I’m becoming impatient with the queue for Warsong Gulch so I decided to check out the Auction House for some bargains. That’s when I saw Barbaric Leggings enchanted with a heavy armor kit selling for only 75 silver.
Now that’s a bargain. A clean Barbaric Leggings would go for at least 1 gold. Add the cost of the heavy armor kit, which gives it +24 armor, you could easily sell it for a minimum of 1 gold and 50 silver.
I searched for more Barbaric Leggings in the Auction House and it turns out that there were still 6 available. All of them were being sold by the same seller. I guess someone is leveling his leatherworking. Anyway, I bought all his Barbaric Leggings and placed two up for auction for 2 gold.
In less than an hour, my Barbaric Leggings sold out. So I placed two more but this time I priced them at 2 gold and 50 silver. Again, they were bought in an hour or so. I pushed my luck when I tried selling them for 3 gold.
It’s as simple as this, if you see an opportunity grab it right away or else someone might beat you to it. This rule of thumb applies to every item on the Auction House. This post isn’t so much about buying Barbaric Leggings as it is about a philosophy you need to have when buying and selling in general.