Making money off of Shihei.

[Konoko]

What level Woodworking do I have to have to be able to make money off of shihei?

Woodworking level 42

[Gman]

A high enough level to HQ it more often that not, I would say. I think Shihei caps at 28 or 29, so I figure you should be 65-70 to HQ it fairly often. Shihei isnt really something you make money in...its a break even item.

If you only craft on new moon with opposite day of crystal you may get some HQ's at a lower skill level, but certainly not reliably.

[Icemage]

At level 80 Woodworking, my profit margins on Shihei are pretty good, but it eats up a ton of inventory space.

This is bearing in mind that I make all of the base ingredients myself, from the black ink to the bast parchment, using woodworking and alchemy skill.

My costs:

(bast parchment)
12 elm logs @ 4K = 48K
12 lightning crystals @ 2K/12 = 2K
12 moko grass @ 500/12 = 500

6 stacks of black ink (synthed from fish), AH value ~7K/12 = 42K

6 stacks of wind crystals @ 3K = 18K

Total cost ~ 115,500

Total produced shihei: ~35 stacks @ 5K each
Gross revenue: 175K

Total profit: 60K in roughly 1 hour, not including time spent collecting materials

It takes the better part of a day to sell that much shihei on a bazaar, even longer through AH.

By comparison, at level 60, I was producing only ~28 stacks with the same materials for a net profit of perhaps 25K.


Icemage

[Frumply]

elm logs for 4k each? damn, must not be very many Chinese gilsellers hugging the woodworking guild @ your server. prices are up to 6k here, 7k in jeuno...

for the shiheis, bear in mind that hq rates change drastically @ +31 skill and +51 skill. shihei cap is 29, so you'll have moderate results @ 60, and @ 80 you'll most likely attain the maximum rate of HQs.

[Sorin]

My Woodworker (Well, when he can) HQ's all the time on Darksday. He usually spend 15K on Stuffs, and gets roughly 6 stacks, or myabe my numbers are wrong...

But why would you want to abuse us poor NINs? Someone keeps raising prices so it's alot more to farm. @_@;

Save my Shihei (|Please|)