Is crafting Heavy Armor Kit profitable on the auction house?

On US & AU Normal · Alliance, trusted material cost is 15s 0c and trusted sale is 8s 99c, for about -6s 46c profit per craft (-43% margin after the 5% AH cut). ahprice uses shared scan averages, not lone inflated listings.

What does it cost to craft Heavy Armor Kit?

Material cost for Heavy Armor Kit is about 15s 0c on US & AU Normal · Alliance, including cheaper vendor buys and intermediate crafts when they beat buying the finished material.

Heavy Armor Kit craft profit

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Heavy Armor Kit

Craft flip · Leatherworking · skill 150 · US & AU Normal · Alliance

Profitⓘ−6s 46c

Marginⓘ-43%

Mat cost15s 0c

Sale8s 99c

Make Heavy Armor Kit (Leatherworking, skill 150).

Buy 5 Heavy Leather at 2s 80c each (200 or more are listed) (limited vendor: Lhara, stock 4 at 6s 31c)
Buy 1 Fine Thread from a vendor at 1s 0c

13 are listed at 8s 99c, so a craft clears about -6s 46c over the 15s 0c of materials, after the 5% auction house cut.

Latest listing is 8s 60c (-4% vs true value). Ranking uses 8s 99c.

Material cost 15s 0c. Trusted sale 8s 99c. Profitⓘ 6s 46c under cost (-43%). 13 are listed. Latest listing 8s 60c. Seen across 36 snapshots, 2h ago.

Material	Qty	Price used	Obtained	True Value	Latest scan	Snapshots
Heavy Leather	5	2s 80c	200 or more are listed (limited vendor: Lhara, stock 4 at 6s 31c)	2s 80c	2h ago	46
Fine Thread	1	1s 0c	Vendor	1s 20c	2h ago	45

Heavy Armor Kit

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 16:19	us-normal-alliance	8s 60c	13	253
2026-11-09 16:18	us-normal-alliance	8s 60c	—	365
2026-11-09 13:55	us-normal-alliance	8s 79c	78	196
2026-11-09 13:54	us-normal-alliance	8s 79c	78	196
2026-11-09 06:37	us-normal-alliance	8s 25c	27	157
2026-11-09 04:52	us-normal-alliance	8s 99c	—	137
2026-11-08 21:59	us-normal-alliance	7s 78c	54	307
2026-11-08 14:10	us-normal-alliance	9s 45c	8	52

Heavy Leather

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 16:19	us-normal-alliance	2s 23c	237	3142
2026-11-09 16:18	us-normal-alliance	2s 23c	—	4264
2026-11-09 13:55	us-normal-alliance	2s 30c	206	4074
2026-11-09 13:54	us-normal-alliance	2s 30c	206	4074
2026-11-09 10:19	us-normal-alliance	2s 24c	—	8457
2026-11-09 06:37	us-normal-alliance	2s 70c	495	2104
2026-11-09 04:52	us-normal-alliance	2s 80c	—	3441
2026-11-08 21:59	us-normal-alliance	2s 65c	30	2862

Fine Thread

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 16:19	us-normal-alliance	1s 18c	439	499
2026-11-09 16:18	us-normal-alliance	1s 18c	—	1025
2026-11-09 16:17	us-normal-alliance	1s 18c	—	1025
2026-11-09 13:55	us-normal-alliance	1s 5c	860	1505
2026-11-09 13:54	us-normal-alliance	1s 5c	860	1505
2026-11-09 06:37	us-normal-alliance	1s 5c	57	622
2026-11-09 04:52	us-normal-alliance	1s 12c	—	1401
2026-11-08 21:59	us-normal-alliance	1s 29c	10	153