about how much do you lose doing this? I wish I could remember bro, but I had 99 crafting for years.. Honestly, you have to expect to lose money when going for such a high level. You'd have to be an ironman to collect that many dragonhides on your own. Obviously the more you gather yourself the less you will lose, but that's just going to make you want to jump of a bridge. If crafting is your goal and you got the money, go for it. Just a few tips I guess I could say.. 1. Make a post (that you are buying hides, include that you are hiring runners..- people to tan your hides) 2. Have them meet YOU at Al Kharid bank.. you'll never want to leave.. to busy alchin' and crafting/tanning. 3. Pay dudes to tan for you... (not sure what's good but I paid 1k per 28 hides, plus the cost which actually is a good deal.. especially if you wanted to be an [wagon] and sell em for more) 4. Or, know someone who is wanting magic xp, make a deal with them.. they tan your hides, you give them the bodies to alch.. (sell them to the dudes at the alch price, or below.. problem is they tan a lot slower then you make bodies so if you play a lot they will feel they dont got time to alch haha) I am at work so I cant figure out the exact math (I can only access forums), but you can do this pretty efficiently.