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Enchanting Mongoose -- Should I charge with their materials?
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Post by
Avallen
So, I recently came onto the Mongoose enchant after leading my KZ raid into the damned place about 30 times. Excited to get to sell it (I'm one of two or three people who have it on my server) I spent around 800 gold getting 15 skill-ups in order to be able to use the formula.
My general policy so far is not to charge for people who have their own mats for it. Many of my guildies think I should be charging at least 20-30g each time, even with their mats.
Is this unethical? I mean, I'm not losing anything but maybe a minute of my time.
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Post by
rukkia
It depends on your server.
If the recipe is rare you can easily charge 50g or more without any problems due to a lack of competition. If quite a few have it (like on Stormreaver) then tips are the way to go since you'll likely be undercut. On our server, Mongoose is cheap and plentiful but only one person regularly advertises Savagery and charges between 50g-100g depending on the time of day/number of players on.
Post by
InvisibleElf
Don't ask for tip, set a fee...
And I do think you should be taking a fee for every high level enchant, even when they bring materials. After all you did spend time levelling up enchanting, and getting formulas.
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Post by
Avallen
Yeah it depends on what you get for it, but I would charge something if possible. Look at it this way, it costs you time and mats to level high enough for the enchant, plus you have your own expenses as well.
it'll be a LOONG time saving up 5,000g for an epic flying mount if you never make any money from your profession.
I do mining and skinning, so I'm always paying for enchants... dispite the fact I'd like to get the enchants for free I respect other people's need to make some gold.
Heh, well, I already have my epic flying mount.. the only thing that I really need gold for are raid consumables, but even then I can get that through dailies.
But yeah, thanks for all the help guys!
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97034
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Post by
Remx
Don't ask for tip, set a fee...
Post by
cms2k
Im a lvl 375 enchanter. Any formula someone wants I typically charge 25g for "still" green enchants and 50g for yellow ones with the user supplying the mats. The other others I charge for are the exotic weapon enchants 5g, (Icy, Fiery, Crusader, Lifestealing, etc.)
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Post by
sugarzombie
100g fee and no less.
did you make a
Runed Eternium Rod
to do this enchant?
... and you're still losing money on it.
Post by
Fitzlestick
100g fee is absolutely rediculous in my opinion.
I always tip 5-10g regardless of what the person does.
Ask up to 20g if you really feel this costed you a lot and there are few people on your server that can do it but not more.
But afterall, it wasn't hard for you to get that enchant, it just dropped when you were farming epics and badges in Karazhan anyway. It's not like you spend hours just to get it, you got it along the way.
Post by
sugarzombie
Ask up to 20g if you really feel this costed you a lot
the runed eternium rod cost you aprox. 600g to make.
you make it only because you get one of these end-game weapon enchants
if you charged only 20g each time you did an enchant, you'd only have to do it...
30 TIMES!!! to break even.
Instead: forget you have mongoose, get exalted with KoT, enchant gloves superior agi for 20g a pop and actually make some profit
Post by
kindofabuzz
don't charge and you'll make more money in the long run. people will tip pretty generously and come back for more enchants since you don't charge. no one will ever come back to you if they know they can get them for free elsewhere. just play the market.
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Post by
kindofabuzz
20-30 gold isn't unreasonable because that takes all of about 45 minutes for a level 70 to get back. But if they have mats, they're probably going to tip pretty well, at least I've noticed for me. I would rather go without an enchant that have to say, "Oh, that guy's a jerk and only cares about money in a video game."
I say just go for tips if they have the mats. You'll make your money back and then some later.
didn't i say pretty much the same thing in the post above you? lol
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Post by
kindofabuzz
If you're on the Cenarion circle realm and need an enchant, look up Corpsemine (horde). I never charge for mine with your mats. Tips are greatly appreciated. =)
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