Is crafting Magenta Dye profitable on the auction house?

On US & AU Normal · Horde, trusted material cost is 44s 16c and trusted sale is 24s 92c, for about -20s 49c profit per craft (-46% margin after the 5% AH cut). ahprice uses shared scan averages, not lone inflated listings.

What does it cost to craft Magenta Dye?

Material cost for Magenta Dye is about 44s 16c on US & AU Normal · Horde, including cheaper vendor buys and intermediate crafts when they beat buying the finished material.

Magenta Dye craft profit · ahprice flips

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Magenta Dye

Craft flip · Alchemy · skill 130 · US & AU Normal · Horde

Profitⓘ−20s 49c

Marginⓘ-46%

Mat cost44s 16c

Sale24s 92c

Make Magenta Dye (Alchemy, skill 130).

Buy 2 Rosecap at 21s 88c each (146 are listed)
Buy 1 Leaded Vial from a vendor at 40c each, sold 5 for 2s 0c

13 are listed at 24s 92c, so a craft clears about -20s 49c over the 44s 16c of materials, after the 5% auction house cut.

Material cost 44s 16c. Trusted sale 24s 92c. Profitⓘ 20s 49c under cost (-46%). 13 are listed. Latest listing 24s 92c. Seen across 23 snapshots, 10h ago.

Material	Qty	Price used	Obtained	True Value	Latest scan	Snapshots
Rosecap	2	21s 88c	146 are listed	21s 88c	4h ago	30
Leaded Vial	1	40c	Vendor	1s 0c	4h ago	31

Magenta Dye

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 07:32	us-normal-horde	24s 92c	13	181
2026-11-09 02:50	us-normal-horde	25s 20c	6	209
2026-11-08 23:42	us-normal-horde	29s 29c	9	259
2026-11-08 23:09	us-normal-horde	34s 45c	5	245
2026-11-08 21:37	us-normal-horde	35s 99c	18	270
2026-11-08 21:25	us-normal-horde	35s 99c	11	268
2026-11-08 20:46	us-normal-horde	40s 0c	5	253
2026-11-08 20:39	us-normal-horde	44s 0c	—	263

Rosecap

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 14:11	us-normal-horde	14s 78c	—	346
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	14s 78c	—	346
2026-11-09 07:32	us-normal-horde	15s 0c	146	522
2026-11-09 06:54	us-normal-horde	21s 88c	1	1
2026-11-09 02:50	us-normal-horde	9s 99c	4	897
2026-11-09 02:32	us-normal-horde	15s 0c	51	885
2026-11-08 23:42	us-normal-horde	18s 99c	24	702
2026-11-08 23:09	us-normal-horde	21s 78c	8	746

Leaded Vial

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	75c	—	1327
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	75c	—	1327
2026-11-09 07:32	us-normal-horde	85c	53	753
2026-11-09 02:50	us-normal-horde	84c	570	1462
2026-11-09 02:32	us-normal-horde	84c	116	1294
2026-11-08 23:42	us-normal-horde	1s 0c	206	952
2026-11-08 23:09	us-normal-horde	1s 0c	298	1050
2026-11-08 21:37	us-normal-horde	1s 10c	51	196