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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wudan Monkey" data-source="post: 520498" data-attributes="member: 9271">Offhand I would have to say that the rules for Wealth and crafting items weren't designed with the idea of PCs becoming merchants, so they weren't tested or balanced that way.A possible way to "fix" this would be to use the sell price of the item when making the Wealth check to get the materials to craft it.  This would represent the inherent savings in making something yourself, but the character still wouldn't make any money selling the finished product.If the character took enough levels in the Techie advanced class, he would then be able to (possibly) make money from mastercraft items.  The purchase DC for materials goes up by one for each point of m/c bonus, while the sell DC would go up by three.As a GM, I would discourage my players from doing this as their "off time" should really be spent pursuing their normal career or honing their class abilities (unless their character is all about building gadgets or whatnot).</blockquote>