06-30-2012, 08:00 PM
(06-30-2012, 07:19 PM)Concillian Wrote: I compiled approximate total cost if you purchase the base gems at 400g each and tomes at 600g each. I actually don't know what the going rate is on these, I was just ballparking it yesterday at work when I didn't have access to the AH.
This is what I got for the out of pocket cost if you just buy the mats + vendor prices for one of each gem, this sets a baseline value for comparison:
1 FL sq = ~33k (plus jeweler upgrade cost = 26k)
1 PF sq = ~153k (plus jeweler upgrade cost = 36k / 62k including previous tier)
1 star = ~ 543k (plus jeweler upgrade cost = 52k / 114k including previous 2 tiers)
Total cost for one star gem including jeweler upgrades is a little over 650k gold.
Total cost of a star gem on the AH was right around 600k, so it's probably worthwhile to make your own so that you get the jeweler upgrades for any future gem combines.
beyond that you need patterns, but here is the cost if you have the patterns:
1 FL star = ~ 1.74 million
1 PF star = ~ 5.42 million
1 RD star = ~ 16.7 million
This gives you an idea on trades. You don't want to buy high gems from the AH, as the 15% AH cut becomes HUGE, so they get a lot of markup. You want to instead find someone to trade with. the 15% cut on a radiant star would require marking up to 20 million to even make a 400k profit.
Far as I have seen, every "high" gem is selling for a loss on the AH. The buyer pays more than they would if they were to make them, and the seller earns less than they spent making them. It's a completely losing game for both parties, so now I just avoid buying gems on the AH altogether.
Roland *The Gunslinger*