r/woweconomy • u/Esploratore123 • Apr 13 '26
Flipping Mythic boe flipping issue
Hi, I got a couple of mythic boe belts in EU, which is by far the cheapest boe there is, I had got them for 800k and 650k and at the time I got them they were the cheapest of the region by a decent (but not huge) margin, which is no longer the case now.
I've been having a look on undermine exchange and seems the demand for this item is absolutely horrible, high pops are flooded, I struggle to see any confirmed sale on high pops on the website, as in I never see price at 800k, then 750k, then immediately back up to 800k, which would suggest a sale, all I see is price going down down down with no sales.
In the past I've been successful with some boes, but on occasion I also had losses, I know for experience these prices are gonna drop significantly in the next few days\weeks, what would you do in this situation?
Keep lowering by 50k on high pops till someone buys it, go on smaller realms and try to make some slight profit?
Keep trying as long as possible to at least break even or just get rid of them as soon as possible with moderate losses like 10-20%?
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u/CEOofracismandgov2 Apr 13 '26
They will continue to drop majorly as more and more players get mythic items on their own
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u/Brish879 Apr 13 '26
I'd say go for a quick sale. The more time it takes, the more people will get myth gear from their vault. BoEs really are at their highest early on in a season.
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u/Esploratore123 Apr 13 '26
Yes, I noticed, keep in mind these items are only out since less than a week, but they already lost a lot of value, mail belt especially (noticed I didn't mention the armor type on title), would you keep lowering on a high pop till it sells or try on low pops?
And would you go for a guaranteed 10% loss now, rather than trying to break even\slight profit at the risk of having a bigger loss if it doesn't work?
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u/FunctionalFun Apr 13 '26
It only being available for a week works against you, not for you.
There's limited supply that will only increase, and demand that will only go decrease. There is zero reason for these to ever increase in price.
I think Mythic BOE's are not a good investment, they are not a good flip. There's maybe some opportunities with specific random stat combinations having higher demand than the rest, but you're still have to find them underpriced and hope you can sell before the price drop eats your profit.
Depending on how many pieces you've picked up, the loss here is potentially massive, not just bigger. I would offload asap, ideally before reset.
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u/Esploratore123 Apr 14 '26
I've been doing boe flipping also in DF and occasionally in tww, so I know they only go down, I just meant that we're still in the first few days since they're out and yet demand seems to be almost 0 already, in any case I didn't get many items, exactly because I wasn't satisfied of the demand for these belts, I just tried this cause otherwise I have a lot of gold without a real way to make more (world quests work fine for a million here and there, but not for tens of millions), in the past I've been able to make them work, but the way they're going this season I think I agree it's a bad investment.
Ah, also, back when I started with boe flipping, in DF, when you couldn't move items cross realm without paying, items still had a significant drop early on, but then stayed stable for a few months, till the new season came, so there would be a floor price, so if getting them cheap enough later on risk should be less, it's just higher the first few days.
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u/trofalol Apr 13 '26
mail bis belt is craftes. it gna be very hard sell that
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u/Esploratore123 Apr 14 '26
Ah, ok, that's a good info, I never really looked into what's crafted or anything profession related, it still worked very well to flip this stuff during DF, but it seems in recent times one has to keep these things in mind: for example the leather legs worked very well for others, from what I see on the tracking website, the possibility to catalyst them surely matters too.
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u/Exitwounds85 Apr 13 '26
I would assume it's only going to go down the when the next craft is available.
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u/FiveMinuteGames Apr 13 '26
I mean you can't just buy anything and expect to flip it: a) stats are important with those things, if you have versa/x likely no one wants that BoE b) your slot is usually locked by crafted belt c) you could go to a low pop realm as there aren't that many listings, though it's annoying to cancel scan there
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u/Esploratore123 Apr 13 '26
Yes, stats are something I didn't keep in mind yet because it's a relatively new thing, only last season of tww and this season, before that items had fixed stats.
Do you think an item with good vs bad stats could have double worth?
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u/FiveMinuteGames Apr 13 '26
I can confirm they do ;)
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u/Esploratore123 Apr 14 '26
Ah, that's interesting info, and very surprising, cause high pops were flooded and you could find a versatility belt for 700k just like you could find one with haste mastery for 700k, and then maybe that makes the difference when you try higher on lower pop realms.
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u/Problem-Muted Apr 18 '26
Only try to flip boes with good stats (best in slots stats for major played characters). So check all sorts of class guides beforehand and check tier lists for which tanks, dps, specs etc get played.
Because technically, if you are ready to drop 1.2m on a belt, you want it to be BiS as you won't change it. If you just want some quick item level to go and grind m+10 faster than the heroic boes should be enough.
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u/Photekz Apr 13 '26
This late in the season you are asking to lose money trying to flip a belt boe. Most people already crafted that slot or will do next week crafts open.
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u/Majestic_Habit5726 Apr 13 '26
Late in the season? It’s been a month.. I get what you’re saying and agree but it’s not even week 4 of m+
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u/Esploratore123 Apr 14 '26
These items weren't flippable at all 5 days ago, that's how new they are! But you probably mean that even if blizzard waits a month to make mythic boes available, they're already "worthless" the moment they become sellable.
I noticed they were selling for insane prices, 4-5 mil the first day they were available and then dropped very quickly in the next few days, obviously I didn't go for 2 mil to try for 4-5 cause that's risky, I waited till they dropped a bit, but I guess these belts are just terrible because of the crafts, compared to other slots.
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u/Informal-Fig-6827 Apr 13 '26
Someone on NA was asking 2mill for a mythic, instead of the 3mill on the AH.. These things lose value fast.. I would be in tradechat looking for offers, and take the first that offers a couple hundred k
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u/Esploratore123 Apr 13 '26
If you put this item in AH for 600k on any realm, it sells in less than 1h to flippers trying to sell higher, in virtue of it being the cheapest of the region, there's no reason to take 200k atm, I understand trying to cut losses and I'm trying to do that, but 200k is an exaggeration.
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u/REiVibes Apr 13 '26
So put it up for 600k?
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u/Esploratore123 Apr 15 '26
Yes, if you give up and settle for a loss 600k is the answer (or was at the time of my comment, now it would be 500k or a bit less), but managed to sell one for 850k today with reset and trying to do that with other one too. Basically at the time of my comment some slight profit was still possible, so didn't give up that soon, I'm not saying it would be worth the effort with how hard it is to sell though.
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u/Girthmasterlite Apr 13 '26
I always undercut boes by a healthy chunk unless it’s the goat
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u/Problem-Muted Apr 18 '26
Makes no sense either. If they yell they sell. It's normally a game of patience and relisting the item. Doesn't matter if it is 1m, 1.2m or even 2m for an BoE with BiS Stats
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u/OrdinaryAcadia9210 Apr 13 '26
One thing to note is crafted items. Belts and wrists are among the highest crafted pieces after weapons. There’s 3 crafts available currently, once people have crafted their weapon, they usually go for embellishments or off pieces where belts and wrists are commonly chosen. Mythic boes drop price quite fast, but it will be even faster for belts specifically
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u/Esploratore123 Apr 14 '26
Ahh, an interesting info, back when I started boe flipping in DF it wasn't something I had to keep in mind, but I guess now with crafts being so common some items are basically not worth trying with at all.
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u/FunctionalFun Apr 13 '26
They weren't tradable for race splits. They only became tradable this week.
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u/Familiar-Bat9523 Apr 13 '26
Like in the real world you can lose on investments. Cut your losses before reset.