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Remember how I was talking about how to play the trading post for big cash money now?  Well, here are some of my personal market specifics on what I place bids on.  Yup, I'm purposefully inviting competition :(

You can get the guild trading post helper software over on this post over here.



Filter parameters

I get the best results by having a minimum buy price of 5 silver (or 500 in the program) and a maximum of 3.5 gold (or 35000 in the program).  I set my spread percentage to a minimum of 18.5 percent.  Those settings seem to work well with everything on this list.  I know Wade also uses a minimum spread for his filters, but I don't.

Pact weapons

Pact weapons are only awarded once per character.. and only when that character has completed the personal story.  This means there's always a cap on how many of these items are generated at a time.  Plus unique skins.

Create a list called "Pact"
Search term "Pact", filter down to weapons and add all items to it.

I typically bid on 5 of each daily.

Mid-range (level 20-70) rare weapons

Anything with the word "Honed" in it is a good starter spot.

I put around 25-50 bids on each, rarely get that much back.

Rare quality dyes

Self explanatory.

Bids of 20 seem to do well.

Rare quality accessories and backpieces

• Field guides


• Arctic Ring


• Amulet of the Dead


• Band of the Moliarchy


• Beetlestone's Band


• Book of Rabid Deeds


• Carving of Jormag


• Flame Legion Ritual Book <- often not profitable


• Magi's Ring


• Twisted Tendril

Bids of 15-30 each.

Superior runes and sigils

Just make sure you have the filters set to not include recipes.  Just not frailty or paralyzation.  I've been burned on those two.

50 bids each.

Minis of all rarity types.

Green, blue and rare.  You'll find good margins on all three.  Though, exotics are typically way too expensive.

10-20 bids each.

Named exotic armours

Create a list and add the following armour set items to it. Some sets have six pieces, others only three.

• Aidan


• Brutus


• Devona


• Errol


• Galrath


• Jalis


• Jatoro


• Khilbron


• Mhenlo


• Nika


• Norgu


• Ogden


• Reyna


• Rurik


• Sheena


• Shiro


• Tahlkora


• Vatlaaw


• Yakkington


• Zhed


• Zho

4 bids each.

Named exotic weapons

Here's a big list of uniquely named exotic weapons. You'll have to add them manually to a list one by one, but it's worth it.  Some of them will say they're super expensive and you'll wonder why you'd ever bother tracking them.  Some items, like Foulbear's Lucky Feathers, Final Rest or Cinderspire's Rage started off very high, and then fell easily into a flippable zone.   With Wade's software you can add them up and forget all about them.  Then software will track them in case they suddenly become profitable and in your range.

• Accursed Chains


• Adam


• Adder's Hiss


• Aether


• Ak-Muhl's Jaw


• Alderune's Last Stand


• Al'ir'aska


• Ambrosia


• Anura


• Arachnophobia


• Arcanus Obscurus


• Atlatl


• Avirdanag


• Axiquiotl


• Azure Railgun


• Azureflame


• Beacon of Kryta


• Beacon of the True Legions


• Big Juju


• Bite of the Ebon Viper


• Black Fleet Bludgeon


• Blastmaster 3000


• Blaze of the Serpents


• Bloodseeker


• Bow of the Pale Stag


• Bow of the White Hart


• Bramblethorne


• Brandt


• Breath of Flame


• Call of the Commissar


• Chalice of the Gods


• Charrzooka


• Cinderspire's Rage


• Cinderspire's Tactics


• Claws of the Desert


• Coiler


• Coldsnap


• Combustion


• Cooguloosh


• Courage


• Crystalline Blade


• Deathwish


• Defiant Blaze


• Delusion


• Dhuumseal


• Dragonfury


• Dragonshot


• Dragonspine


• Drakestrike


• Drakevenom


• Dreadwing


• Droknar's Forgehammer


• Droknar's Recurve Bow


• Droknar's Short Bow


• Ebonblade


• Eibhear Dunn


• Eibhear Finn


• Eir's Longbow


• Eir's Short Bow


• Emberglow


• Emberspire


• Eye of Rodgort


• Faithful


• Final Curse


• Final Rest


• Firebringer


• Firelighter


• Fixer Upper


• Flamebelcher


• Flux Matrix


• Foefire's Essence


• Foefire's Power


• Foulbear Lucky Feathers


• Ganadriva


• Gaze


• Gearbore


• Glimmerfang


• Glint's Scale


• Goblet of Kings


• Godswalk Enchiridion


• Grimward


• Guardian of the Six


• Gungnir


• Handheld Disaster


• Heart of Mellaggan


• Honor of Humanity


• Horn of the Rogue Bull


• Hypnotic Scepter


• Ignus Fatuus


• Illusion


• Ilya


• Imryldyeen


• Infinite Light


• Infinite Wisdom


• Ironfist


• Jaws of Death


• Jora's Defender


• Jormag's Breath


• Jormag's Needle


• Kenshi's Wing


• Kevin


• Khrysaor, the Golden Sword


• Knot of Justice


• Kodanroar


• Kryta's Embrace


• Kryta's Salvation


• Kymswarden


• Labrys


• Lidless Eye


• Limitless Furnace


• Lyss


• Magmaton


• Malachidean


• Malefacterym


• Malice


• Master Blaster


• Maw of the Damned


• Melandru's Gaze


• Memory of the Sky


• Mirage


• Mojo


• Moonshank


• Moonshine


• Naegling


• Naga Fang


• Nitro


• Oikoumene


• Old Reliable


• Ophidian


• Peasant's Solution


• Phoenix Talon


• Pillar of Ulgoth


• Razorstone


• Reaver of the Mists


• Remnant of Ascalon


• Resonator


• Rhendak's Trident


• Rhongomyniad


• Rivetwall


• Ruinmaker


• Rusttooth


• Scorchrazor's Fist


• Serpentsniper


• Serpentstone


• Shard of the Deep


• Shield of the Moon


• Shield of the Wing


• Silence


• Siren's Call


• Skybringer


• Song of the Numberless Pack


• Soulshard


• Spade of the Deep


• Spectral Wave Modulator


• Spirit Links


• Squeedily Spooch


• SteamFire


• Stinger


• Stygian Blade


• Sun God's Gift


• Super Hyperbeam Alpha


• Tear of Grenth


• The Anomaly


• The Briny Deep


• The Fate of Menzies


• The Mad Moon


• The Malestrom


• The Punisher


• The Stingray


• The Ugly Stick


• Tinwail


• Titans' Vengance


• Tooth of Frostfang


• Trident of the True Legion


• Trosa's Short Bow


• Trusty Rusty


• Tsunami


• Twin Sisters


• Unspoken Curse


• Urchin's Needles


• Usoku's Needle


• Venomstriker


• Vera


• Vision of the Mists


• Volcanus


• Wall of Thorns


• Whisperblade


• Windstorm


• Winged Spatha


• Wintersbite


• Wisteria


• X7-10 Alpha


• Zhaitan's Reach

4 bids each.

Bonus - Items not on GW2spidy or the TFD tool.

Search TP for the following terms and manually look for good deals.  You'll know them when you see them.

• Spineguard


• Splice

25-50 bids each.

Conclusion

Be inventive and try to find new markets to play in.  I'm sure we don't affect each other much, but it can only be beneficial if we're spread out a little.