Mass of McGowan
Binds when equipped
Main Hand Mace
80-149 Damage Speed 2.80
(40.9 damage per second)
+10 Strength
+10 Stamina
Requires level 57
Now, for someone with a keen eye, you will see this weapons stats are almost identical to a Krol Blade. The difference is Krol Blade has more +crit (something to the tune of .8%), but Mass of McGowan has +5 more stamina. That's it. The only other difference is the color and weapon type.
Now, as we all know, Krol Blades sell like free money in the AH on most servers. On my server, they routinely get 1000-1500g buyouts, and sell immediately upon being listed.
In the past two weeks, I have purchased three Mass of McGowan's for 125g, 200g, and 250g buyouts, and resold each one for 400g+ to a Rogue, Warrior, and Shaman.
People will debate your auction. They will claim there are better weapons, and that the Mass is junk. You will have to debate it, which is easy, if you understand the facts.
Mass is upgradeable by Krol Blade, which costs three times as much. It is upgradeable by Dal'Rends Sacred Charge, which is a 3% drop you will have to roll 3-4 people on, which probably means you'll do 50+ UBRS runs to get it. Stormstrike Hammer is an alternative to the Mass, but is only attainable to the Alliance and only after grinding reputation in Alterac Valley. All other superior weapons are 40-man raids and unlikely drops or wins. All other similar DPS/stat maces are either too fast or two-handed. In patch 1.9, Sword Specialization is got nerfed, and Mace Specialization is got a huge buff.
This item has insanely good potential for resale. Believe me, people go colorblind when spending money. You can easily pawn this thing off as an equal Krol Blade, which it practically is. Be polite but persistant in explaining these facts to someone interested. When they realize they are basically getting a Krol Blade for 400g instead of 1000g, they bite, and you can make a huge profit. Obviously this is just another version of working the AH, buying low, selling high, but using this featured item will make you a ton of money. My sub-level 50 Rogue on a brand new server has 1200g total from these three resales.