dominate.