Darkmoon Faire
You can make a lot of gold from the faire vendors even after they have been nerfed the respawn rates. I make around 10k profit from previous fairs (spend around 1500g) and with the price of herbs up more than ever and the introduction of Northrend items for sale at the vendors, I plan to make more the next fair. I purchase everything from Fel Lotus for 3g each, motes for 16 s each, and scrolls for a couple silver.
The vendors Professor Thaddeus Paleo and Lhara have random spawn limited quantity items for sale during the fair. It is easiest to “farm” the faire when it is in your factions’ town since opposing factions cannot visit as easily. Shat also will be easier now since Shat isn’t the hot spot for high levels to hang out.
I park a level 1 alt at the fair in TB (I play horde) and he has decent size bags and around 1k gold and just set his hearth to TB. I buy what I see spawn, hearth to mail out to another alt to store in mail, or list on the auction house, and run back.
I know this sounds boring, but I usually do it while watching TV, where you just click 1-2 times an hour and buy out what you want. There is a lot less competition now (compared to 6 months+ ago) since they reduced the spawn rates were reduced.
Don’t want to sit there all day? Just have your alt sit there and make it a habit to log on him before you log on your main each day of the fair a couple times. You can get a couple hundred gold for only 2-5 g with only a little bit of work.
With the price of herbs skyrocketing, Mageroyal can fetch up to 50s a piece. You can buy it at the fair for less than 1 s. along with many other herbs/leather/motes/scrolls.
Some tips:
Don’t buy the Outland rare gems, they cost 12g now and for most servers they are worth a lot less on the AH cut or uncut.
Scrolls still sell, to save bag space I only buy scrolls level III + and limit how many intellect and spirit ones I buy. Inscriptionists can now make them so the price has dropped a little on them and may not be worth the time for most players. However the level V goes for 1gish each and the protection ones cannot be made by Inscriptionists and sell for a decent amount of gold.
I buy herbs and turn them into glyphs. However you server may differ and the raw materials may be worth more (and actually take less time to sell)
Also visit the child running around Flik! He sells a limited supply pet called Wood Tree Frog. I pay 1g for it and sell it for 200g+. There are also other frogs to buy for 1g that sell for 10g each. I don’t list these till the faire is out of town and spam trade they are listed.
He also sells Heavy leather balls. I usually buy some and list them for 10s each (only cost a copper each) and list them singly. I list them like that since there is no listing fee. I tend to not do this anymore since there is so many other ways to make more gold and in less time, but it is an option if you don’t have a lot of gold and are low level.
February 1st, 2009
Nice writing style. Looking forward to reading more from you.
Chris Moran
February 2nd, 2009
Thanks for the reminder. I’ve camped my mage at the Faire and I’m planning to make a lot of gold. The Tree frogs sell for 20-40g on my server so I’m looking at a pretty profit here for no effort. I’m just running WoW in windowed mode while I work and keep checking for new frogs/herbs.
February 2nd, 2009
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February 3rd, 2009
plan to make lots of money on this, but the frogs the little boy/girl sells wont they sell for a lot more if you wait to the middle of the month?
February 3rd, 2009
They still for a lot at all times. I just have seen an increase in price in the middle/end of the month when there is less supply as others sell all theirs. If your the only one doing it. You can probably make 200g a piece off the bat. I have been selling mine for 75g each (used to be 200), but that is mainly because I now have competition, and most people are past their pet collecting spree.
February 3rd, 2009
the frogs are selling on my server atm for 8 gold! haha. still a nice bit of profit though. i sell the parrots from booty bay for 5 gold each as well. buy them for 38 silver.
February 3rd, 2009
also, im not sure why you list the frogs as limited. i was able to buy 6 of them no problem. Is there a way to tell if and where the faire has gone for its next location, and how often does it move?
Fejj
February 3rd, 2009
There is a second frog that is limited (the wood frog). They are not as good of a profit margin as other pets, but profit none the less. Also it helps give you a variety (ie someone buying all the pets they don’t have, it gives them another pet to buy from you.)
The faire goes in the cycle of Shat- Elywyn forest – Mulgore
The next one would be Elwyn Forest.
It usually starts on the first Monday of the month of the first full week. The in game calendar shows when the next fair will be. and it lasts a week.
February 10th, 2009
Just as a update to this tip, ive just about tripled my money and still got to keep some of the stuff i use for profs etc, and have quite a few frogs left to sell. What i did is had a new Dk that i needed cash on, so i sent him 100 gold and just kept on turning stuff over that i didnt need. Great tip. cant wait till next fair.
March 9th, 2009
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March 19th, 2009
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May 2nd, 2010
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