Players were able to buy epic quality gems from several vendors (for Honor currency or Emblems of Heroism) instead of rare quality ones. Since the epic ones were removed, rare quality gems are still missing from the vendors which should be sold until the Trial of Crusader patch.
https://www.wowhead.com/item=36918/scarlet-ruby#comments
By nitrous on 2009/08/13 (Patch 3.1.3)
Since the 3.2 patch all WotLK rare gems can no longer be bought for Emblem of Heroism. Intended or not - they are removed from all known vendors and replaced by epic ones.
Vendors for 10000 honor each gem, cannot find IDs
"Captain O'Neal" in Stormwind PvP Hall
"Lady Palanseer" in Orgrimmar PvP Hall
Actually, seems the epic ones are atm available from Harold Winston, but the rare ones are not. So I guess he should be selling the rare ones then, instead of the epic ones (as we can't cut epic ones atm)?
Players were able to buy epic quality gems from several vendors (for Honor currency or Emblems of Heroism) instead of rare quality ones. Since the epic ones were removed, rare quality gems are still missing from the vendors which should be sold until the Trial of Crusader patch.
https://www.wowhead.com/item=36918/scarlet-ruby#comments By nitrous on 2009/08/13 (Patch 3.1.3)
Since the 3.2 patch all WotLK rare gems can no longer be bought for Emblem of Heroism. Intended or not - they are removed from all known vendors and replaced by epic ones.
Vendors for 10000 honor each gem, cannot find IDs "Captain O'Neal" in Stormwind PvP Hall "Lady Palanseer" in Orgrimmar PvP Hall
Vendors for 20 Emblems red/blue/yellow, 10 Emblems orange/green/purple 32172 31580 31582
Gems 36918 Scarlet Ruby 36921 Autumn's Glow 36924 Sky Sapphire 36927 Twilight Opal 36930 Monarch Topaz 36933 Forest Emerald