Auction House Farming

The easiest way to make gold in WoW is to play the auction house. My old roommate has made 35,000g in the last few months with this method. Buy low, sell high. It’s a pretty simple process really. Look for common items in the auction house that sell for 30g-50g such as Frozen Orbs, Arctic Furs, low level cloth/leather/enchanting supplies. BUY ALL OF THEM. This takes a large amount of gold to start doing, but it will roll in faster than any other way of making gold in my experience.

Buy all of the item of your choosing. Put them right back on the AH for 20-50% higher than what you bought them for. For example, you buy 10 frozen orbs at 50g a piece; I know from experience that consumers will buy them for upwards of 90g per, and get em back up for auction as quickly as possible. The trick is taking the time to watch those orbs like a hawk. Buy up any that are put up less than your price and put those right back up as well. A high amount of starting capital is needed, I would recommend 2000 gold to start this venture.

Here are some tips from players that have made thousands of gold by selling crafted items to others. We hope you find these tips useful. Make sure you've learned the basics at our Auction Houses page before reading this page.

Determine Item Demand

Find out what items players will buy. You can do that by simply listing a bunch of items at the auction house. If an item does not sell, re-list the item at a cheaper price or try the same price again. If you are unable to sell the item after multiple auction house listings, you will need to either drop the price some more or just quit trying to sell it. Some items, such as grey-colored items, should be sold to the vendors. Some profession-made items are only meant to be used to raise your skill, and other players will not wish to purchase them. You'll have to determine which ones they are through experience.

Check Other Sales

Before selling an item, check the price other players are selling it for. That way you'll have a more realistic idea of what price to set for your item. You should set the item's minimum bid at a similar or cheaper price. If you set the item at a more expensive price, it will not sell unless someone else buys out the cheaper ones. If you price it lower, people will buy your items first. However, if you set the price too low, you might drive the cost of that item down and make less profit.

Suggested Price vs. Real Price

When you place an item in the auction tab for sale, the auction house lists a suggested selling price. This may or may not be close at all to what the item is really worth. Some items may have a very high price that players would never pay. Other items may have a really low price that is far below the items market value. You need to determine what the "real" price of the item should be.

You can use the auction house to make thousands of gold and start building your wealth in Warcraft.

WoW Auction House Guide