SInce this forum is smaller, I figured we'd be safe to share our money making tips in one thread without it totally blowing up in our faces. So for the good of your Allakin (not to be confused with Allagan), let us commence the information sharing!
- A good time to sell crafting materials is right at the end of the weekend, or if it's a long weekend at the end of the last night. By the end of it most of the stock is depleted and the price for stackable items goes way up. For example... on Excalibur server Rosewood Lumber was going for 12 each on Friday; it was up to 30 last night when I posted a bunch.
- Furniture. Look for pieces on the MB that no one is selling... and post yours. It may take a little while to move, but if it's a rare item you can do quite well. ADS lamps for for about 4.5 mill on my server, but that's an extreme example.
- Level an alt. You may find it fun, and doing all the quests again is easy gil. I think if you go like 1-50 and do all the quests you'll make like close to a mill- that's nothing to scoff at.
- Beastmen Dailies. It adds up.
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I farmed lots of myth stones, and geared up my paladin with all i90 body pieces except for my i80 belt. That allows me to wear all lvl 49 accessories (for spiritbonding) while doing CT or high-level roulettes without gimping my party. I also got goldsmithing to 50, allowing me to craft my own accessories. Easy money.
It's really not hard to make money in this game. In fact, it's pretty easy. You can make a reliable stream of gil just by playing the game wisely. It just takes time.
It's really not hard to make money in this game. In fact, it's pretty easy. You can make a reliable stream of gil just by playing the game wisely. It just takes time.
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Most of it really is just MMO standard strategies - gather, sell, do quests and dailies.
I guess one specific thing I do is sell smaller stacks (2, 10, 20) because tons of people sell only 99s but most crafters don't want so many. The smaller stacks always sell fast. Also HQ mats (thread, lumber, leather) used in common leves or leveling treadmill synths.
I guess one specific thing I do is sell smaller stacks (2, 10, 20) because tons of people sell only 99s but most crafters don't want so many. The smaller stacks always sell fast. Also HQ mats (thread, lumber, leather) used in common leves or leveling treadmill synths.
Playing the market boards: Market boards have a search by quantity feature. This works even if you've searched by keyword. If you've got the materials on hand (e.g. you just got a large quantity of free toadskin from a dungeon and you have leather up), then search for toadskin and sort by quantity. Make what isn't available - think of it as a commission with delayed payment.
Beware: Check the most recent sales, as some things with 0 (notably level 1 gear with no stats) have 0 for a reason, because it's worthless crap. Over time, you'll identify certain pieces of gear that have a very high turnover, and you can make multiples of those when the boards are empty and log back in to all of them having been sold. Then you repeat the cycle.
I also search up in the 1s and the 2s, because sometimes silly people will drastically overprice a single NQ item (either from ignorance, or wishful thinking), and I can make a HQ priced at the same thing and get first sale without actually undercutting.
Beware: Check the most recent sales, as some things with 0 (notably level 1 gear with no stats) have 0 for a reason, because it's worthless crap. Over time, you'll identify certain pieces of gear that have a very high turnover, and you can make multiples of those when the boards are empty and log back in to all of them having been sold. Then you repeat the cycle.
I also search up in the 1s and the 2s, because sometimes silly people will drastically overprice a single NQ item (either from ignorance, or wishful thinking), and I can make a HQ priced at the same thing and get first sale without actually undercutting.
I would share some tips, except I don't have any. I find that I make more money than I need just playing the game. I have enough crafts leveled that I make most of the gear I need for low level stuff, and endgame stuff is all drops, so I really only buy materia, and that stuff is dirt cheap. My bankroll just keeps growing without purpose. Housing is the only thing to spend large amounts of money on, and I have no interest in it. I visited the ward once and poked around a few houses, nobody was there. It's a silly status piece without use beyond e-peen.
Turin wrote:
I would share some tips, except I don't have any. I find that I make more money than I need just playing the game. I have enough crafts leveled that I make most of the gear I need for low level stuff, and endgame stuff is all drops, so I really only buy materia, and that stuff is dirt cheap. My bankroll just keeps growing without purpose. Housing is the only thing to spend large amounts of money on, and I have no interest in it. I visited the ward once and poked around a few houses, nobody was there. It's a silly status piece without use beyond e-peen.
But, but, but!
If I'm bored I look for items listed below NPC value, made almost 100k over one weekend. Having said that, some one caught on or I had just jumped the gun on them because I've also failed to make more than 20K in a week; which considering the time it takes to scan each item set... not exactly worth it.
My gil making tips and tricks? Well, i only have a few to share really.
One: Farm your own materials. Takes you way longer but in the long run, everything you make is essentially "free", depending on how valuable you find your time to be. My time would otherwise be spend sitting around in town or even waiting on duty's to get ready, so really no loss there.
Crystals? Mine/harvest them.
Leather? Farm the skins yourself.
Ingots? Either farm up the ores yourself or get them super cheap in their ore-form off the boards.
Wood? Logging takes trivial amounts of time.
Might seem like it's pretty obvious, but not many people do it. They still buy one or two of the ingredients to save them time, thus costing them money that would have build up nicely in the long run.
Two: If you plan on buying any low level materials off the Market Boards after all, be sure to check your local vendors in the city. Everything you would need up to level 20 is basicly between 4 and 10 gil on the vendors, yet 4000-10.000 gil (a tenfold) per stack of 99 on the market boards. Especially do this when you dont need 99 of them.
The third ferengi rule of acquisition: "Never spend more on an acquisition than you absolutely have to".
