User blog comment:-Merca/MONEY FARMING 2: The Eye of Cthulhu/@comment-4907558-20120310011451/@comment-4847179-20120311201716

it actually doesn't matter wether you turn it in to bars or sell it as raw ore. however, if you turn them into equipment you'll have a great loss of money when selling it, as it is much less worth than bars and ores.