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One of the easiest ways to make gold in WoW is through the Auction House. When I started out playing this game more than 3 years ago, I was insanely poor just like most low level players. I couldn’t afford anything I wanted; I never even used a potion until after level 40.

Three years later, I still see many new players struggling to make much WoW gold. I want to share a few tips that will help you guys get started.

I still remember vividly my first time entering Stormwind City on my level 10 human rogue. I remember entering the Auction House for the first time, drooling over a 90g dagger when I had 14 silvers in my pocket. I was one poor rogue, but I was thinking big things, the simple idea of buying low and selling high arose in my head.

Problem was, it was very hard for me to gauge which item to buy at which prices. It was more of a gamble than anything else, I never knew if I was going to profit from the items I bought or not.

What I did to save time was I made a level 1 alt who basically sat in Stormwind. Before and after every play session, I would logon to this alt and spend around 5-10 minutes checking out the Auction House.

As time went by, I became more accustomed to the Auction House. Profits began to pour in at a faster rate. I managed to turn a measly 60 silver into 150 gold by the time my main character hit level 40.

Most of my purchases from the Auction House were not weapons or armors. I avoided them because they usually have large deposit fees, so if they don’t sell, the deposit fee is lost.

Enchanting mats were my main target as they don’t have any deposit fee, funny at the time I didn’t even know what enchanting mats were, I just knew I could make a fortune off of them.

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?).

You live and learn from your mistakes right?

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