A while back I posted about selling Obsidium Skeleton Keys on the auction house. (See "Obsidium Skeleton Keys: Gold Hiding Right On Our Keyring?") Since then I had been curious of it was economically viable to use a 29 gold Obsidium Skeleton Key to open an Elementium Lockbox.

We had about 12 Elementium Lockboxes sitting in our guild bank so I decided to open them up and calculate the average gold value of their contents.

We are proud to present our inaugural episode of the Power Word: Gold Podcast. We are excited for this new outlet and ask that you pardon our dust as we get things setup.

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This the first in a series called "Project Goblin". I will be taking a level 1 character and reporting on my gold-making efforts as I level up. What will this adventure teach me? What are the rules of the project?

(This infographic is completely made-up.)

"Maelstrom Crystals are now available for purchase with Honor or Justice Points from the associated commodities vendors." (Wowhead Blog - "PTR Patch 4.1 Notes Updated (3/22)")

Rather then writing a full post about the possible crash of the Maelstrom Crystal market I'm going to do a "Link Roundup".

Here are some relevant links and snippets of what the gold making community is saying about the news. As more discussion happens I'll update this post.

With many of us doing the Obsidium Shuffle these days I though I'd make a video showing how I quickly cut and vendor the gems when my supply runs too high using the AutoVendor addon.

Be sure to Thumbs Up and Subscribe on Youtube if you found this video useful. Now, lets talk a bit about when you'd want to vendor.

We meet again.

According to this new-fangled Analyst addon I've been using in the last seven days I've grossed around 27k with a net profit of just over 14k.

In this weeks recap I'll be going over what worked, what didn't and what's new. I'll talk about how the gem market is treating me, some unexpected cooking recipe sales and watching prices yo-yo.

What a beautiful mess!

Today's 'Lazy Sunday' post is about leaving a bait on the AH to help drive costs down. I've touched on this before (see "Poisoning the Well (For Profit)") but, in these bot-infested times, where profits are shrinking for many of us, a little refresher never hurts.

Hess-a-what? 26g?

To paraphase some old guy "I felt a great disturbance in the [economy], as if millions of [exploiters] suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something [wonderful] has happened."

Thanks again to all those in the community who helped out whether through cash donations or by helping get the word out. We have the best community around!

Today's video is an overview of three different ways to easily cancel our auctions using the addons Auctioneer, TradeSkillMaster and Auctionator.

Talking Points

• What other tactics to you use for efficient canceling?
• When is is better to NOT cancel auctions?
• What topics would you like us to cover in future videos?

I want to keep bringing the community new and great video content but require the proper tools to do so. This is where you come in.

This video is an appeal to any kind-hearted community members who would like to donate to the cause of helping me purchase a full version of Fraps. Fraps is the gold-standard when it comes to capturing in-game footage.

So if you are feeling generous please sake a moment and donate using the PayPal button below or in our sidebar. Any amount is welcomed. Even just $1 helps out.

Thanks again for being so supportive of myself and the gold-making community as a whole. <3 -flux

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UPDATE 1: 3/16 5pm $0[██__________]$37 Thanks D!
UPDATE 2: 3/17 3pm $0[█████_______]$37 Thanks D and J!
UPDATE 3: 3/18 11am $0[████████████]$37 Thanks B and D! Success!!

The show of support has been humbling to say the least. Thanks to all who donated. You put your money where your mouth is and I'll forever be grateful. Thanks as well as those who showed their support by retweeting and getting the word out.

I'm in the process of purchasing a full version of Fraps and hope to have my first non-choppy video out soon. -flux