If you’re not careful, you can unexpectedly burn a lot of gold in the auction house of World of Warcraft. A long-time veteran of Azeroth had to learn this the hard way.
What is this fatal mistake? A player named The_Tiddy_Fiend recently wanted to turn a pet from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game into gold in WoW – the Ethereal Soul Trader, which is summoned through the soul trader’s signal. The targeted price that other sellers of the pet were aiming for: 1.7 million gold coins.
What The_Tiddy_Fiend realized too late: Since the auction house sets the sale price according to the lowest bid, the system didn’t list the pet for 1.7 million gold, but for only 174,000 gold. Before The_Tiddy_Fiend could react, someone swooped in.
Here’s a bit of feel-good nostalgia for the auction house frustration:
Learning Through Pain
What does the mistake mean? On Reddit, The_Tiddy_Fiend shares his experience so that other WoW players do not make this mistake. According to him, he has potentially lost all his gold savings from the past 17 years of World of Warcraft.
He hopes that the lucky auction house sniper enjoys his small profit. He personally feels terrible right now and has no desire to log into the game at all.
How does the community assess the situation? Some players empathize with The_Tiddy_Fiend in their comments, while others say that the blame lies not with the auction house but with the affected individual himself.
- 6198573 writes on Reddit: “This is how the AH has been functioning for a few years since the redesign. I also don’t understand why your offer was sniped but not the other offer for 174k. And yes, if you’re selling something worth millions, maybe triple-check your price before listing it…”
- oceanlabxo is sure that the pet would never have sold for 1.7 million gold (via Reddit): “Look at it from the positive side. Pets are a slow market, and gold can be easily transferred to other servers. The pet is often sold for 1 million less than what you wanted. So you either lost 500k or gained 175k, depending on how you look at it.”
- Swixx94 admits that there are now alternative sources (via Reddit): “That stinks, but I also think that no one will buy it for 1.7 million gold when Blizzard could announce a Twitch Drop at any moment that requires you to watch for 2 hours to get the pet.”
- Fvzzyyy explains on Reddit: “This is a trick people have been using since the new auction house was introduced, and you have to be very careful. They relist their stuff at a very low price but then quickly cancel the auction to ensure someone else sells at the same price.”
Has something like this ever happened to you? Or have you, on the contrary, managed to snag a real bargain from the auction house? Share it in the comments. Many guilds also had to endure significant losses recently: If you’re missing items from the guild bank in WoW, Blizzard has some bad news.