Three: Keep your retainers as close to 20/20 on sellable items as possible. Every free slot is an opportunity to sell something for profit missed! (since you made it for free). Even if you only list trash in the slots you dont fill with good things, if you can sell it for 100 gil, it's 100 gil made!
One: Farm your own materials. Takes you way longer but in the long run, everything you make is essentially "free", depending on how valuable you find your time to be. My time would otherwise be spend sitting around in town or even waiting on duty's to get ready, so really no loss there.
Crystals? Mine/harvest them.
Leather? Farm the skins yourself.
Ingots? Either farm up the ores yourself or get them super cheap in their ore-form off the boards.
Wood? Logging takes trivial amounts of time.
Might seem like it's pretty obvious, but not many people do it. They still buy one or two of the ingredients to save them time, thus costing them money that would have build up nicely in the long run.
Two: If you plan on buying any low level materials off the Market Boards after all, be sure to check your local vendors in the city. Everything you would need up to level 20 is basicly between 4 and 10 gil on the vendors, yet 4000-10.000 gil (a tenfold) per stack of 99 on the market boards. Especially do this when you dont need 99 of them.
The third ferengi rule of acquisition: "Never spend more on an acquisition than you absolutely have to".
Three: Keep your retainers as close to 20/20 on sellable items as possible. Every free slot is an opportunity to sell something for profit missed! (since you made it for free). Even if you only list trash in the slots you dont fill with good things, if you can sell it for 100 gil, it's 100 gil made!
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I have mining and armorer at 50. My usual method for casual gil making is:
Looking over the market and checking out all ingots, plates, rivets, ext. There seems to times some are overstocked and dropping in price, while other are low in stock and higher in price. The next weeks or days this will flip flop so it is not a constant.
I check to see what is "Low stock, high demand" take my miner out and mine what I need... usually till I have around 25 HQ's and well over 99 NQ's.
Synth the "Low stock, high demand" item, trying to HQ each one, then sell them off.
The sales are usually quick and painless. Around an hour of playtime to gather and craft.
Looking over the market and checking out all ingots, plates, rivets, ext. There seems to times some are overstocked and dropping in price, while other are low in stock and higher in price. The next weeks or days this will flip flop so it is not a constant.
I check to see what is "Low stock, high demand" take my miner out and mine what I need... usually till I have around 25 HQ's and well over 99 NQ's.
Synth the "Low stock, high demand" item, trying to HQ each one, then sell them off.
The sales are usually quick and painless. Around an hour of playtime to gather and craft.
HQ single leatherworker related armors and selle them for well over the cost. Sometimes those things go for 9k each. They move slow however.
HQ level 49 rings, chokers, bracelets, and ears. Diversify, dont put all your eggs in one basket. Made many millions this way.
Do roulettes to get gil.
Do leves to get gil and items.
Watch when shards are selling low, and buy them up. Sometimes making money is about saving money.
Look for that triple level turn in that gave you problems, and hq a ton of it when you are 50. People will spend money to level, guaranteed.
HQ level 49 rings, chokers, bracelets, and ears. Diversify, dont put all your eggs in one basket. Made many millions this way.
Do roulettes to get gil.
Do leves to get gil and items.
Watch when shards are selling low, and buy them up. Sometimes making money is about saving money.
Look for that triple level turn in that gave you problems, and hq a ton of it when you are 50. People will spend money to level, guaranteed.
KojiroSoma wrote:
Two: If you plan on buying any low level materials off the Market Boards after all, be sure to check your local vendors in the city. Everything you would need up to level 20 is basicly between 4 and 10 gil on the vendors, yet 4000-10.000 gil (a tenfold) per stack of 99 on the market boards. Especially do this when you dont need 99 of them.
xivdb.com is an excellent resource to check what you can buy from vendors, and specifically which vendors sell them. When they added housing, they put vendors in the housing wards that sell stuff that previously wasn't sold by vendors, like Elm Lumber, Iron Ingot and several others.
By no means a way to get rich quick but for us beer sipping fishers...
White coral/silver shark (same area and bait)
Tiny Tortoise
Mahi-Mahi
Gigantpole
Full moon Sardine
All sell quickly and for a decent price.
White coral/silver shark (same area and bait)
Tiny Tortoise
Mahi-Mahi
Gigantpole
Full moon Sardine
All sell quickly and for a decent price.
My formula was pretty simple but effective:
1) Level a craft to 50
2) Search for the highest xp returning level for each level range (5, 15, 20...)
3) Put up for sale the exact amount needed for 10 delivers (HQ)
It usually sales overnight, naturally you can increase your income if you gather your own materials
1) Level a craft to 50
2) Search for the highest xp returning level for each level range (5, 15, 20...)
3) Put up for sale the exact amount needed for 10 delivers (HQ)
It usually sales overnight, naturally you can increase your income if you gather your own materials
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K&K forever!,
once you get a craft to 50. go back and look at the leves and the job progression quests for that DoH. i usually hq those items needed from those quests and they sell quick with a good profit. especially those x3 leves
also, sell mats and items in lower quantities, they sell faster. you can ask a little more for those. dont put alot of stacks of 99 up.
Edited, Feb 20th 2014 5:58am by BadCubby
also, sell mats and items in lower quantities, they sell faster. you can ask a little more for those. dont put alot of stacks of 99 up.
Edited, Feb 20th 2014 5:58am by BadCubby
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FFXI - Cubby the drunken Galka bard-Retired 7/31/2009
Kujata 75brd/75war/55drg
FFXI - Cubby the drunken Galka bard-Retired 7/31/2009
Kujata 75brd/75war/55drg
My FC has been making good money on weekly Treasure Hunts. Of course this is for the FC home, not for personal use.
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