Prospecting in 3.1

Posted by admin on 06 14th, 2009

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Taking a look back at pre-3.1 Prospecting/DE , which has become a very popular topic, we can see that it was highly profitable when gems/enchanting materials worth a lot. Now in 3.1, we can see that [Saronite Ore] has retained it’s average price of 17-20g per stack, while [Eternal Earth] has skyrocketed to around 10g each. We had actually had given up on prospecting until recently, when our supply of gems and enchanting materials were running out from personal use. Prices in our economy have started to recovered to a health amount from the whole 3.1 speculation/stockpile business. So we decided to take a look into prospecting and disenchanting again, but mostly we needed more [Dream Shard] ’s for our own enchants. Prospecting Results 600 (30 Stacks @ 18g each) [Saronite Ore] 540g 2 [Scarlet Ruby] 140g 15 [Bloodstone] 15g 9 [Autumn's Glow] 315g 26 [Sun Crystal] 26g 2 [Forest Emerald] 30g 20 [Dark Jade] 20g 7 [Sky Sapphire] 105g 23 [Chalcedony] 23g 6 [Monarch Topaz] 240g 23 [Huge Citrine] 23g 6 [Twilight Opal] 180g 23 [Shadow Crystal] 23g Total Spent on Ore: 540g Estimated Worth: 1140g As you can see, prospecting can still be profitable, especially if cut gems are still holding their value. Even though we were a bit unlucky [Scarlet Ruby] , we still net a nice 600g profit, which is scary how close it is to the estimated amount from the JC/DE spreadsheet . Each green quality gem was just given a value of 1g each, they may go for a bit more on your economy uncut. A common question is what to do with all the leftover [Dark Jade] and [Shadow Crystal] since these are the colors that don’t have a green item that can be crafted with reasonable amounts of materials. There are a few ways to profit from them aside from just selling them in their raw form. Green/Purple Uncommon Gems Craft Focusing Lens - These may not sell in huge quantities, but if you are Prospecting in small amounts, this may be a decent option. They go for about 3g each so it is still more profitable than selling them for 1g each. Cut them into green quality gems – This is very market specific since for most economies, people are not purchasing green quality gems or their perfect cuts. Craft [Jade Dagger Pendant] – This item requires an [Eternal Earth] , 2 [Dark Jade] , and 2 [Huge Citrine] . So assuming 10g earth and 1g gems, the opportunity cost of this item is about 14g. If shards are worth a lot more, than this would be a great way to produce cheap [Dream Shard] ’s for personal use or for sale on the AH especially if you are having trouble liquidating [Dark Jade] . Also as we mentioned before, you can also craft [Jade Ring of Slaying] and [Earthshadow Ring] if your Jewelcrafter is also an Enchanter because those two items are BOP.

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