Quote Originally Posted by 'bsdll',index.php?page=Thread&postID=108896#post10 8896
About a month before expected release I'll study the wotlk forums and see what people have fallen in love with. Then I'll stock up on those items. As posted already, herbs and ores look like the current winners.
Imo this is a less profitable approach. I'll be POSTING half my mats at this stage. The recipies in beta will be mature, 1-450 skill up lists will be available, many people will already have made their new profession decisions, prices will already be up. I've been tracking herb prices on my servers and they are already up 20% in the last 2 months. You may still make some profits, but you are in danger of buying from an already inflated market. This is the exact reason I've already done my investments and I'm only buying herbs/ore that are 60% below market value now.