| One of the things I like so much about | | | | house vary, so don't go with the very first price |
| jewelcrafting gold is that I can earn it without | | | | you see. You'll want to check over the course of |
| having to put a lot of time into it. It's almost an | | | | a couple days. Try to get a feel for who is selling, |
| auto-pilot method of gold farming. I spend just a | | | | how much they are selling, and what the average |
| couple of minutes a day working on it and derive | | | | price for different gems is. You can write it down, |
| a fairly steady stream of cash. Granted it's not | | | | use a mod, or just ballpark it in your head. |
| necessarily big money, but it's easy and it's regular | | | | Once you have an idea of what the prices are, |
| and it adds up in the long run. How does this cash | | | | the gold farming can begin. Each day, log on the |
| generating method work? | | | | auction house and look at the prices of cut gems. |
| We'll start off with the bad news. There is | | | | Find one that is missing or under-represented. |
| practically no money to be made in the lower | | | | Maybe there are no +atk gems, or there's only |
| levels of jewelcrafting. In order to make it big, | | | | one and it's way overpriced. If you have a gem |
| you have to level up fairly high. That is to say, | | | | of the right color, quickly cut it and put it on the |
| you have to get your skill level at least up to the | | | | AH for a more reasonable price (don't go too |
| point where you can cut the gems that the | | | | low). |
| average player is socketing their gear with. | | | | At the same time, check the prices of uncut |
| Anything below that and you're doomed to failure | | | | gems. If you see any that look cheap, buy them |
| before you even start. You'll also need to pick up | | | | right away. If there are some that aren't |
| a few patterns, which is much easier in Wrath of | | | | necessarily underpriced, but you need one to cut |
| the Lich King than previously. You can get some | | | | for a sale, buy the regularly priced gems. You'll |
| from factions, many from doing the JC daily | | | | have to balance the amount you can afford to |
| (which is quite easy), and the rest you can buy or | | | | invest in uncut gems - you might have to pass up |
| find in instances. | | | | a good deal if you already have 10 of those in |
| Once you have a few patterns you're ready to | | | | stock, or pay a little more than usual if a certain |
| start making money. It'll take a couple days to | | | | cut gem skyrockets in price. |
| get the information you need, but it's not much | | | | I use this method pretty regularly because it only |
| work so don't worry. Head over to the auction | | | | takes me 5 minutes a day to check up on the |
| house and look through the gems. There are two | | | | auction house. Give it a try and see for yourself if |
| pieces of information you need: what are uncut | | | | jewelcrafting gold isn't the easiest type of gold to |
| gems selling for, and what are the cut versions | | | | farm. |
| selling for. Keep in mind that prices on the auction | | | | |