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Making World Of Warcraft Money With Skinning And Leatherworking

Written by renxue on May 13, 2009 13:59

 

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With enough friends to help, grinding dropped loot can be a path to wealth, but what if you're alone? Many players can't find a guild suited to their taste, or play at odd hours when few people are online.

 

This is where the trade skills of Skinning & Leatherworking come in handyWith the help of your friendly neighborhood Auction House at Stormwind or Orgrimmar, these skills can be your best friends in the game.

 

Why Skinning & Leatherworking?

 

Unlike other gathering skills, skinning gets used on enemies you kill, so you can level and gather at the same time, instead of having to sacrifice one for the otherAnd animals are much more plentiful and easier to find than herbs or ore deposits.

 

Skinning gets used much more frequently than any other skillYour skill level will rocket up fast, and you'll need a trainer before you know itThis is one skill you'll never have to "grind".

 

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Once your Leatherworking skill reaches 150, it starts to become more profitable than SkinningYou'll be able to craft several items at this level that are in consistent demand at the Auction HouseAs a Skinner, you can gather your own Leather and make these items for peanutsAs long as you don't overprice the competition they will almost always sell.

 

A word of warning: don't underprice the competition eitherThis may lead to a temporary spike in your sales, but then the others will match your lower price and you'll all be making less moneyWhen pricing items, check who else is selling the same thing to see what the going rate is, and match itAlways go for a fixed sale rather than an auction; crafters rarely want to wait for their materials.

 

What should I sell?

 

At beginning levels, sell Light Leather in full stacks of 20Remember that 3 units of Ruined Leather Scraps can be combined into 1 unit of Light LeatherWoW gold is the most valuable form of currency in WoWWe are a group of dedicated players who have come together to provide wow gold for the communityWe work hard with our suppliers to offer the lowest prices of wow goldIf you want to buy wow gold, wow gold world will give you a surpriseThis will not only increase your stocks of Light Leather, but also improve your Leatherworking skill.

 

You can also make Light Armor KitsThese don't sell as well as the leather they're made from, but they do sell, and give you Leatherworking XPPeople only need a few of them, so sell them in single units rather than in stacksSave a few for yourself if you wear leather armor.

 

Around level 15 you'll start fighting creatures that drop Medium LeatherYou can also combine 5 units of Light Leather to make 1 units of Medium Leather, however this is only good for XP, as Medium Leather does not sell for 5x the going rate of Light LeatherSo from a goldmaking standpoint you're better off just selling the Light Leather.

 

Medium Leather does sell, however, so feel free to sell what you get from SkinningOn most servers the going rate is about twice the going rate for Light LeatherWhen your Leatherworking skill reaches 100, you can also make Medium Armor KitsAgain, sell the Leather in maximum stacks and the Armor Kits individually.

 

As you level up, both the Leather and the Armor Kits also progressAfter Medium comes Heavy, then Thick, then Rugged, and so on.

 

As you go along, make a few other items at each skill level to gather Leatherworking XPThis will cost you money in the short run, as the leather you use up would have sold for more than the things you can makeBut this changes once your Leatherworking skill reaches 150The investment in improving your skill level will pay off in the long run.

 

Once you reach 150, craft the Heavy Quiver and Heavy Leather Ammo Pouch and sell them at the Auction House for around 1 gold eachThe Heavy Leather Ball also popularOn weekends, they will sell almost faster than you can make themIn my experience, the Ammo Pouch sells slightly better than the Quiver, but both are reliable and consistent sellersRemember not to glut the market; two or three at a time seems to work best.

 

When your Leatherworking skill reaches 225, add the Quickdraw Quiver and Thick Leather Ammo Pouch to your repertoire and sell them for 5-6 gold eachThese require

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