when do i start selling and not salvaging?
I always check the TP to see if my items are profitable. If not, I salvage…if so, I sell.
The only things I really sell aside from exotics are level 75+ rare greatswords.
and daggers, and staffs depending on current going rate. (generally I check the current going rate for most rares weapons, before salvaging them)
I like to work off the 2 gold method. If its over 2 gold sell it, under salvage it. Unless you need money then lower your margins. Over 1g sell it, under salvage. Also if you happen to max out in a certain mat, assuming you haven’t paid for extra space, I keep the extra and sell it when I have enough.
It’s advisable to know what the items are going to salvage into and what those items sell for on the TP. For instance, a level 80 blue light armor item will most often salvage to silk. Before Ascended, silk was dirt cheap, now — not so much. These values can change, so there’s no hard and fast rule that will endure, you have to keep up with the prices on the TP.
Almost Never. Check your exotics on trade post to make sure they aren’t one of the good ones and then proceed to salvage them. You’ll make more money off the ecto than the exotic itself most of the time.
you start selling when you hit the 300% mf cap