Cross Realm Trading Returns - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 289
Hello! Welcome to the 289th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up! This week sees the return of cross realm trading since it got disabled and we look at it's impacts and opportunities. We also have a look at the economy in Classic compared to Retail and speculate on what the economy in Hardcore will be like. My name is Samadan and I'll be your guide through the World of Gold Making!
Cross-Realm Trading is Back!This week saw cross realm trading re-enabled and it opens up a whole set of markets for gold makers. In it's current state, because mailing cross realm is not available yet, this is only really viable to those who have more than one account. Many gold makers have a second account for posting while playing on their main account or in general for better efficiency, so this is not uncommon at this stage. Looking on sites like the undermine.exchange orsaddlebag exchange it's easy to spot discrepancies accross realms and target where you want to sell your rare items. For example, look at Teebu's Blazing Longsword a rare transmog item that is not currently available on half the realms… Graph courtesy of undermine.exchange With a significant gold investment, one could buy the cheaper ones and spread them over realms where there are none in the hopes for a higher sale. This is quite a rare item though and a slow seller. Opportunities can be found in many non-commodities such as the common Wildercloth Bag. Graph courtesy of undermine.exchange
Well it was nice looking at other servers and seeing cheaper prices for stuff I wanted, but for rare ticket items the prices seem to be going up. I was able to «save» a couple million already, but seems to be a one time thing due to people with like 8 accounts who will be eating Read more on wowhead.com
