Mage pets and Research tradeskill.

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I have never really been into the whole tradeskill thing. It is just not my cup of tea. I am a level 25 Mage and the only level appropriate pet I have is the Earth one because the other pets require research.

I feel like I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. Is it possible for me to buy the missing pet spells from someone else or must I finally overcome my tradeskill fears? I only have 178 plat to my name so whatever path I take must not exceed that much.

I did manage to get my Research skill up to level 21, but honestly it was harder than getting my epic. I would rather raid for months than than farm the items needed for traidskills.

Fellow mages did you get your research skill up or did you buy the spells? If you bought the spells how did you go about it?