How to earn big money without glitches?

[Hex: Onii-Chan]

Ok, so the grandmaster gear costs thousands of cash from what i saw (Atm lv12, so i know it will be a while, still) and i can barely earn any money at all. Apparently they nerfed some stuff and now i'm coming packed full with blue / yellow swords and have like 400 oren more with 130 weight limit.

Monster parts that drop in big numbers aren't worth anything, almost all plants sell for 1, runes sell super-cheap. It seem like they buy everything at like 10% of what they are selling it for. I.e. potion of reskill - bought for 1000 - selling price 120 !?

Since i am roleplaying a bit, i don't steal from houses, so i guess my income is a tad lower, but still.

I don't want to glitch or use exploits like the pearl-trick in Novigrad or Blacksmith reviving or endless runestones.

Is there any way to legitemately earn the cash you need for the big upgrades? Because right now it seems like they made it so "hardcore", that you can barely afford repairs and recipes.

Has anyone any idea except "Hurr durr durr, sell the stuff that you find"? Because that is kind of what i have been doing, but every time the sum goes above 3000, there is a formula or an item i need. And since most cash comes from non-radiant quests, i fear i will be utterly broke by the time i could afford good gear (Even just one set of it).

[R.J.Travis]

Oh for one you shouldn't be buying anything at the level your at.

2nd once you hit say level 20 even basic white weapons start to sell for 100+ coins and as of right now "lvl 43" I can sell one item for 1000 coins"

But to give you a idea I was dead broke until around level 20 after that I think I went from 6k to 45k by level 30 and some weird guy came to me asking about tax and he said I was a super good guy and left lol.

Also I rarely paid coin for a formula I think you can find almost all of them for free I think I had to buy like 4-5 of them but i've yet to do all the 1000'th ???? in skelliga lol.

All in all I think your doing just fine you just need to level up a little.

and I don't think you should ever be buying armor or weapons crafting is were its at.

But I guess I'll add this in.

Always sell everything and always pick up everything :P even trvael to find a vendor with money if need be.

[Dave1029]

Only sell monster parts at alchemists/blacksmiths in the novigrad area. Alchemist will offer 462 crowns for a wyvern hide for example, and each of those monster parts net a minimum of 13 crowns at a blacksmith. Wraith essence is like 35 iirc. It's all about where and who you sell to.

Edit: Wyverns respawn too. They are not one of the rare quest only monsters.

[Hex: Onii-Chan]

Alrighty, thanks guys