In the item lookup section for the silver rod component of the runed silver rod it says there is a merchant sell price...I've never seen a merchant who has had this and the prices are so high on the AH to buy this...does anybody know where the merchant is that sells this item?
I'm surprised the prices are high, usually there's a glut on these. You might want to ask in trade chat -- silver is easy and a smith would probably be willing to make you one for materials cost.