Well... this is what i do.
Obisidium sells for 45-50g per stack on my server, so it's barely worth doing much with it.
With my jewelcrafter i prospect all the ores, i then do the following;
Blues= Cut any Uncommon blue gem (vendor for 9g)
Yellow= As above
Orange= Ditto
Purple= You guessed it, as above
Red= 3 of these make a spike which DE's into 1-3 Greater Celestial (25-60g each on my server). I was also Transmuting these with Heartblossoms into Inferno rubies when the price was above 70g. All depends on your server.
Green= Jasper ring and DE
You may be asking why i cut the gems like this and vendor... Well, 9g a pop is better than what they sell on my server and this means i can move very large quantities without having to worry about being detected / listing fees.
Jasper rings, well these only take 1 jasper and one setting meaning about 10g. These de into dust 1-3 (7-9g on my server) or 1-3 Lesser Celestial (8-10g).
This takes a bit of time, but it means that you can move large quantities of this ore without worrying about the ah. Gems can be stored in the bank for cutting as they stack quite nicely. Just by doing this "shuffle" I pay for the ore alone and the enchanting mats are all profit on top.
Take it or leave it. I've made alot of gold even before botting, using this method.
GL
Obisidium sells for 45-50g per stack on my server, so it's barely worth doing much with it.
With my jewelcrafter i prospect all the ores, i then do the following;
Blues= Cut any Uncommon blue gem (vendor for 9g)
Yellow= As above
Orange= Ditto
Purple= You guessed it, as above
Red= 3 of these make a spike which DE's into 1-3 Greater Celestial (25-60g each on my server). I was also Transmuting these with Heartblossoms into Inferno rubies when the price was above 70g. All depends on your server.
Green= Jasper ring and DE
You may be asking why i cut the gems like this and vendor... Well, 9g a pop is better than what they sell on my server and this means i can move very large quantities without having to worry about being detected / listing fees.
Jasper rings, well these only take 1 jasper and one setting meaning about 10g. These de into dust 1-3 (7-9g on my server) or 1-3 Lesser Celestial (8-10g).
This takes a bit of time, but it means that you can move large quantities of this ore without worrying about the ah. Gems can be stored in the bank for cutting as they stack quite nicely. Just by doing this "shuffle" I pay for the ore alone and the enchanting mats are all profit on top.
Take it or leave it. I've made alot of gold even before botting, using this method.
GL