tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post2746461715709749255..comments2024-02-23T14:25:37.910-06:00Comments on Cold's Gold Factory - WoW AH & Hearthstone Tips, Heroes of the Storm: Mysterious Fortune Card Tales: A Reader SubmissionColdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02988692142058297277noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-40472607344821042372011-01-09T16:19:19.735-06:002011-01-09T16:19:19.735-06:00@sinshroud
I took have had that problem starting ...@sinshroud<br /><br />I took have had that problem starting today. When I use my link macro and try to link the 5k card it just shows as plain text and no hotlink.<br /><br />I have found a work around!<br /><br />Lnik it to yourself in a whisper, then link it from there. Works just fine that way.<br /><br />:)Coldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988692142058297277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-92075054294624650052011-01-08T17:57:34.860-06:002011-01-08T17:57:34.860-06:00My thoughts exactly.
I am on my AH toon multiple...My thoughts exactly. <br /><br />I am on my AH toon multiple times during the day. I seldom see Cataclysm herbs below 150g/stack. If I do, I buy them.<br /><br />The market on my server needs to come down some before I can give MFCs any real attn.Kammlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052373093776001210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-53363142459917894082011-01-07T10:15:29.801-06:002011-01-07T10:15:29.801-06:00@Kammler
Herbs at those prices won't be profi...@Kammler<br /><br />Herbs at those prices won't be profitable. you need to find a better time to buy them off the auction house like on the weekends or in the mornings.Coldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988692142058297277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-76784887637140111212011-01-07T10:12:48.968-06:002011-01-07T10:12:48.968-06:00I had no problem barking with my macro created fro...I had no problem barking with my macro created from Wowhead.<br /><br />Maybe the hotfix requires the item to have appeared on your server now, which I have seen reported on other sites. Guess no one has won it on your server.Coldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988692142058297277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-22847183678284202172011-01-07T08:40:56.693-06:002011-01-07T08:40:56.693-06:00Oh, Forgot to mention funnily enough the 1000g epi...Oh, Forgot to mention funnily enough the 1000g epic Fortune Card link works (which is why the GetItemInfo above is 60840 instead of 60844 or what ever, because I'm making do with linking the 1000g one instead of the 5000g one until I can find a fix.Sinshroudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-69983984170518405132011-01-07T08:30:23.755-06:002011-01-07T08:30:23.755-06:00Thanks Cold, the script I listed above is the scri...Thanks Cold, the script I listed above is the script from Wowhead which does show the card in my chatframe, but as soon as I shift click it into a chat channel it just shows as text.<br /><br />In the past I've been using this macro here:<br /><br />/run SendChatMessage("Now on the AH 55g "..(select(2,GetItemInfo(60838))).."! Each card gives between 10s to 5000g + fun msg (e.g. "..(select(2,GetItemInfo(60840)))..") Need an EPIC FLYER? Here is your chance!","channel",nil,2)<br /><br />Which has worked really well for me for weeks, only suddenly today it has stopped working. So then I tried the wowhead link above and no luck either.<br /><br />It might have something to do with the maintenance that happened yesterday maybe? (I didn't try barking yesterday so can't say if it worked then or not).Sinshroudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-72018282021409807422011-01-07T08:11:52.809-06:002011-01-07T08:11:52.809-06:00@Sinshroud
I'm at work so I can't list th...@Sinshroud<br /><br />I'm at work so I can't list the code I use until later. I have had no problem at all. I have a macro that i tap and it puts the 5k fortune card item link above the chat frame, then I can manualy link to it.<br /><br />I have heard reports that the links won't work until the 5k card has actually been found on your server.Coldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988692142058297277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-7200056004660487832011-01-07T07:07:40.756-06:002011-01-07T07:07:40.756-06:00Cold do you have any tips on what to do if it won&...Cold do you have any tips on what to do if it won't let you link the epic Fortune Card on your server? I've heard many people having this problem and it's recently happened to me too.<br /><br />/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("\124cffa335ee\124Hitem:60844:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0\124h[Fortune Card]\124h\124r");<br /><br />Is the script to get the item in game, but if you try link it on my server now, it just says "Fortune Card" in chat instead of actually linking the item.Sinshroudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-56684554431488058432011-01-06T16:49:38.263-06:002011-01-06T16:49:38.263-06:00This may end up being a market I just cannot enter...This may end up being a market I just cannot enter. If you are paying 18g/Blackfallow I can see buying the lower cost cards and being able to list them for a profit. I'm paying double that for the ink--Cinderbloom is going for 175g/stack--so my break even is about 35g/card. <br /><br />For me to buy another 50 cards from an undercutter, ie, a 1k gold investment) I would have to know I could get at least 25g at a minimum--and sell them all. Otherwise, I have only validated his market price of 20g, making it more likely he will list more at that price. <br /><br />My bet is that this is an Herbalist who has either a stockpile of herbs or the will to farm them. Not sure I want to go toe to toe with someone who has resources and time to burn.<br /><br />I like the market but until I can acquire the mats more economically I'm not going to go very deep into it. It is more labor intensive than the other sales I do--I enjoy the "set it and forget it" method over the barking style.<br /><br />I will revisit this in the future, perhaps when herbs become more reasonable.Kammlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052373093776001210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-22272326476478615442011-01-06T16:30:51.985-06:002011-01-06T16:30:51.985-06:00@Kammler
