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There is some argument as to who actually invented the hot dog, some say it was German butcher Charles Feltman in Coney Island (1867). Others, that it was German peddler Antonoine Feuchtwanger in St Louis, Missouri (1880). Personally, I lean toward the Feltman theory. But my point isn’t to argue the merits of one weiner over another, it’s to talk about innovation at it’s weirdest. In both of the hot dog birth theories one thing is common, they faced a problem and ended up solving it in a way that initially seemed odd, but in the end proved to be the perfect solution. Read on, there’s weiners aplenty below…

An Innovative Weiner
I don’t claim to know all there is to know about making gold. I do however have a reasonable understanding of how to make it. Sometimes I like to think of new ways to make more, it’s a fun challenge. Sometimes, the quest for innovation leads to some weird places (niches). It’s left me with some, shall we say “unorthodox ideas” about how to make gold. It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention, but in my case I don’t really “need” more gold. So, for the purposes of our discussion we’ll amend the proverb to: boredom is the mother of invention.

Boredom Bread Gold
My gold farming day consists of logging on to my Glyph maker first, I do my daily research and make the new glyphs. I then check to see if there are any glyphs that I can make that I don’t already have posted. I make a set, then list all of the freshly minted glyphs on the AH. After that, scan for undercuts, cancel/relist. Then it’s off to the alts, I transmute epic gems, do JC dailies. And make some scrolls, flasks, and other miscellaneous items to toss on the AH (these are mostly posted on Tuesdays however to get the best of the “fresh raid” crowd). Afterward though, I’m left with the decision: What do I do while I wait for my auctions to clear?

Of course, I’ll do my daily random heroic for Frost emblems. But, afterward it’s just waiting for a raid to happen (not likely, we kill everything Tuesday and Thursday) or go farm. One day while deciding if I should log off and make some hot dogs or stay on and be bored, I got a whisper from a Mage friend “Dude, I’ve been waiting in the que for 45 minutes can I group with you so I can get this damned random heroic done for the day?”

That’s when it hit me, I’m a tank. And moreover, one of the highest geared on the server. I’ve got a pretty solid reputation on the server… So, I decided to try out a little macro “/2 Are you a DPSer tired of waiting in the que? Tired of tanks that can’t hold threat? Well join me, for the low cost of 20g I’ll guarantee you a near instant que and non fail tanking.”

In all sincerity, I didn’t expect it to work. I was however, inundated with whispers. I grabbed the first 3 DPS that whispered me and collected the 60g. We qued up, and 10 minutes later, we all had 2 more Emblems of Frost. The interesting thing is, I didn’t even have to hit the macro again… As soon as I showed up in Dalaran again, there were more ready to pay. I’ve now got a solid list of repeat customers who’ve so far been happy to pay for the quick ques. Certainly, it’s more than charging a group for ports to Dal, but it also requires a bit more heavy lifting than porting a group of people (unless said people are fatties). So, I’ve become a mercenary, a sell-sword. A grinding Goblin.

Now, I’m not gonna quit my day job over this. Making glyphs by itself makes more gold overall, but while I’m waiting for auctions to clear this makes a good use of my time. Better yet, once I’m done with my regulars I’ve usually got enough Emblems of Triumph for a couple of Epic gems for even more gold. All in all, I’m making about 500 per day this way, 1000g if I hustle. That alone doesn’t seem significant, but when you consider 7 days a week, along with everything else I’m doing … it adds up. Actually, it adds up to about 30-40K each week pretty easily (with all of my gold making schemes together).

The Bloodscalp Report:
Epic gems have been fluctuating a bit lately. Overall, the price appears to be trending (slightly) downward. However, weekends are looking like prime time to buy, Saturday and Sunday I saw prices under 100g for several epic gems… Today they’re up to 125-150. Enchant Scrolls are selling, however I can only recomend the low cost ones atm. These don’t generally offer a lot of profit, but they do move and usually fast. And you can make up for the low profit ratio in volume if you have the available stock. Higher cost scrolls such as Zerker aren’t selling as well however, either you have to cut dangerously low or sit on it for a week before it sells. Flask prices are going kinda goofy atm (I’m sorry) the price of the herbs is going up, while the price of Flasks have gone somewhat down. Conclusion: there’s more active flask makers on the market right now, and there’s probably a handful of people trying to clear their stock to recoup losses.

Keeping the Books:
+ Spent: 10,000g – Harbinger’s Bone Band
+ Gained: 28,601g
+ Profit: 18,601g

Not bad, and definitely a sign that I’m back in the saddle. This week, I will break 30k for the week.