Is crafting Golden Skeleton Key profitable on the auction house?

On US & AU Normal · Horde, trusted material cost is 23s 62c and trusted sale is 5s 78c, for about -12s 64c profit per craft (-54% margin after the 5% AH cut). ahprice uses shared scan averages, not lone inflated listings.

What does it cost to craft Golden Skeleton Key?

Material cost for Golden Skeleton Key is about 23s 62c on US & AU Normal · Horde, including cheaper vendor buys and intermediate crafts when they beat buying the finished material.

Golden Skeleton Key craft profit

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Golden Skeleton Key

Craft flip · Blacksmithing · skill 150 · US & AU Normal · Horde

Profitⓘ−12s 64c

Marginⓘ-54%

Mat cost23s 62c

Sale5s 78c

Make Golden Skeleton Key (Blacksmithing, skill 150).

Buy 1 Gold Bar at 8s 20c each (63 are listed)
Craft 1 Heavy Grinding Stone at 15s 42c each
- Buy 3 Heavy Stone at 5s 14c each (86 are listed)

8 are listed at 5s 78c, so a craft clears about -12s 64c over the 23s 62c of materials, after the 5% auction house cut.

Latest listing is 5s 79c (0% vs true value). Ranking uses 5s 78c.

Material cost 23s 62c. Trusted sale 5s 78c. Profitⓘ 12s 64c under cost (-54%). 8 are listed. Latest listing 5s 79c. Seen across 24 snapshots, 2h ago.

Material	Qty	Price used	Obtained	True Value	Latest scan	Snapshots
Gold Bar	1	8s 20c	63 are listed	7s 60c	2h ago	34
Heavy Grinding Stone	1	15s 42c	Craft Heavy Grinding Stone from 3× Heavy Stone	—		—
Heavy Stone	3	5s 14c	86 are listed	3s 73c	2h ago	35

Golden Skeleton Key

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 17:21	us-normal-horde	5s 79c	8	8
2026-11-09 17:16	us-normal-horde	4s 1c	—	158
2026-11-09 17:15	us-normal-horde	4s 1c	—	158
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	4s 78c	—	139
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	4s 78c	—	139
2026-11-09 07:32	us-normal-horde	4s 78c	137	171
2026-11-09 03:43	us-normal-horde	4s 78c	—	220
2026-11-09 02:50	us-normal-horde	4s 78c	83	181

Gold Bar

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 17:21	us-normal-horde	8s 20c	63	96
2026-11-09 17:16	us-normal-horde	7s 0c	—	505
2026-11-09 17:15	us-normal-horde	7s 0c	—	505
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	6s 88c	—	388
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	6s 88c	—	388
2026-11-09 07:32	us-normal-horde	7s 48c	29	252
2026-11-09 03:08	us-normal-horde	8s 0c	2	2
2026-11-09 02:50	us-normal-horde	7s 60c	11	460

Heavy Grinding Stone

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 17:21	us-normal-horde	9s 88c	4	22
2026-11-09 17:16	us-normal-horde	8s 60c	—	270
2026-11-09 17:15	us-normal-horde	8s 60c	—	270
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	8s 44c	—	444
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	8s 44c	—	444
2026-11-09 07:32	us-normal-horde	8s 65c	349	388
2026-11-09 03:08	us-normal-horde	8s 72c	3	3
2026-11-09 02:50	us-normal-horde	8s 72c	79	229

Heavy Stone

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 17:21	us-normal-horde	5s 14c	86	88
2026-11-09 17:16	us-normal-horde	3s 59c	—	1747
2026-11-09 17:15	us-normal-horde	3s 59c	—	1747
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	3s 66c	—	5375
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	3s 66c	—	5375
2026-11-09 07:32	us-normal-horde	4s 9c	357	6011
2026-11-09 03:08	us-normal-horde	3s 73c	73	73
2026-11-09 02:50	us-normal-horde	3s 74c	199	1309