crafting connundrum

[Stragomagus]

I am a number cruncher and was wondering whether to buy the hard-leather I need to get my crafting up to 99 or to kill for the cowhides next to the crafting guild and then sell the resultant hard-leather bodies in Rimmington. Note: This is a distant goal, but I am planning it now so it does not take as long as it normally would.

 

 

 

Buying method:

 

 

 

[hide=]hard-leather: 169gp

 

need: 323,079

 

Initial cost: 54,600,351

 

Cost after crafting: 45,231,060

 

gain/loss percentage : 82.84% loss[/hide]

 

 

 

pros:

 

[hide=]- 350.000- 450,000 exp a day

 

- Reach 99 within a month

 

- do not have to kill cows[/hide]

 

 

 

Cons:

 

[hide=]- Doing this method will prevent me from getting 99 prayer for at least another half a year while I recover from the loss

 

- have to deal with the g.e. limits which will prevent the within a month thing coming true

 

- will be mind-numbingly boring[/hide]

 

 

 

 

 

Gathering:

 

[hide=]cowhides needed: 323,079

 

Thread cost: 4gp

 

Thread needed: 107,693

 

cost after buying thread: 430,772

 

make into hard leather: 3gp

 

final cost of hard leather: 969,237

 

Initial/ongoing cost: 1,400,009

 

Sell price of Hard Leather: 26

 

Profit/Loss: 8,400,054

 

Final profit/loss: 7,000,045

 

gain/loss percentage: 500%[/hide]

 

 

 

 

 

pros:

 

[hide=]- small Initial/ongoing cost

 

- Large profit margin

 

- Do not have to worry about the grand exchange limits

 

- get to train combat skills as well (exp gained: over 13m (includes Hit points exp))

 

- Takes a huge chunk out of my final prayer cost (exp gained: 1,463,855.5)

 

- overall 20+mil experience will be gained from this method[/hide]

 

 

 

Cons:

 

[hide=]- only 1/3 of the daily experience in crafting compared to the buying method

 

- Will take twice as long as the first method

 

- will have to run to the Rimmington general store every 5 minutes or so

 

- will be mind-numbingly boring[/hide]

 

 

 

Methods discarded because of extreme cost:

 

- cutting gems

 

-buying gold ore/bars, uncut gems, and then making jewelry

 

 

 

Quite a dilemma isn't it?

[UnknownRemoval]

Coif's cost less to make, are worth more and give more experience.

 

Also, keep the coifs (100gp each?) and use as junk for trades.

 

 

 

Time to change your numbers. :

[Tim_Tam_Tan_Tien]

Is this the only option you are willing to take, or can we suggest other ideas?

[Stragomagus]

If you can think of better ones then I will more than happily consider them.

 

 

 

hmm... it would seem that doing coifs would drastically change my numbers

[Tim_Tam_Tan_Tien]

you would lose a lot less i think by making d'hide bodies and alching, but if you arent concerned about money then try the coifs.

[Stragomagus]

Well, it would seem that the coif is a members only crafting item and seeing as I am Free-to-play it would not be possible for me to include this in my numbers.

[UnknownRemoval]

*Glances at thread, notices no mention*

 

*Glances at side panel, see's it in small writing*

 

 

 

Do hardleather bodies. :

[Stragomagus]

I've discovered another method, but I'm wondering whether or not there is actually enough of the item on the market for this sort of endeavor.

 

 

 

The method is turning silver bars into tiaras and then converting them into some magical tiaras.

 

 

 

It would only cost a little over 37 mil and I would only need 215,386 of it.

 

 

 

with air, fire, mind, and earth I'd have a return of: 9,692,370

 

 

 

While if I went with any other tiaras the loss would be in the billions. (It'll be years before I have that much)

 

 

 

Money is no object.