Tonight, I'm going to show you guys how to cash in on the dirt cheap Orb market.
This is server dependent, but I think most servers should be able to make some decent cash from this.
Alright to start, let me give an example item:
Crusader's Dragonscale Breastplate
40x Icy Dragonscale
8x Eternal Water
8x Eternal Life
8x Arctic Fur
8x Crusader Orbs
Now all we need to do is find ourselves a Leatherworker, if we have one on an alt, a friend, a guildy, or just a random that wants steady work.
If we were to buy all the mats we could from Frozo the Renowned, it'd set us back 72 Frozen Orbs. At 10-15g each on most servers, that sets us back between 720-1080g, and an extra 40/50g for the Dragonscales. Dependent on server economy
If Crusader Orbs cost less than 6xFrozen Orb price, buy those instead for the Crusader mats, otherwise just trade in Frozen Orbs for them.
This breastplate still sells for between 2.5/3.5k on my server, dependent on time of the week, and I'm sure its not going to have dropped below 1.5k on any server yet.
I've found this works best with the Leatherworking items, as everyone and their dog has a Hunter, Shamans are perpetually popular, Druids are still fairly popular classes being levelled as well, especially as tanks. Most of the LW items don't require much outside of the Frozen Orb gainable materials. However a few of the Blacksmithing items work well, especially with the Titansteel cooldown being removed.
Check it out for yourself, and if the cost of orbs on your realm is low enough, and the price of shiny 245 epics is high enough, you can be making 1500-2000g per item you sell, with barely any effort other than the occasional macroed
/2 WTB All Frozen Orbs-15g, Crusader Orbs-90g - COD For quick sales
Good luck, and if you guys have any questions, just let me know.