In this article I introduce a segment new to wowconfidential.com called “Market Watch” where I provide precise details on an area of the Auction House where I see potential profit and pass the news to my visitors. You won’t find this information on any other site!
While most players are still on their way to level 80 in WOTLK, it is wise to think ahead of anticipated demand.
Achievements were introduced by blizzard as a time-sink and reason to complete other facets of the game that don’t offer gear upgrades.
Players priorities rest in leveling, gearing up – both pve(raids, instances, reputation) and pvp(arena, BG), professions and lastly achievements. With some top guilds already reporting they have cleared out everything WOTLK has to offer so far, the market for achievement items that can be bought on the AH will slowly start to rise.
A noticeable spike occurred in all these prices before wotlk came out, obviously because no one had anything to do but try and get those cool titles and have a more “complete” character. The prices have lowered now since everyone is focused on leveling but I expect those prices to return to that higher price and even more since players will have more cash via dailies and quests.
Continue reading for the most profitable items to buy/sell and produce
Here is a comprehensive list of items which can be produced from a profession or bought from a vendor where you can control the market and expect huge returns, a way I make gold right now along with following Luke’s Guide’s. You can buy unlimited pets from the vendor and stock pile them in your alt’s bank. When you notice a certain pet is not available on the AH or the price is really high, put it up for sale and watch them sell for 2x – 50x the price you bought them from a vendor!
In this part (Part 1) I will be focusing on the General Achievement to obtain companion pets:
This achievement has 4 stages:
Reward: Reeking Pet Carrier – Stinker
*NOTE: (VP = Vendor Price) (CP = Crafting Cost) (APP = Auctioneer Purchased Price – price my auctioneer has seen this sell for more than 10 times)
Vendor Items (Both Factions):
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Blue Dragonhawk Hatchling ( Netherstorm ) VP: 10g APP: 25g = 15g profit
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Brown Rabbit Crate ( Netherstorm ) VP: 10g APP: 20g = 10g profit
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Cat Carrier (Siamese) ( Netherstorm ) VP: 60s APP: 12g = 11g 20s profit
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Mana Wyrmling ( Netherstorm ) VP: 40g APP: 55g = 15g profit
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Red Moth Egg ( Netherstorm ) VP: 10g APP: 20g = 10g profit
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Cockroach ( UC, Netherstorm ) VP: 50s APP: 3g = 2g 50s profit
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Crimson Snake ( ORG, Netherstorm ) VP: 50s APP: 4g 50s = 4g profit
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Parrot Cage (Cockatiel) ( Stranglethorn Vale ) VP: 40s APP: 6g = 5g 60s profit
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Parrot Cage (Senegal) ( Stranglethorn Vale ) VP: 40s APP: 6g = 5g 60s profit
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Ancona Chicken ( Thousand Needles ) VP: 1 APP: 8g = 7g profit
Vendor Items (Alliance):
*NOTE = the APP price are based on cross-faction prices since my data is Horde side.
