What you can learn from time off

I've been dealing with some RL stuff the past couple days, but it's nice to log on to 20k+.  It's even nicer that with TSM and Auctionator, I can be fully restocked and posted on the AH in less than an hour.  Addons can mean the difference between slaving away for hours or a business that pretty much runs itself.

It's been said before, but...

TradeSkillMaster can be scary to look at when you first install it.  You look at all it can do, all the groups for crafting and posting, and you just think, "where do I even start?"  Take the time to set it up correctly.  I myself followed Zoxy's guide.  It may take up to an hour, perhaps longer, but that is an investment in your gold making business that you will not be disappointed with.

Auctionator is such a boon.  I used the buy feature a lot for herbs and ore to get them all onto one page.  The sell tab is amazing for items you don't have in groups and allows you to buy and post from one screen.  That feature alone is worth the installation in my view.

What addons do you use for your auction house business?  How do they help?

TradeSkillMaster - Accounting

I had heard something about this being in the works, but I'm not certain I new this was in release.  TradeSkillMaster Accounting module is like MySales on crack.  Accounting tracks all your sales (including stack size!), all your AH purchases, it's searchable with filters, it just seems amazing.  I'll have some more info on this later, as I just installed it.  (It can import your MySales data into it as well)  This will be a major boon to tracking your expenses and income.  Download it from Curse here.

I'm on a (Sea)horse

I had the opportunity to get an item I hadn't seen on my side of the AH today.  Namely, the Reins of Poseidus mount.  As far as myself and The Undermine Journal know, it's never been on the Alliance AH.  Big props to Alto for hookin a brotha up.

In other news, I'm caught up on milling and going to be taking a big chance on DMF cards.  Herbs and Volatile Life are dirt cheap, and I aim to take advantage of it.

Gem sales seem to be down at the moment, but that's nothing to worry about.  When people start picking up new gear in 4.2, they should rebound.

One last thing.  If you are new to the gold making biz, check out Goldgrub's Goblin Academy.  With articles by some of the best gold bloggers around, it will be an extremely valuable resource for those beginning the journey to gold cap.

The Littlest Pet Shop and others

Want one of these?  Think pet collectors will?  You better start stocking up now on your companions to sell in the AH, because 4.2 adds rewards for the achievements The Littlest Pet Shop, The Menagerie, and Petting Zoo.

More info about the newest PTR build (14179) can be found here.

Jewelcrafter's Delight

Cut gems now stack to 20.

Just let that sink in.

About the only negative I can see with this is players that stayed away from selling many cuts because of bag space issues might be inticed to enter the market.  Other than that, this change is amazing.

(Think this change was announced a few days ago, but I just found it this morning.)