Making money with companions This is a Guide to making money through selling Companion pets " ( a . k . a . small pets , non - combat pets , mini - pets , or vanity pets ) " . Due to their desirability with Achievement hunters , pet collectors , and casual players alike , companion pets can be used to make a significant amount of gold regardless of your level or faction . This is not a guide to collecting pets , simply a guide for easy money - making by selling them . You can sell crafted pets , pets dropped from mobs , or pets sold from vendors , on the Auction House ( AH ) . On most servers you should easily get for any pet . Some pets sell for hundreds , even thousands ! You just need to be smart , do a bit of travelling or farming , and be patient with the AH . Be aware that generally cute or nicer - coloured pets sell for more . Requirements . Selling pets can be done at any level ! Each starting area has a nearby pet vendor , all you need is a little bit of funding to get you started . Dropped pets can also be found in areas as low - level as Deadmines . Preferably you should have flight paths to major and neutral cities , or your Hearthstone set to the Golden Lantern inn which connects to all major cities , Dalaran , and Shattrath to cut down on your traveling time . Cross - Faction Selling . Vendor pets may fetch an even higher price on the neutral auction house , due to the difficulty opposing faction players have in acquiring them . You may also set up cross - faction pet selling via your realm forum s , allowing the other faction to know you ' re selling , and assuring a buyer in the process . Vendor Pets . There may be several reasons why somebody will buy a pet at auction , instead of directly from the vendor : Alliance . sells for . Although her location is hard to reach , the rabbits come at a very low price . Horde . sells 3 different snake s for . Due to their ease to buy directly from the vendor , and unpopular looks , they are a bad choice for resale . Neutral Vendors . sells a couple of parrot s at the cost of . Selling these at the neutral AH is not wise , as many people access the neutral AH not far from where the vendor stands . Argent Tournament . All races at the Argent Tournament in Icecrown have faction - specific pets available to them . Any given character must both unlock the ability to buy from each racial quartermaster for their faction , but must earn the tokens ( ) required to buy the pet . In addition to the racial pets , the tournament factions ( Sunreavers and Silver Covenant ) have their own pets . Each character thus has access to 6 pets specific to their faction . Due to the rarity of these pets and the work needed to earn them , they can be sold for a sizeable amount . Whether the cost to buy them from the vendor outweighs what players will buy them for is a subjective decision . Crafted Pets . The only pet of note here is the , crafted by engineers . This is taught by , a world drop for low - level mobs . It is pretty likely that an engineer will have it , so he will probably not ask for a large fee . The materials are very easy to obtain , making it perfect to craft in large quantities when convenient . You can make a decent profit , from depending on your server ' s market . While more engineering pets are available , the materials for them are much more costly , and there ' s less chance the engineer will have the recipe . Farmable Pets . Which pets to farm are entirely up to the time you ' re willing to devote , and the server ' s market . There ' s also the random element here , which means that you may spend many fruitless hours farming , or may get incredibly lucky and make a big profit fast . Unless you have a lot of free time on your hands , avoid seeking pets such as . Although they can go for upwards of to hardcore pet collectors , their high price is not unwarranted , and the drop rate is incalculably low . Good farming choices are :