Hey guys and girls! For many years I have spent countless hours researching and digging into buying and selling patterns. Some of us play the game just for the auction house - I'm very much one of those people.
A few weeks ago, i decided to build a database using an auction house data feed for Thunderstrike - EU - Horde. It pulled the data from an API, ran the data through a bunch of checks\calculations and pulled out insights i could turn into gold.
- Originally it produced a daily word report.
- A week later it was a half developed website.
- Week after i added Alliance data as well and a ton of features.
- I'm now pondering adding all TBC auction house feeds - might take a day or two to build in.
Its very much a labor of love - and a lot of fun! List of features is below - i went a bit nuts.
If you want a full list , read down. If you want to test out the website (very much still in BETA) click the link below.
https://market.thunderstrikemarket.org/
I should add... the data feed is only a week old - so the insights will improve considerably given a month or two.
I'm aware of some data issues around icons , tooltips etc and there will be some bugs - but its very close to being ready for a full launch. Would love to hear feedback. I want the site to be as useful as possible. It's all free- Designed for like minded enthusiasts.
FEATURES:
Market Command Centre
Central homepage dashboard with faction switching, latest snapshot status, market pulse ticker, top buy signals, category breakdowns, database stats, and Horde/Alliance raid-market briefings.
Faction Switching
Site supports separate Horde and Alliance market views, with faction-aware navigation, styling, banners, reports, watchlists, and saved preference in browser storage.
Auction House Search
Search current Thunderstrike auction data by item, with filters for category, subcategory, quality, watchlist-only items, and sortable auction tables.
Item Intelligence
Detailed item view with price history, current price, market average/value, historical value, supply, auction count, profit signals, liquidity/scarcity read, bait/reset warnings, and rule/AI-backed commentary.
Cross-Faction Comparison
Horde versus Alliance price comparison, with awareness of neutral auction-house cut and faction-specific links.
Market Sectors
Sector dashboard for broad market categories: raw materials, herbs, ore, gems, primals, enchanting materials, consumables, recipes, crafted goods, and faction totals.
Market Deals / Reports
- Generated report pages for:
- executive summary
- best quick checks
- deep market discounts
- no-competition posting
- price bait/reset watch
- top sellers
- 7-day price increases/reductions
- raw materials by category
- low-supply gems
- mote-to-primal conversion
- crafted-below-material-cost
- disenchanting
- transmuting
- Crafting Profit
Profession-specific crafting pages for Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, Tailoring, Mining where available, plus fast-selling crafted item pages.
Recipe Lookup
Search recipes by material, output, profession, method, and phase context. Includes craft relationships and links into item/watchlist workflows.
Watchlist / Phase Planning
Personal watchlist tools, phase target planning, phase-specific item buckets, local browser storage, and optional shared watchlist profile sync through the API.
Price Alerts
Create and manage price-alert style targets, with links from auction search and watchlist planning.
Daily Intelligence Feed
Intelligence feed home plus daily analysis and phase strategy articles for market commentary and gold-making decisions.
Raid Market Briefings
Horde and Alliance raid-linked market summaries covering areas like Alchemy Materials, Enchanting Materials, Raid Consumables, Gem Upgrades, and Primals/Motes. Uses traffic-light style movement rows for regional value, price, demand, sale rate, and faction supply.