TheitemsdonotincludeOutlandcraftables,sothisincomeopportunityisprimarilygearedtowardsthepopulationthatisstilllevelingtheircharacters.Whileskillingupyourtrade,youcanhoardcertainitemstobeauctionedoffathigherpricesaroundthetimeofthemonththattheFaireturnsup.
Unfortunately,therearecurrentlyonlyopportunitiesforengineers,blacksmithsandleatherworkers,althoughtherestofthepopulationcanstillmakeaniceprofitfromthevarious"trash"itemsdroppedfromcertainmobs.TheDarkmoonFaireisinfullswing,andinbetweencheckingonthelivebreakingnewsbeingpostedfromourfolksatBlizzCon,levelingcraftsmenarebeinggivenanopportunitytomakesomecheapwow聽gold.
TheFairehasmuchtoofferthecitizensofAzeroth,fromfancyfoodsandfrogpetstoticketsthatcanbehandedinforniftyprizes.Itisthisticketsystemthatoffersyoutheopportunitytomakesomemoney.
Yousee,ticketsareawardedinexchangeforcertainitems.Manyoftheseitemsarecrafted,whileothersarelooted,suchas[VibrantPlume].BecauseplayershandtheseitemsintotheFairebothforreputationandfortickets,theyarehighlymarketableafewdaysbeforetheFairebegins,aswellasthefirstfewdaysafteritarrives.
IfyouareplanningtohandoversomeofyourcreationstotheFaireyourself,itisimportanttonotethattheticketsystemworksintiers.Thecheapestandlowestlevelitemsareonthebottomtier,scalinguptothehighestlevelitemsontier5.Becausereputationclimbsquickly,youmightonlybeabletocompleteahandfulofhand-insforeachtierbeforebeingusheredontothenext.
Inthismanner,donothandinthemostexpensiveitemsfirst,oryouwillneverbeabletohandinthecheapestones.
Itisimportanttonotethatdependingonthepriceoftheitemsfromthesametierintheotherprofessions,youritemmightnotsellforasmuchasyouwouldlike.Forexample,onceontier5,aplayermightpurchase[RuggedArmorKits]fromaleatherworkerbecausetheyarecheaperonthatserverthan[DenseGrindingStones].
Still,youritemsshouldsellfortheirhighestamountjustbeforeandduringthepresenceoftheFaire,andwhenskillingupyourtrade,choosingtheseitemsisagreatwaytoearnbacksomeofthemoneyyouhavespent.
Blacksmiths
Thetieroneblacksmithingitemis[CoarseWeightstone],andconsideringhowabundantcoarsestoneisonceyoubegintomineuptin,youshouldhavenoproblemsconstructingtheseinbulk.PlayerswillhandtheseintotheFaireinsetsoften,toaoneKerriHicks%26lt;TheStrongestWomanAlive!%26gt;.Thisitemisyellowat65,greenat72,andgreyat80.
[HeavyGrindingStone]isthetiertwoitem,andwillbedeliveredtotheFaireinsetsofseven.Becausetheycontainheavystone,whichdropsfromiron,thesecanoftenbesoldforquiteabit,andareanexcellentskilllevelingtool.Grindingupyourstonewilltakeyoufrom125whenitisyellow,throughto137whenitbecomesgreen.Youcankeepgrindingitupfortheoddskillpointuntilitgoesgreyat150.
Thetierthreeitemisabitmorecomplicated.[GreenIronBracers]canbehandedinthreeatatime,butdoconsumesixironbarsperpair.Ofcourse,comparedtomanyoftheotheritems,thisisquitecheaptomanufacture.Becauseitiswhite-quality,youronlychanceofsellingittootherplayersratherthanavendorisgoingtocomeduringtheFaire.Youmightdobesttoadvertisetheiravailabilityovertradechannel.
Thesebracersareorangeat165andbecomeyellowat190.
Thetierfouritemisone[BigBlackMace].Thisisapaintomake,andmightnotbeworththeeffortunlessyouareusingitforskillpointsanyway.Thisitemisorangeat230andbecomesyellowat255.
