WoW Guides For Gold

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.

I was wondering why Blood Elf Bandit Masks were priced high on the Auction House. It is a level 5 head gear with no bonus attributes. Then I learned that this is favorite item for those with level 19 twinks.

What’s nice about the Blood Elf Bandit Mask is that it does not bind when equipped and it can be worn by any class. The downside is that only the Blood Elf Bandit drops this mask. Imagine that. He is located at Azuremyst Isle, the Draenei’s starting zone.

Only one Blood Elf Bandit spawns in the isle at a given time and in certain locations only. If you know the locations, you can easily farm for the mask with your high level alt.

I advise that you use your high level alt with epic mount in farming for this mask. Though the bandit can be easily killed by your lower level toon, its spawn locations are far from each other. Therefore you can easily go from point to point with the use of your epic mount. Also, sneaking to the isle from Darkshore will not be an easy task for low level characters.

A Blood Elf Bandit Mask on my server goes for around 50 gold. There are reports that in some servers it go to as high as 70 gold.

Spider silk can bring in lots of WoW gold. It is a material for Tailoring, Engineering and Leatherworking. A common mistake players do with their shadow silks is to sell them to NPCs when they can have more gold if they put it on the Auction House.
There are 5 different types of Spider Silks.

#1. Spider’s Silk
Spider’s Silks are used by leatherworkers to produce Toughened Leather Gloves while tailors use them to make Spidersilk Boots. These are sought after item for low level twinks therefore sells well in the Auction House. Spider’s Silks are sold for 1 gold a piece in my server.

3 Farming hotspots:

• Plains Creepers of Arathi Highlands
• Deepmoss Venomspitter of Stonetalon Mountains
• Forest Moss Creeper of Hillsbrad

#2. Thick Spider’s Silk
Thick Spider’s Silks are used by engineers for the Gnomish Net-o-Matic Projector which is a favorite for players who enjoy the Battlegrounds. They are also used by leatherworkers for Swift Boots. Tailors use them for Icy Cloak. Because there are no notable item that can be made, except for the Gnomish Net-o-Matic Projector, Thick Spider’s Silks are priced much lower than Spider’s Silk. These can be bought from the AH for 25 silver a piece.

3 Farming hotspots:

• Sand Skitterer of Silithius
• Greater Lava Spider of Searing Gorge
• Glassweb Spider of Searing Gorge

#3. Shadow Silk
Shadow Silks are used by engineers in making the Gnomish Net-o-Matic Projector while Tailors use it to make the Shadoweave items. Like the Thick Spider’s Silks, Shadow Silks are priced lower than the Spider’s Silks and are priced roughly the same at around 25 silver a piece.

3 Farming hotspots:

• Crypt Stalker of Eastern Plaguelands
• Plague Lurker of Western Plaguelands
• Carrion Lurker of Western Plaguelands

#4. Iron Spider Silk
Before Burning Crusade, Iron Spider Silks are in demand because it is the material for a couple of epic items, 18 to be exact. It is also needed to make the Goblin Jumper Cable XL. Iron Spider Silks are still much in demand these days and are sold for 2 gold a piece.

3 Farming hotspots:

• Plague Lurker of Western Plaguelands
• Sand Skitterer of Silithius
• Carrion Lurker of Western Plaguelands

#5. Netherweb Spider Silk
This is my personal favorite among all the spider silks. Netherweb Spider Silks are used by high level tailors a lot. One of the things it is needed for is the Imbued Netherweave Bag, which could be sold at the Auction House for at least 45 gold on my server. A single Netherweb spider Silk can fetch a minimum of 10 gold per piece.

If you have convinced yourself that grinding is fun, then go to the Arklon Ruins in Netherstorm. It is just Southeast of Area 52. This spot is awesome especially if you’re an Aldor skinner.

There are two mobs in this area that you are looking for: the Felblade Doomguards and the Artifact Seekers. Both of these mobs drop Marks of Sargeras and Fel Armament. Even if you’re not Aldor, you can make quick gold by selling these items in the Auction House. Last time I checked, a Mark of Sargeras is selling for 1 gold a piece and Fel Armaments are pegged at 15 to 25 gold a piece.

Artifact Seekers could be skinned for Fel Hide and Heavy Knothide Leather. This is an added bonus for Aldor leatherworkers farming this spot.

Add in the green items and the netherweave cloths that these mobs drop and I think that it is time well spent grinding in Arklon Ruins. Best of all, I think this farming spot doesn’t have many players grinding there. Last time I did my grind there I was alone in the ruins. So grab your food and drinks and start grinding in the Arklon Ruins.