Is crafting Magenta Dye profitable on the auction house?

On US & AU PvP · Horde, trusted material cost is 26s 40c and trusted sale is 24s 0c, for about -3s 60c profit per craft (-14% 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 26s 40c on US & AU PvP · 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 PvP · Horde

Profitⓘ−3s 60c

Marginⓘ-14%

Mat cost26s 40c

Sale24s 0c

Make Magenta Dye (Alchemy, skill 130).

Buy 2 Rosecap at 13s 0c each (32 are listed)
Buy 1 Leaded Vial from a vendor at 40c each, sold 5 for 2s 0c

6 are listed at 24s 0c, so a craft clears about -3s 60c over the 26s 40c of materials, after the 5% auction house cut.

Latest listing is 22s 50c (-6% vs true value). Ranking uses 24s 0c.

Material cost 26s 40c. Trusted sale 24s 0c. Profitⓘ 3s 60c under cost (-14%). 6 are listed. Latest listing 22s 50c. Seen across 12 snapshots, 17h ago.

Material	Qty	Price used	Obtained	True Value	Latest scan	Snapshots
Rosecap	2	13s 0c	32 are listed	13s 0c	19h ago	12
Leaded Vial	1	40c	Vendor	48c	12h ago	21

Magenta Dye

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 00:57	us-pvp-horde	22s 50c	6	311
2026-11-08 23:22	us-pvp-horde	24s 0c	38	263
2026-11-08 19:13	us-pvp-horde	25s 99c	—	182
2026-11-08 15:54	us-pvp-horde	29s 76c	8	115
2026-11-08 15:48	us-pvp-horde	29s 76c	13	121
2026-11-07 05:13	us-pvp-horde	1g 45s 95c	1	23
2026-11-06 20:11	us-pvp-horde	5g 52s 0c	1	2
2026-11-06 19:41	us-pvp-horde	5g 52s 0c	1	2

Rosecap

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-08 23:22	us-pvp-horde	11s 88c	32	379
2026-11-08 23:19	us-pvp-horde	11s 88c	—	386
2026-11-08 19:13	us-pvp-horde	13s 0c	—	140
2026-11-08 15:54	us-pvp-horde	12s 0c	33	180
2026-11-08 15:48	us-pvp-horde	12s 0c	28	175
2026-11-07 05:13	us-pvp-horde	1g 0s 0c	23	114
2026-11-07 03:42	us-pvp-horde	1g 2s 0c	2	83
2026-11-06 22:33	us-pvp-horde	1g 80s 0c	5	9

Leaded Vial

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 06:28	us-pvp-horde	46c	—	2322
2026-11-09 03:14	us-pvp-horde	48c	—	1201
2026-11-09 03:13	us-pvp-horde	48c	—	1201
2026-11-09 00:57	us-pvp-horde	46c	626	2022
2026-11-08 23:22	us-pvp-horde	48c	1330	2008
2026-11-08 23:19	us-pvp-horde	48c	—	2070
2026-11-08 19:13	us-pvp-horde	49c	—	1001
2026-11-08 15:54	us-pvp-horde	49c	143	945