Thetierfiveitemis[DenseGrindingStone]tobehandedin8atatime.Again,becausethisonlyinvolvesstoneyou'llbeminingupanyway,thisisbothakeenlevelingtoolandanexcellentopportunitytomakesomemoneyfromthem.Thisitemisorangeat255butquicklygoesyellowat255,andgreenat257.
Leatherworkers
Forthefirsttier,planonmaking[EmbossedLeatherBoots].Playerscanhandinsixatatime,andbecausetheyareawhitequalityitem,youhaveachancetofetchabove-vendorpriceswhentheFaireisopen.Theseareorangeat55anddonotbecomeyellowuntil85!At100theybecomegreen.
Thesecondtieritemis[ToughenedLeatherArmor],another"junk"piecethatcanbehandedintoChronos%26lt;HeWhoNeverForgets%26gt;inthrees.Hisquestsaremorecreativelynamedthantheothers.Forexample,thisoneiscalledCarnivalJerkins.Orangeat120,thisspellgrowsyellowat145andgreenat157.
[BarbaricHarness]isthetierthreehand-in,insetsofthree.Yetanotherjunkpiece,whileitmayonlysellwellduringtheFairetootherplayers,itisstillavaluablelevelingtool.Thisitemisorangeat190andyellowat210,greenat220.
Thetierfouritemisone[TurtleScaleLeggings]whichisactuallyofgreenquality,andwillrequirethedemiseofmanyturtlestocraft.Orangeat235,thisdoesnotbecomeyellowuntil255orgreenuntil265.TryhuntingtheturtlesalongthecoastinDustwallowMarsh,theHinterlands,andTanaris.
Engineers
Asalowlevelengineer,youwillfindyourselfmakinganawfullotofparts,ratherthanactualitems.Whilethesepartsdocomeinhandylater,mostplayersfindthattheyhavequitethesurplusofun-usedpartsthatusuallyareunloadedonthepoorvendors.
The[CopperModulator]canbecraftedfromskilllevel65rightupuntillevel125,whenitgoesgreyandnolongerofferspoints.Becausecopperisanabundantmetal,andlineniscommonintheearlystagesofaplayer'scareer,thisisafairlycheapitemtocraftforskillpoints.
PlayerswhotalktoRinlingcanacquirethequestCopperModulator,andwillhandthemoverinstacksoffive.Theseareatieroneitem,andcannotbehandedinmanytimes.
Thetiertwoitemisthe[WhirringBronzeGizmo].Myyoungengineerstillhasabankfullofthese!Infact,theyarethedirectupgradefromthemodulatorswherematerialsareconcerned.Insteadofcopper,youwillbeusingbronze,whichisafusionofcopperandthenextmetal,tin,andwoolinsteadoflinen.
Again,allofthesematerialsshouldnaturallyturnupinthecourseoflevelingyourcharacter.TheseitemsarehandedintoRinlinginstacksofseven,forthequestWhirringBronzeGizmo.
Thetierthreeitemisabitmorefuntoconstruct,butyouwon'tlearnhowtodosofromyourtrainer.[Schematic:GreenFirework]canbepurchasedfromGagsprocketinRatchet.Thisengineeringvendorcanbefoundinanodd-lookinghutnorth-eastofthebank,orCrazkSparksinBootyBay.
Playerswillhandtheseoveringroupsof36.Fortunately,thepiecesofheavyblastingpowderandheavyleatheractuallymakethreefireworks.Thisitemwillbeginasyellowat150andbecomegreenat162.Still,forthematerialsgiven,thisisnotanexpensiveskill-up.
Thefourthtierwillseeyoumaking[MechanicalRepairKits].Yourtrainerwillteachyouhowtoconstructthem,andplanonsellingtheminmultiplesofsix,becausethatiswhatthequestMechanicalRepairKitsdemands.Thisitemalsobeginsasyellowat200,becominggreenat220.
Finally,forthefifthtier,youwillbeabletosell[ThoriumWidgets]tobegiventoRinlingsixatatime.Thesearenotgoingtobecheaptomanufactureatall.Whiletheruneclothisabundant,youwillprobablyfeelhard-pressedtopartwithyourthorium.Nonetheless,theitemisorangeat260anddoesnotbecomeyellowuntil280,almostguaranteeingyouacool20engineeringpointsfor20widgets.