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There’s a lot too learn from the trade channel on what people are up to in their gold-making ventures. You can get a lot of clues on what their market is especially from those using kirby signs with a “pls COD” in the end.Then if you want, you can infiltrate their market.

For example: The picture above shows one person looking for arcane dust, netherweave cloth, infinite dust and frostweave cloth. An experienced player can assume that he’s making imbued netherweave bags and frostweave bags. However, for those players who are not too familiar with what raw materials make what, WoWhead and the comments page is your friend. You can pick a lot of tips and tricks in the comments page.

Of course not all “WTB” chats in the trade channel means they’re up to something. Some are just looking for materials to level up their profession or craft an epic item they could wear. But still, it helps to give you an idea what people are up to. This picture above shows a person probably leveling his alchemy. He’s looking for Goldthorn for 50 gold a stack. This gives an idea that it’s possible to make a huge fortune off low level herbs and it costs even more than northrend herbs! Plus, maybe he’s looking for Goldthorn in the trade channel because 1) There’s no more stock in the AH, or 2) Goldthorn in the AH costs more than 50g a stack.

With the data you gather from spying in the trade channel, you can be creative on how to take advantage of what you’ve learned. For instance, since Goldthorn’s price can skyrocket as such, you can buy off cheap goldthorns posted and post them at a high price.

Hmmm.. this makes me wanna herb Goldthorn.