Heya! I’m putting off my morning medication just long enough to type this up. Hopefully it’ll remain coherent. 
In Part I I told you to install Auctioneer and start using that to scan the Auction House on a regular basis to keep up to date on the prices of … well … everything. It was a long post in my opinion, and to make up for it I shall dispense this post’s advice in the form of bullet points.
- Pick a bank alt to run your auctions. It’s nice being able to unload all my marketable items any time there’s a mailbox nearby, and psychologically it’s a good way to save money – can’t spend it if it’s out of sight, out of mind, right? No need for the bank alt to be a lvl 1 created just for that, either. Just pick whichever alt you already have that you haven’t bothered to play with for a while.
- Pick one or two tradeskill categories. Go through them daily (or more often than that if you’re saving for something big) and buy everything priced under 50% value (Auctioneer will tell you the % – it even color codes it!) for the purpouse of reselling at a profit.
- Careful, though! Some items, even priced far below market value, just don’t sell often. That’s why you only pick two tradeskills – you’ll quickly get a good sense for what will and won’t sell. I’m looking at YOU, Black Whelp Scale!
- Beware of bulk – yours and others. If someone just posted 5,000 Copper Bars to the AH then they’ve officially flooded the market. Go ahead and buy some if they’re a good deal, but don’t think you’ll be able to resell them the same day. Just hold onto them for a while first to let the market calm down. Likewise, if YOU post 5,000 Copper Bars to the AH, you can expect to see most of those come back to you – less the deposit fee the AH charged you, of course.
- People who play twinks, as a rule of thumb, tend to have a lot of gold handy. Searching for blue BoE gear in the level 17-19 range (or 27-29, or 37-39…) might net you a bargain, but be careful not to jack the price up too high when reselling.
There you go, a few more tips. I’ll write more later, but first I think I’m going to finish leveling up Splat’s fishing. Seriously, do you see what Deviate Fish sell for in the AH?
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