I’ve tried farming leather and copper but the problem is that im not very sure how much to sell if for on the auction house and then im left with stacks of leather i end up selling to vendors for not even close to as much as i want. does any else have an effective way of making gold?
If you are level capped then the auction house can be a great way to make money without really doing anything but you have to know what to look for. Addons like bottomscanner and auctioneer will help a lot with that. Otherwise you can farm different items (leather, herbs, ore) depending on your profession although each server has different prices and some sell better than others. Check the auction house on your server and ask around which of those items sells the best. In general I would say herbs and ores are generally the best as herbs are used for all potions which get used by mostly all players on a regular basis, and ore can be used in multiple professions. Dailies would be another way to earn some gold, granted not a whole lot and it can be time consuming.
If you are not level capped then farming and questing would really be the best things you can do while out in the World, although sitting and making the most of the auction house is always a possibility. *As a side note to selling items you’ve farmed: Monitor the prices throughout the day/week to see what the average is. If the prices start to drop much lower than the average just hold onto your stacks until it goes back up again. Likewise, just because the prices skyrocket past their average (ie, normally sells for around 50g, now listed for 120g) doesn’t mean it will sell that high.
