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In a recent Reddit thread, players shared their regrettable experiences with the game's infamous Black Market Auction House (BMAH).

The highest bids often come with stories of disappointment and frustration, as highlighted by these popular comments:

Reddit user MadsenAn regretted spending a whopping 700,000 gold on a Tabard of Brilliance Tabard of Brilliance, only to receive it from a Twitch drop the same day, calling the coincidence "personal."

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Redditor DM_ME_KUL_TIRAN_FEET shared a tale of woe about spending 180,000 gold on a BMAH mystery box, which contained a Goblin Weather Machine - Prototype 01-B Goblin Weather Machine that they had already received from a Twitch drop just a day earlier.

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Sammywitchdr recounted how they spent over 1 million gold on a Swift Zulian Panther Swift Zulian Panther thinking it was the rare ZG Tiger from vanilla WoW, only to realize they already owned the panther from a previous expansion.

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Thoms689 was duped into bidding 1.2 million gold for a Tabard of Frost Tabard of Frost by a friend who was secretly outbidding him to inflate the price, a betrayal that cost him both gold and a friendship.

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Vitchman shared a frustrating experience with a 600,000 gold bid for what turned out to be an Ordos drop that was unsuitable for his character class, illustrating the risks associated with the mysterious contents of BMAH boxes.

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Caronry discussed a close call with bidding 5 million gold on an Arcanite Ripper Arcanite Ripper, thankful to have been outbid, which potentially saved them from later regret.

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Sigilweavers told a comedic yet painful tale of bidding 900,000 gold for a Firelands mount only to discover they already owned it after winning the auction. This story serves as a cautionary reminder to double-check what you already have before entering a bidding war.

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MattyIce8998 recounted an almost regrettable bid of 800,000 gold on Frostfire shoulders, narrowly avoided by being outbid. They eventually acquired the item when it became craftable, much cheaper.

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These stories encapsulate the high-risk, high-reward nature of the Black Market Auction House, where players' fortunes can swing dramatically with each bid and the lengths to which gamers will go for the rarities WoW has to offer.

Do you have any interesting BMAH story for us? Don't forget to share it in the comments!

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Not a BMAH story but I did get the 0.69% Zul'gurub Armored Razzashi Raptor from the DOTI random mount the other day. That was pretty sweet :D

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Most intense BMAH bidding battles I've had were back in Legion in the PVP Sewers and the Dazaralor area BMAH PVP, outside of bidding that made things more dangerous I suppose. Have all the tabards, a few toys I won, some dupe container mounts from the 3 or 4 boxes I bought before I stopped that. Frost I got as a Twitch drop. Reminds me of another story, I won the frost mog staff (not sure the name) because my BMAH rival could not afford both Tabard of Frost and the staff, this was around the time of BoD so Jaina water mogs were popular. I've wasted far too much gold but it was a thing to do. Brutosaur vendor also spent way too much and would check the daily market. Have a few tier sets, Dread armor on DK, some warrior, a few set pieces. If you like your gold avoid it though it's an incredible gold sink, adrenaline rush if you like auction bidding wars. I even had a BMAH buddy on one realm for a bit, some good times.

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