Comments on: Auctioneering 101: Buyout or No Buyout? And Pricing.

By: tyson

tyson — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:10:50 +0000

The common epic items are pretty well known, and when you’re in the market for an epic item you pretty much know what you’re looking for, in most cases. Like Blinkstrike. Useable by Rogues and Warriors, it’s a very nice weapon. It’s getting outdated by the later content in BC, but still sells for 1500g.

For the Hammer, you see that for sale a lot, and same with the netherdrake helm, at least on my server.

I did the same with Charlotte’s Ivy… found two at about 400 each, but in the end, perhaps it was just timing, I was only able to sell for 599 and about 500 respectively. In a couple weeks I saw one go for around 750, which was what I was hoping to get.

Even class specific can sell wonderfully, as in my Boots of the Long Road example. However, the rarity of the item is still the biggest dictator of price.

By: FoamPeanut

FoamPeanut — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:47:30 +0000

Maybe it’s my server, but I’ve had nothing but trouble selling epic items. A while back, I came across Pattern: Netherdrake Helm for a fabulous price (two actually - how odd is that), and snatched them up. Maybe it’s the recipe and that’s my problem. My guess is that it goes back to who can actually use that recipe. Class specific items seem to move more slowly. Which is understandable. However, at one point I had two Hammers of Destiny, a mace geared towards paladins, and was able to get rid of those. Of course, I discounted them pretty heavily. I’m still puzzled. Maybe there’s not enough money on the server I currently play on?

In a completely unscientific study, I have noted that on my server, product in the 30-45 lvl and 10g to 80g seems to move the best.