In this article I introducing 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.

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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:

Can I Keep Him?

Plenty of Pets

Plethora of Pets

Shop Smart, Shop Pet…Smart

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):

Blue Dragonhawk Hatchling ( Netherstorm ) VP: 10g  APP: 25g = 15g profit
Brown Rabbit Crate ( Netherstorm ) VP: 10g APP: 20g = 10g profit
Cat Carrier (Siamese) ( Netherstorm ) VP: 60s APP: 12g = 11g 20s profit
Mana Wyrmling ( Netherstorm ) VP: 40g APP: 55g = 15g profit
Red Moth Egg ( Netherstorm ) VP: 10g APP: 20g = 10g profit
Cockroach ( UC, Netherstorm ) VP: 50s APP: 3g = 2g 50s profit
Crimson Snake ( ORG, Netherstorm ) VP: 50s APP: 4g 50s = 4g profit
Parrot Cage (Cockatiel) ( Stranglethorn Vale ) VP: 40s APP: 6g = 5g 60s profit
Parrot Cage (Senegal) ( Stranglethorn Vale ) VP: 40s APP: 6g = 5g 60s profit
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.

Rabbit Crate (Snowshoe) ( Dun Morogh ) VP: 20s APP: 8g = 7g 80s profit
Cat Carrier (Bombay) ( Elwynn Forest ) VP: 40s APP: 8g = 7g 80s profit
Cat Carrier (Cornish Rex) ( Elwynn Forest ) VP: 40s APP: 8g = 7g 60s profit
Cat Carrier (Orange Tabby) ( Elwynn Forest ) VP: 40s APP: 8g = 7g 60s profit
Cat Carrier (Silver Tabby) ( Elwynn Forest ) VP: 40s APP: 7g = 6g 60s profit
Cat Carrier (White Kitten) ( Stormwind City, Rare Vendor ) VP: 60s APP: 380g = 379g 40s profit
Great Horned Owl ( Teldrassil ) VP: 50s APP: 8g = 7g 50s profit
Hawk Owl ( Teldrassil ) VP: 50s APP: 7g = 6g 50s profit
Blue Moth Egg ( The Exodar ) VP: 50s APP: 7g =  profit
White Moth Egg ( The Exodar ) VP: 50s APP: 8g = 7g 50s profit
Yellow Moth Egg ( The Exodar ) VP: 50s APP: 8g = 7g 50s profit
Vendor Items (Horde):

Golden Dragonhawk Hatchling ( Eversong Woods ) VP: 50s APP: 11g = 10g 50s profit
Red Dragonhawk Hatchling ( Eversong Woods ) VP: 50s APP: 10g = 9g 50s profit
Silver Dragonhawk Hatchling ( Eversong Woods ) VP: 50s APP: 11g = 10g 50s profit
Black Kingsnake ( Orgrimmar ) VP: 50s APP: 6g = 5g 50s profit
Brown Snake ( Orgrimmar ) VP: 50s APP: 4g = 3g 50s profit
Prairie Dog Whistle ( Thunder Bluff ) VP: 50s APP: 7g = 6g 50s profit
Crafts:

Mechanical Squirrel Box ( Engineering 75 ) CC: 85s APP: 11g = 10g 15s profit
Tranquil Mechanical Yeti ( Engineering 250 ) CC: 65g APP: 230g = 165g profit
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.

Azure Whelpling ( Azshara ) APP: 1,000g
Captured Firefly ( Zangarmarsh ) APP: 1,850g
Cat Carrier (Black Tabby) ( Silverpine Forest, Horde only ) APP: 900g
Dark Whelpling ( Dustwallow Marsh ) APP: 1,100g
Disgusting Oozeling ( Felwood ) APP: 2,500g
Parrot Cage (Green Wing Macaw) ( The Deadmines ) APP: 250g
Parrot Cage (Hyacinth Macaw) ( Stranglethorn Vale ) APP:1,800g
Tiny Crimson Whelpling ( Wetlands ) APP: 1,200g
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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