What is Flimsy Chain Vest?

Flimsy Chain Vest is a poor-quality mail chest armor piece in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 48c. It has item level 5.

Where do you buy Flimsy Chain Vest?

Vendors sell it for 48c and buy it back for 9c. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.

How much does Flimsy Chain Vest cost on the auction house?

About 6s at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 02:57 UTC. Across the 9 Forever markets with a price it runs from 1s on Normal Alliance EU to 9s on PvP Horde US.

Is Flimsy Chain Vest different in Forever than in Classic Era?

No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.

How fast does Flimsy Chain Vest sell on the auction house?

Sells slowly on Normal Alliance US: about 6 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about 3 days. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

Where is the best place to farm Flimsy Chain Vest?

Of the sources players have reported, Palemane Tanner in Mulgore drops it most often: 6% of 175 loot windows.

Flimsy Chain Vest

Poor-quality mail chest · item level 5 · requires 1 · id 2656

Normal Alliance USscanned 16 min ago

Unchanged from Classic Era in World of Warcraft: Forever (build 1.60.1.70862): same item level, requirements, quality and vendor price. Every item changed from Classic Era.

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Latest price · Normal Alliance US

Live

Min buyout

Median

Units listed

vs 7d median

184.4%

Auction house salesSells slowly on Normal Alliance US, about 6 sold a day. The current listings clear in about 3 days.

Estimated from 24 hours of scans this week: how it works

Addon scan · 16 min ago

Min buyout is the cheapest listing per unit; median is the middle price across all units and the one to trade on. How to read this page.

Price history · 30d · Normal Alliance US

Addon scan · 16 min ago

Price history · 7d · Normal Alliance US

Addon scan · 16 min ago

Across markets

Cheapest on Normal Alliance EU at 1s; deepest supply on Normal Alliance US with 21 listed. Buying at 2s on PvP Alliance US and selling at the PvP Horde US median of 9s through the neutral house leaves +5s 65c a unit after its 15 percent cut.

Market	Min buyout	Median	Units	30d median
Normal Alliance US	3s	6s	21	2s 11c
Normal Horde US	2s	2s	7	2s
PvP Alliance US	2s	2s	5	2s
PvP Horde US	9s	9s	8	1s
RP Alliance US	-	-	0	4s
Normal Alliance EU	1s	1s	10	1s
Normal Horde EU	1s	1s	3	1s
PvP Alliance EU	1s	1s	5	2s
PvP Horde EU	-	-	0	1s 50c
RP Alliance EU	5s	5s	1	1s
RP Horde EU	-	-	0	1s 88c
Normal Alliance CN	-	-	0	1s
Normal Horde CN	7s	7s	1	18s 62c
PvP Horde CN	-	-	0	1s
RP PvP Alliance US	-	-	0	3s
RP PvP Horde EU	-	-	0	1s

About Flimsy Chain Vest

Flimsy Chain Vest is a poor-quality mail chest armor piece in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 5. It has 63 armor. Sold by vendors for 48c, who buy it back for 9c.

Quick answers

What is Flimsy Chain Vest?: Flimsy Chain Vest is a poor-quality mail chest armor piece in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 48c. It has item level 5.
Where do you buy Flimsy Chain Vest?: Vendors sell it for 48c and buy it back for 9c. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.
What are the stats on Flimsy Chain Vest?: 63 armor.
How much does Flimsy Chain Vest cost on the auction house?: About 6s at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 02:57 UTC. Across the 9 Forever markets with a price it runs from 1s on Normal Alliance EU to 9s on PvP Horde US.
Is Flimsy Chain Vest different in Forever than in Classic Era?: No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.
How fast does Flimsy Chain Vest sell on the auction house?: Sells slowly on Normal Alliance US: about 6 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about 3 days. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.
Where is the best place to farm Flimsy Chain Vest?: Of the sources players have reported, Palemane Tanner in Mulgore drops it most often: 6% of 175 loot windows.

Classic Era vs Forever

Unchanged from Classic Era: Flimsy Chain Vest keeps the same item level, requirements, stats, and vendor prices in Forever.

Era values from Blizzard's Game Data API; Forever values from Forever's game data.

Details

Class: Armor
Subclass: Mail
Quality: poor
Slot: Chest
Item level: 5
Requires level: 1
Vendor sell: 9c
Vendor buy: 48c
Blizzard item id: 2656
Client build: 1.60.1 (build 70862)

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Where it comes from

Vendors sell it for 48c and buy it back for 9c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
Dropped by
- Vile Familiar in Durotar (Valley of Trials)3% of 1,282 looted
- Frostmane Troll Whelp in Dun Morogh (Coldridge Valley)1% of 1,305 looted
- Mottled Boar in Durotar (Valley of Trials)1% of 1,504 looted
- Scorpid Worker in Durotar (Valley of Trials)1% of 1,111 looted
- Palemane Tanner in Mulgore (Palemane Rock)6% of 175 looted
and 35 more, each on its creature page.
Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Palemane Tanner in Mulgore (Palemane Rock) at 6% of 175 loot windows.
Sources are what 35 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

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