Beginner Guide To The World of Warcraft Auction House
July 29, 2008 – 11:49 pmBeing ‘out of gold’ is pretty common among new WoW players. I was in your shoes once, not able to buy the items that I want.
Now that I am a lot more experienced, I would like to give some tips that will help newer players to make a decent amount of gold when starting out.
When I walked into Darnassus Auction House for the first time on my first toon ever, I was astounded by the traffic flow of items. Something just clicked in that moment; the simple rule of ‘buying low and selling high’ popped into my mind.
There was one predicament though, I gambled on the items that I purchased. I never knew if a profit could be made from any of the items that I bought. Surprisingly, I was still making a profit.
A huge time saver was to create a level 1 alternative character, I left him in the Ironforge. Every day I would logon to him to do my biddings on the Auction House.
As time went by, my brain became more familiar with the items, I was remembering item prices and I was profiting a lot faster. When my main character turned level 40, my alt had turned 30 silvers into more than 100 gold.
To avoid high deposit fees, I avoided purchasing armor and weapons on the Auction House.
Enchanting shards and cloths were some of the most thought after items, so that’s what I focused on. The best thing about bidding on enchanting mats is that there is no deposit fee.
Later, I found out about addons like Auctioneer which actually sorts out the items that are potentially profitable. Aside from the occasional UI glitch, this addon was a total lifesaver.
I made tons of mistakes my first play through; I bought many items that never sold. In fact, to this day, a few of my alts still have some pre-BC items that are completely useless now. I just keep them for memorial purposes (anyone remember the uber Beasts deck, maybe dungeon 1 item sets?).
There are always risks involved when bidding in the Auction House, but in order to make the big profits, there will always be some risk.
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