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Addyizoth

Got gold, don't know where to spend it

I've been doing CM carries for the last month or so, and made around 1.5m. I bought a TCG mount and a few other bits, and i'm now down to around 630k. I'm aiming to have atleast 1-2 goldcaps before legion, plus some stuff i can use to look swag af.

Anyway, I recognize that, like in this expanison, CM carries won't be viable to do at the very start of the expansion, thus I will need some way to support myself throughout. I know we don't have much information yet, but i'd like to practice the skills of "Playing" the AH while i have a steady stream of income(around 62.5k a night if i ONLY sell a 8/8. if I do 2, or a double boost its obviously more).

I suppose my question would be What is "Playing the AH"? I hear the phrase thrown around a lot, but what are good things to get started on? crafting mats? BoEs? Mounts? Battlepets? I suppose all could be done, but what would you say the easiest are(even if it makes little profit)? Thanks

Also would love some ideas on stuff other than T3 and The Magic rooster that would make me look cool. Thanks :)

Posted Dec 24, 2015, 9:47 PM UTC

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Derkatron•

You could cap your 36 wow tokens?

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quasielvis•

I thought you could only have 10 per account?

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n01m4g1n4t10n•

A maximum of 36 Tokens every 24 months may be purchased for gold via the Auction House, to be used for game time.

Source: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/19823808/wow-token-additional-details-7-23-2015

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quasielvis•

Yeah, but you can only stash 10. I suppose you could extend your subscription way off into the future but I prefer to use them month by month so I can take breaks when I'm not playing (like now) without burning through game time unnecessarily.

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Derkatron•

It's free though, I'm paid up to june 2018, who cares if I don't use a month or two? in a couple years I'll buy a few more tokens to extend it out further, so it won't matter.

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n01m4g1n4t10n•

I know, I also do it month by month, just answering your question :)

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werwew19•

That'd be a really smart idea

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_JimboSlyce_•

You didn't read the post. He was asking what to invest it into since his current source of income (selling CM carries) won't be viable for a while after Legion hits. Since you can't resell tokens, buying them would be the exact opposite of what he wants to do (which is invest and learn other gold making techniques so that he's not squandering it when he can't do CM carries anymore).

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Depresjon•

How the peep do you guys make that much gold. i have like 4-5k,never got more then that. I really wish i could play wow just by buying tokens lol

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xdoubl3•

Even just doing kazzak on you toons will get you more than that. Or one hour of vale farming

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Depresjon•

Where should i farm in the vale?

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AddyizothOP•

Challenge mode carries. I have no idea how to make money outside of that, and they only become viable 5 months in usually.

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palmermarc•

Not many people have 4 dedicated friends that can sell CM carries.

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AddyizothOP•

Nah, i agree. I'm lucky :)

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audiosmith•

Garrisons and Cata25H runs on 2-3 chars will do most of your token gold if you need something reliable and risk free. Personally I don't bother with the cata stuff anymore since I'm running about 8 alts and have better use for my time.

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Levomethamphetamine•

https://www.reddit.com/r/Transmogrification For your last question.
Back to subject: Playing AH means what the sentence implies: you play the Auction House. Crafting, flipping, sniping, buying out cheaper stuff in tradechat to make more gold with it.
Self-explanatory. What to start with depends on the amount of gold you are ready to invest.

Biggest income usually comes from reselling TCG mounts (if you're US, since they are RIP in EU), garrison crafted upgrades (or high tier weapons and armor) and rare transmog/unobtainable items. Other than that, you can enter market whichever you find the most enjoyable.

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AddyizothOP•

I'm on EU hence why I bought rooster for goldcap. Like I say, I've got a fairly large and steady income currently, which is why I want to hone my skills now(and make the mistakes now, when it won't cost me big) so come legion I'm ready to go.

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Levomethamphetamine•

Where did you find the rooster? I assume you have to be on TN/Outland/Silvermoon. :) That being said, you can probably flip mounts then. Buy low, sell high- or you can choose to control market (which is really, really hard on high-pop realms due to the pure amount of everything that gets posted). You can start with crafts (Blacksmithing/Inscription/Jewelcrafting) and enchants if you like.
It's really hard to give you more direct answer, it's all about preference. For instance, I have 2 gold caps yet I never did Transmog. I just hate the transmog flip and sell and the amount of time it requires for you to wait for payment. I do crafted upgrades, and materials along with some enchant and mat flipping.

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AddyizothOP•

Actually on argent dawn.

Gonna try some of these next week, see what I can come up with. Thanks for the help :)

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hcnev•

Theres not much to spend gold on once you've got all the stuff you've already talked about. What i would do is just save it and not worry about gold for a while until you spot something new.

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mdw2402•

If you have that much gold, I would definitely recommend investing into the transmog market. But remember, transmogs are a long-term investment, so you won't be making money overnight. But, you will see an exponential growth in your overall sales over longer periods of time. If you have enough transmogs out there, then you are basically set until Legion

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