This guide offers the economic blueprint of the World of Warcraft game. Laying out the steps for increasing gold, your assets, and your status, this guide will present you with the inner workings of the maze that is the World of Warcraft economy.
Contents About Me ................................................................. 5
Introduction ............................................................. 6
Part 1 Fundamentals....................................................... 8
Warcraft Economics ....................................................... 9
Supply and Demand....................................................... 9
Opportunity Cost....................................................... 10
Opportunity Cost in Tradeskills ..................................... 10
Opportunity Cost in Farming.......................................... 10
Opportunity Cost in ‘Bind on Equip’ Items ........................... 11
Efficient Gold Management.............................................. 12
If you just can’t keep from spending gold…........................... 13
Assessing Item Value .................................................. 15
What You Should Avoid................................................ 15
The Trade Channel ..................................................... 16
Profitable Professions .................................................. 17
Part 2 Beyond Basics .................................................... 19
Tools of the Trade ...................................................... 20
Essential Add-ons ..................................................... 21
Auctioneer .......................................................... 21
Postal .............................................................. 21
Suggested Add-ons ..................................................... 21
AHSearch ............................................................ 21
FuBar ............................................................... 21
AuditorFu ........................................................... 22
Gatherer ............................................................ 22
Altholic ............................................................ 22
Crafter Add-ons ....................................................... 23
Advanced Trade Skill Window ......................................... 23
LilSparky's Workshop ................................................ 23
The Auction House ....................................................... 24
Using the Auction House ................................................. 25
Auction House Fees .................................................... 25
Basic Tips for Getting Started in the Auction House ................... 26
Auction House Guidelines .............................................. 26
Understanding Weekly Cycles ........................................... 28
The Bank Alt - An Absolute Must Have for the Auction House ............ 28
Bank Alt Setup ...................................................... 29
The Role of Professions in the Auction House .......................... 30
Looking Across the Spectrum ........................................... 30
The Auctioneer Add-on ................................................... 32
Introduction .......................................................... 32
What is this scanning about? .......................................... 32
What can Auctioneer do to help me? .................................... 33
The Market Value ...................................................... 33
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