| Here are my stages to becoming a wow millionaire, | | | | goods at the lowest possible price for quick cash. |
| hopefully you will be able to identify which stage | | | | Stage 5: Competition |
| you're at and then figure out how to move on to | | | | You learn how to deal with your competition on the |
| the next one until you reach a million wow gold. | | | | auction house, more specifically, you learn how little |
| Stage 1: Vendor Discipline | | | | the competition should influence your markets. This |
| Vendoring items suddenly is restricted to grays and | | | | stage is where most people get stuck, and they |
| all whites or greater get sold on the auction house. | | | | allow competition to determine their prices, thus |
| You find that you have enough money to pay for | | | | limiting their sales and wasting a lot of time. |
| repairs while leveling and get your mount, skills, etc. | | | | Stage 6: Market Focus |
| Stage 2: Bidding on the Auction House | | | | You start to focus on markets that really give the |
| You discover that selling the items you farm is not | | | | most bang for your buck, and you eventually |
| the only way to make gold on the auction house. By | | | | develop a system of scanning, snatching, distributing |
| bidding on trade goods, especially old world mats | | | | to crafters, crafting, then selling. |
| which often lie under the radar of more experienced | | | | Stage 7: Farmers |
| auctioneers, you find great deals and an awesome | | | | You find that just running snatch scans, even multiple |
| supplemental income to your leveling or farming | | | | times a day, does not provide you with enough |
| endeavors. | | | | materials to satisfy the hungry auction house's |
| Stage 3: You find farming spots that make the most | | | | demand for goods. By recruiting farmers, whether |
| gold | | | | professional or just random acquaintances, you are |
| You wouldn't think of this normally as a stage to | | | | able to finally get access to thousands of gold worth |
| getting good at the auction house, but it actually is! | | | | of materials each day. |
| You have to search the auction house for the items | | | | Stage 8: Millionaire |
| that sell the best and then where to farm them, or | | | | You combine the lessons learned with even new and |
| you work backwards and find farming spots then | | | | craftier ones which allow you to become a |
| look up how much they are worth. You also have to | | | | powerhouse seller who processes thousands of gold |
| figure out the demand for the items farmed and | | | | a day in the shortest amount of time possible. You |
| several other factors. | | | | are an expert auctioneer not because you spend |
| Stage 4: Buying low and Selling Normal | | | | hours of time, but because you found the fastest |
| You have auctioneer and you understand the basics | | | | ways to make the most gold with the least cost to |
| of scanning, buying low, and selling normal. At this | | | | yourself. |
| stage you start to take risks and move away from | | | | What stage are you at? |
| the comfort zone you created by farming and selling | | | | |