20K Leveling Guide

No, it's not.

Buying low and selling high is supposed to be easy and intuitive. However, for many world of warcraft players it just doesn't make any sense in practice. Let me show you how a typical wow player looked at the recent whiptail issue in patch 4.0.6.

Whiptail in Patch 4.0.6

When patch 4.0.6 was launched it didn't take long for a large number of astute players to notice that whiptail was spawning at an alarming rate along the river which runs south in the middle of Uldum. A typical wow player looked at the auction house and saw that the price of whiptail had dropped from 200 gold a stack to as little as 40-80 gold per stack. Seeing these prices the average player started dumping their own, figuring that the price would continue to drop further.

Prices Plummet

In the days following patch 4.0.6, whiptail continued to drop like a rock to price points no one had ever expected it would fall to, nor do I believe it will ever reach again, even in expansions to come. Many players panicked and dumped the rest of their stocks, only adding to the frenzied dropping of whiptail prices.

Whiptail Bug Fixed by Blizzard

Now the bug has been fixed and within 24 hours prices have slowly begun creeping back up to where they used to be pre patch. Within a month everything will be perfectly back to normal. For the average player, this was a crushing blow to their whiptail income. They sold everything when the price was low and now they will have to buy as the price continues to rise. They've failed at the buying low and selling high game.

How would you have reacted differently, and can you guess what Markco did (besides write a post and talk in the third person) throughout this whole ordeal? I'll give you a hint, it begins with "b" and it rhymes with "eye". Also, think about all the items which whiptail is used to make and how they were affected by this bug.

Side Note: Work continues on improving the wow gold guide, I have added new patch 4.0.6 gold tips as well as edited the "all professions" spreadsheet to reflect recent flask requirement changes. The members area looks SICK and is much easier to navigate with the recent GUI changes. Thanks to everyone for their feedback regarding the new gold tips as well as the GUI. I'll be adding more videos to the guide over time for several of the market strategy sections.