Making Gold with Vanity Item Vending

One of the better ways to make some extra gold with Alchemy is by selling vanity items–particularly if you’re going to show off a little to draw in customers. These items can do anything from turning your into stone to making you grow to outrageous sizes, and they are pretty fun to use and abuse in towns.

There’s quite a few vanity items out there, but I’m going to be focusing on what I consider to be the three most profitable. These items are all both easy to craft and sell very quickly.

DEEPSTONE OIL

This item requires Cataclym and can be acquired through training. Once a player uses this oil, they are completely frozen in place regardless of what they were doing before.

This oil is pretty easy to make, too, as players will have a possibility of crafting 1-2 every time. In order to begin, you will need an Albino Cavefish. Unfortuantly, these can be a hassle to obtain manually as you can only grab them from Deepholm fish pools.

Unless a player is really struggling for gold, I would recommend buying them off your local Auction House for the sake of simplicity.

On my server, Deepstone Oil is going for around 18-20g while one Albino Cavefish is going for around 8-9g. Not a bad trade-off!

This oil is an awesome seller, and it works well in crowded towns during the peak hours. Curious players will come up and beg for this oil without me ever having to list it in the Auction House!

ELIXER OF GIANT GROWTH

This is definitely my favorite. Just as the name suggests, this elixer will make you grow significantly beyond your normal size for a period of time. It’s a GREAT way to attract attention, and new players are absolutely fascinated by it.

Although it used to be fairly expensive, you can find this recipe in the Auction House right now for under 10g on most servers. With the release of Cataclysm, the droprate was significantly buffed.

For one of these elixers, you will need the following mats:

• 1 Earthroot
• 1 Crystal Vial
• 1 Deviate Fish

Because this is such an attention grabber, it is very easy to sell. I can use it while I’m chilling out at the Auction House, or even while I’m running back and forth between the bank, and I will have a small crowd of buyers following me as I go. This is best paired with a rare mount for even more attention.

POTION OF ILLUSION

This is another really fun potion that can confound and amaze newer players. I like pairing this one with the Elixer of Giant Growth for added effect and lulz. The magic of this potion will turn your toon temporarily into someone else, regardless of how they appear.

This potion can work with transformations too! Although you can use the illusion potion on players using mount spells such as Sandstorm Drake, you cannot actually fly. It still looks cool, though!

To craft the Potion of Illusion, you will need the following:

• 3 Volatile Life
• 1 Azsharas Veil

This potion is also easy to make as you will have the possibility of crafting two each time. On days with little competition, I can peddle these potions for around 34-36g.

Although these three items are definitely my top sellers on my alchemy alt, there are a lot of great vanity items out there to choose from. The best thing to remember is that these types of items sell a lot better when people can actually see the effects for themselves before buying. It’s like window shopping, only with potions. A lot of auctioneers also tend to forget that their trade chat even exists, which is a big NO-NO. Although you always have the danger of having your trade chat invaded by barrens chat, most people legitimately use this channel to search for deals.