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Rabbit Crate (Snowshoe) ( Dun Morogh ) VP: 20s APP: 8g = 7g 80s profit
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Cat Carrier (Bombay) ( Elwynn Forest ) VP: 40s APP: 8g = 7g 80s profit
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Cat Carrier (Cornish Rex) ( Elwynn Forest ) VP: 40s APP: 8g = 7g 60s profit
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Cat Carrier (Orange Tabby) ( Elwynn Forest ) VP: 40s APP: 8g = 7g 60s profit
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Cat Carrier (Silver Tabby) ( Elwynn Forest ) VP: 40s APP: 7g = 6g 60s profit
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Cat Carrier (White Kitten) ( Stormwind City, Rare Vendor ) VP: 60s APP: 380g = 379g 40s profit
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Great Horned Owl ( Teldrassil ) VP: 50s APP: 8g = 7g 50s profit
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Hawk Owl ( Teldrassil ) VP: 50s APP: 7g = 6g 50s profit
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Blue Moth Egg ( The Exodar ) VP: 50s APP: 7g = profit
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White Moth Egg ( The Exodar ) VP: 50s APP: 8g = 7g 50s profit
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Yellow Moth Egg ( The Exodar ) VP: 50s APP: 8g = 7g 50s profit
Vendor Items (Horde):
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Golden Dragonhawk Hatchling ( Eversong Woods ) VP: 50s APP: 11g = 10g 50s profit
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Red Dragonhawk Hatchling ( Eversong Woods ) VP: 50s APP: 10g = 9g 50s profit
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Silver Dragonhawk Hatchling ( Eversong Woods ) VP: 50s APP: 11g = 10g 50s profit
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Black Kingsnake ( Orgrimmar ) VP: 50s APP: 6g = 5g 50s profit
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Brown Snake ( Orgrimmar ) VP: 50s APP: 4g = 3g 50s profit
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Prairie Dog Whistle ( Thunder Bluff ) VP: 50s APP: 7g = 6g 50s profit
Crafts:
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Mechanical Squirrel Box ( Engineering 75 ) CC: 85s APP: 11g = 10g 15s profit
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Tranquil Mechanical Yeti ( Engineering 250 ) CC: 65g APP: 230g = 165g profit
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Lifelike Mechanical Toad ( Engineering 265 ) CC: 25g APP: 120g = 95g profit
*Keep an eye on the market for the raw materials required to craft these items = Tranquil Mechanical Yeti Lifelike Mechanical Toad as the costs will surely go up once people catch on to the money making potential. Especially Thorium Bars.
Drops:
These have a huge potential to be bought from the Auciton house and resold if you find them underpriced.
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Azure Whelpling ( Azshara ) APP: 1,000g
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Captured Firefly ( Zangarmarsh ) APP: 1,850g
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Cat Carrier (Black Tabby) ( Silverpine Forest, Horde only ) APP: 900g
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Dark Whelpling ( Dustwallow Marsh ) APP: 1,100g
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Disgusting Oozeling ( Felwood ) APP: 2,500g
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Parrot Cage (Green Wing Macaw) ( The Deadmines ) APP: 250g
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Parrot Cage (Hyacinth Macaw) ( Stranglethorn Vale ) APP:1,800g
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Tiny Crimson Whelpling ( Wetlands ) APP: 1,200g
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Tiny Emerald Whelpling ( Swamp of Sorrows ) APP:1,800g
That completes Part 1 of the Achievement Objectives series, subscribe to my RSS to know how to profit from more achievements like the Cooking profession, represent, reputation and many more that can be completed by buying/producing items and selling them at the auction house.
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First of all, I love this site. Looks like a fun alternative to wowinsider and take it as a compliment that this blog has been keeping me from work for a good hour while I browsed through the topics.
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Loved the write up, one little detail though. I don’t think the phoenix hatchling will ever pop up on the AH as it’s still BoP. Agree on the pricing on the others, especially on the suggestion of buying and reselling, that’s how I got my epic bird. Everyone who’s even a bit serious about making money should be aware that there are a lot of idiots/clueless people out there that just don’t understand the value of a given item.
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hey, really appreciate the compliment, I spend a lot of time gathering this information and putting it into a trimmed down article.
While I love doing this sort of stuff, finding loopholes in the game and using common sense and market analysis to break down the economy/game, its nice to know other people can find value from the articles.
Thanks for the find btw, I meant for this article to be BOE only stuff that could be sold on the AH, I’ll edit that part.
Prices are Still standing around that amount…
Thanks to AH pets, in barely 2 mths time was jumping on a Traveling Mammoth
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I too have immensely enjoyed your articles. I have not read them all and I have not understood them all either but they are useful – the problem is just me.
I have increased my income slightly by watching the AH more closely and buying or bidding on low priced things even if I do not have a need for them as long as it looks like I can resell them for a profit. Some success
some losses 
but I am learning.
I am wondering if our server is much more lowly populated than yours but on Uldaman it does not seem like there are anywhere the number of auctions you seem to have to work with.
I will keep going back and rereading your articles and watching the vids in hopes that more and more will begin to sink in as I expand my efforts. Here I thought that my 10k gold was really something. NOT! LOL
Thanks again and keep up the work. I hope you enjoy your trip to Cuba.
BTW, the pet thing is a really neat idea. Many people will not go to the effort it takes to visit a vendor and will gladly pay the freight to have their prospective pets delivered directly. I’m gonna give it a try.