A World of Warcraft player accidentally sold a rare trading card game (TCG) pet for a fraction of its worth, losing 17 years’ worth of in-game savings. This unfortunate mistake highlights the importance of carefully reviewing your auction listings, especially for high-value items, to avoid costly errors!
In a heartbeat, Reddit user The_Tiddy_Fiend lost nearly two decades’ worth of in-game savings due to an Auction House mishap. The player, who had been carefully accumulating gold over 17 years, was trying to sell a rare Ethereal Soul-Trader, a prized pet from the WoW TCG.
Valued at over 1.7 million gold, the item was listed by mistake at only 174,000 gold—a 90% loss!
Sold my Ethereal Trader for 174k instead of 1.7M. Thats like my entire game savings over the last 17 years, gone.
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A Costly Mistake
The player’s error occurred while attempting to list their Soul-Trader on the Auction House. They trusted the system to automatically match the going rate of similar listings. Typically, the AH will match the lowest price for an item, but in this case, it set the price at just 174K gold—an amount significantly lower than the 1.7 million gold that all other listings were going for. Before the seller could notice the discrepancy, another player sniped the pet for a quick profit, leaving the seller devastated.
“That’s like my entire game savings over the last 17 years, gone,” the player lamented on Reddit. “I didn’t notice, and someone bought it immediately.”
The player even considers quitting the game entirely, as they don’t grind or farm and there is no way to recover the loss in the next few years.
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A Scam or Bug?
This type of mistake is part of a known tactic that some players have used since the Auction House was revamped. The scam works by listing an item at a very low price, then quickly canceling it, tricking other players into listing their own items at the same artificially lowered amount, using the automated listing system.
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It’s important to note that the scammed player claims the Auction House automatically adjusted their listing price to 174K gold, despite no other items being listed below 1.7 million.
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Regardless of the cause, this incident serves as a stark reminder for players to be EXTRA cautious when posting valuable items on the Auction House!
Key Takeaways
- Always double-check your listings when selling high-value items and review your listing price thoroughly before putting anything on the AH!
- It seems the AH can sometimes misprice items, so do not rely on the auto-pricing feature!
