| Originally Posted by Yeargdribble |
When I'm buying synthesis/desynth materials I think this way too. I stock up but will not spend beyond a self-imposed cap. I only do this when buying things in ultra bulk.
Sadly overall and not so sadly for me personally, most people do not think like you and will generally pay full price no matter what. I make enough profit off of those people to not worry about people like you that are smarter about the market.
As for what you mention about gouging... Me and my wife will often do the same. Like you say there are certain times when certain things bottom out on the AH. This are great times to sell. We actually will make a rock bottom on our own. Certain items are hot at certain times so we know when those are and have stored up massive amounts of these. Then we can just buy all of the remainder of any consumable off of the AH and then turn around and sell them for more than we bought them for and generally have the only mass quantities of said item on AH.
Eventually other crafters will catch on but usually not before we've already made a killing at the gouged price. If we get undercut so bad that stuff gets sent back we just wait til the next time that conditions are right and do it again. |
Yes you can. Because it's specialization. And not many can specialize, both in the skill to HQ, the timing, the dedication, and the opportunity.
If you want to use Huberk as an example or a no-for-profit HQ. It's is not a counter arguement. It's a side-note.
No one is in the market to HQ a huberk(very much), but that doesn't mean that no one is in the market to sell a huberk.
There is no
depreciation in the game. You keep it, use it, or sell it. Otherwize it's a wasted slot.
In other words you are in a
niche market.
You may be living off of a niche market, but HQ is where the money is, it's where the battle is. You can clearly see this from all the threads on "how to make gil crafting".
If your tactic is to "skim the market" like any wallstreeter, you take bets and you can win or loose.
It only really works if you have the inventory space. It's definitely not a rolling in gil situation.
On the other hand, ask woodcrafters how much they make. If you're not playing with the big boys, don't assume it's a lost cause.