If you keep at it, a great feel for the ...@Kammler<br /><br />If you keep at it, a great feel for the market will occur just like your other markets have developed a feel. If I open the AH and see multiple stacks of lower priced cards (close, equal or less than Blackfallow ink) I just buy them out, because I know that at a minimum, I will make a few gold on each card. Cards seem to sell on my server for 35g pretty well. If I see 27g on the low end, I will undercut those because I paid 18g for an ink, etc. <br /><br />Here is one more thing I do...and that is to keep my Blackfallow Inks as a raw material until I see my sales start to move, as I don't want the cards to tank on me for some reason and the inks can be used for more than cards.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220516686941241764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-12409004770877725892011-01-06T14:37:55.488-06:002011-01-06T14:37:55.488-06:00An admitted skeptic of this market and the tactics...An admitted skeptic of this market and the tactics employed, I decided to give it a go. <br /><br />The best ROI for herbs on my server were from 175-179g/stack for Cinderbloom. I decided to invest 3k gold to see how this might work. <br /><br />I purchased 2,715g worth of Cinderbloom, 15 full stacks and on partial. 315 herbs, or 63 mills. The result was 159 Ashen Pigment (79 Blackfallow ink) and 26 Burning Embers (13 Inferno ink).<br /><br />I listed the 13 Inferno ink at 198g each, which seems to be about market value. If I sell all of them I would get back 2575g, less AH fees--almost covers the original investment.<br /><br />At this point I thought "ok, if that ink sells and I crap out on the cards, I still had an almost free experiment". Feeling ok so far.<br /><br />Next, I crafted 79 Mysterious Tarot cards. I sent 19 to one alt, 20 to my max cooking alt to make Fortune Cookies and kept the remaining 40.<br /><br />Oh, and there were exactly 0 Mysterious Fortune or Fortune Cookies listed in the AH. Not a single one.<br /><br />Midday on a Thursday, no better time to check out the barking, right? I wrote a macro for one bark, played it, and listed 10 cards at 39g. There was no response, no witty banter or challenges to the legality of the "lottery" nature of the cards.<br /><br />Then, in my scrolling window, I see "A buyer has been found for your Mysterious Fortune card". And then again, and again, and again--9 times. <br /><br />I went to the AH and opened the auctions window. There were purchases by 4 players, some buying more than one card. <br /><br />Back to chat I went and wrote a single live bark, listed another 10 cards, and actually watched as the auctions flew off the board. My auction window was full of 39g sales. <br /><br />I barked again, posted 10 more, and once again, there they went off the shelves. Sold 9 this time. <br /><br />My cook has produced Fortune Cookies, barked and posted them. No sales yet. My main AH toon posted 10 at a higher buy point. No sales yet. My Inferno ink is still there, no sales yet. <br /><br />Thus far I would have to say I'm pleasantly surprised. I've earned about 1,575g in sales (about half my investment) and still have both cards and ink that may make it a very profitable venture. <br /><br />Testimonial from a skeptic: tactic seems viable. <br /><br />As of right now another seller has listed 50 units at 20g each....the undercutting has begun. I will see if Cold's (and et al) tactics will work.Kammlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052373093776001210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-91273397169787067962011-01-06T10:31:55.709-06:002011-01-06T10:31:55.709-06:00Thanks :)
I had a guy mention to me last night t...Thanks :) <br /><br />I had a guy mention to me last night that selling the cards "is too much work". One less competitor.<br /><br />I think I am going to move to Dalaran and fish the fountain while I bark for now, to pass the time.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220516686941241764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-8439726606924311672011-01-06T08:28:40.400-06:002011-01-06T08:28:40.400-06:00Thanks for the detailed example.
I usually don&#...Thanks for the detailed example. <br /><br />I usually don't stay on my AH toon long enough to try this, but I may give it a shot over the weekend. <br /><br />And Gratz on 100k. They say the first is the hardest...Kammlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052373093776001210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-44085477422882248572011-01-06T07:08:17.073-06:002011-01-06T07:08:17.073-06:00Grats on that 100k mark
Also Any press is good p...Grats on that 100k mark <br /><br />Also Any press is good press I cant agree more with this the more flaming and Hate that you can generate in trade the better .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17290788114525393715noreply@blogger.com