| The secret is out. The easiest way to make gold in | | | | will buy and you'll lose your deposit. Set the price too |
| world of Warcraft is to learn to use the Auction House | | | | low and you'll look like a newbie and still lose gold. |
| and to develop basic Auction House trading strategies. | | | | There are thousands of items at Auction. You can't be |
| In this short guide I'll explain the trading basics to make | | | | expected to learn them all. Select a few items that |
| trade like a pro so you'll never be short of gold again. | | | | you have an interest in - often related to your crafting |
| If you have been playing World of Warcraft for some | | | | profession and stick with that. Hence, miners should |
| time now, you'll no doubt be familiar with the Auction | | | | get to know the price of Ore, while Tailors will get to |
| House. But even experienced players never make the | | | | know the price of cloth. Each will soon become |
| transition from trading like a newbie to trading like pro. It | | | | experts in the price of these materials and be able to |
| time to develop some basic Auction House trading | | | | spot bargains and fix the most competitive prices. |
| strategies and level up the gold stakes by following | | | | Watch the Competition |
| some of these simple - but effective - Auction House | | | | If you make it a habit to browse the listings as I |
| tips. | | | | suggest, you'll soon spot those players that trade often |
| The Auction House is all about bring together players | | | | and set competitive prices; you'll also spot those |
| that have something to sell and players that are | | | | players that trade like newbies. keep your eye on the |
| looking to buy. In other words, it enables a market to | | | | pros and match or undercut their prices. Don't undercut |
| be created which satisfies the basic supply and | | | | to ridiculous levels, perhaps 5% and now more than |
| demand cycles of the WoW gold economy. If you | | | | 20%. After 20% you'll start to lose money. Instead, |
| understand the basics of the WoW economy, you'll | | | | store your items in the bank and wait it out. |
| always be able to make gold the lands of Azeroth | | | | Sell in a Rising Market |
| and beyoun. I've written extensively on this subject - | | | | As in the real world, it's best not to sell in a falling |
| just follow the links below for more detail. | | | | market. Some players dump their items at the end of |
| But what basic trading strategies should a player learn | | | | the weekend, swamping the Auction House will cheap |
| to make easy WoW gold? Here are a few: | | | | gear and trade goods. Avoid these times and wait until |
| Understand the Basics of Supply and Demand | | | | the market rises - normally on a Thursday and Friday |
| The Goblins have a saying 'Have I got a deal for you'! | | | | night when players are preparing for Raids and need |
| The Goblins have canny knack of knowing what folks | | | | mats for potions and buffs. |
| want and are ready to supply it - at a canny price, of | | | | Buy Low Sell High |
| course. They know their markets and never overprice | | | | If you follow the market as I suggest you'll soon spot |
| or underprice an item. Be like the Goblins in this matter | | | | the newbies by the way they set ridiculously low |
| and learn the basic pricing of sought after items. These | | | | prices. Snap up these bargains and resell them at a |
| are items in demand to complete quests, level-up | | | | competitive price. Don't forget to factor in the auction |
| crafting or simply items that look good. Spend time | | | | fees and the Auction House cut which is about 5% of |
| browsing the Auction House for items under the | | | | the sale price of the item. |
| general heading 'Trade Goods' and you'll not go too | | | | Follow these simple strategies, friend, and you'll make a |
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| To successfully trade on the Auction House you must | | | | WoW gold. |
| set the right prices. Set the price too high and no one | | | | |