PSA: Auctioning and Vendor Price

So I want to share a depressing image.

Guys, I get that not everyone is super into auctions and what not but all of those herbs I just vendored were from the AH and being posted for HALF of their vendor price.

Guys, be careful when trying to undercut competition. Pay attention to the vendor price on the items you are putting up as well as take into account the AH Listing Fee. Most of these were put up for half their vendor value, peace bloom being sold for 5c a piece when they vendor for 10c. Put the listing fee on top of that and I have to wonder if you are even breaking even at that point.

Just be careful when selling on the AH and trying to undercut that you are not selling them at less than their vendor price and also take into account the listing fee. Don’t throw away your money, its too valuable in Classic.

If you are using addons like Auctionator that auto undercuts then pay extra attention. Please, do not throw away your money guys because then greedy goblins like myself will take advantage of your slip ups.

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Yea I noticed this yesterday too…

no, PLEASE do it… i need the silvers!

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Hush I made bank on this 5g ftw yesterday!

Nah, if people are gonna be stupid, let them.

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ROFLMAO I mean you made profit off of it though so not so sad am I right

I mean, for me? Nah, it was a good day. For them, I do feel bad because I feel like they just were not paying attention XD I wonder if they will even notice or just assume they are making money because their stuff is selling.

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I’m pretty sure they are undercutting and using an addon lol they probably think their herbs are selling like hot cakes lmao

I would even go as far as adding the seller to friends list because they may continue to do this with more valuable herbs

Also, when undercutting, if you keep the SAME buyout price as the higher bid, but undercut the STARTING BID, yours lists first. You shouldn’t be undercutting the buyout

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shhh you’ll ruin my gold stream

Rules of Acquisition my dude

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Imo, they, in vanilla, should have had items below or at vendor value automatically bought at the vendor price.

shhhhh don’t tell em

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This ^^^^
They say don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, well… you’re kicking it in the teeth…

I’ve got it! Use a margin of those profits… to mail the players a letter, explaining how they lost money.

Well, I made a bunch of silver by putting grey trash on the AH. I will try your trick when O log in tonight. TY for heads up.

If I cannot make more than vendor + AH cut, I vendor it. I spend a good amount of time farming herbs and such. But if folk don’t want to pay for it, then folk don’t get them. lol

Great post op

so auctioneer add ons are allowed? are they not automated?

Auctioneer existed in Vanilla. Its not automated. It just scans the prices for you

Yes, they are allowed. I used auctioneer back in Vanilla all the way up to Legion when I switched to TSM (Which kinda sucks on Classic if I am being honest)

And no, its not “automation” in terms of what Blizzard classifies as autmation. It just makes posting easier. The only part that is “automated” is undercutting if items already exist in the AH, and that does not really fall under what Blizzard considers “automation”.