My banker and DK experiment

There were several blog articles that I had read about getting started on a new server with just a low level toon. So what I had thought about was using the ability to also create at least a Death Knight of level 60 to get some farming done for "seed money". I created a Night elf druid to use as a banker, and for fun I leveled him to about 5. Then ran to Darnassus. I also created a Human DK, and leveled him through the beginning DK Quest chain.

I used the Dk to farm a Rare pet, the Leaping Hatchling which spawns in the Barrens. Easy for a level 60 to kill. Its rare but it spawns frequent enough to be worth a run once or twice a day to look for one. My guess is that I'd get one about 25% of the time. I farmed 2 of these over a few days, just running the path to look for them when I logged in and out of the game. I then hearthed and sent them to the banker. Sold each for 200-300g and then ran back out to the Barrens to farm a few more as time permitted. These sold very quickly, and i had about 500g to begin flipping in the Auction House.

Whats interesting is this server is on a different progression level then my home server, so it was a good experience in seeing what was really a good deal, and what was just less expensive because of where this server was in the game.
I only dabble in this server experiment. But i have 5 full bags of flippable items to sell, which i post on the AH either every day or every other. I'm pretty conservative, mostly buying things i have faith will be flipped for a profit. I also have 7500 gold on my banker now. The goods in my bag are probably worth another 2,000 gold once they sell.

Happy Prospecting!
Fat Jack

Getting Started

Well I started playing a Hunter in World of Warcraft with skinning and leatherworking as my profs based on the sound advice of a good friend and master Hunter. As I progressed over the years of playing, my playing changed from mostly pvp to raiding in "Vanilla" WoW and early TBC then back to pvp. Having matching gathering and manufacturing professions worked really well for me as I learned the game. I tended to continue that trend until recently.

I always enjoy the unpredictability of fighting a live opponent where their next move isn't necessarily choreographed. This is probably why I enjoy the "pvp" of playing the Auction House. With changes in my life (I work a "real job", have 2 kids, go to grad school, etc.) my playing time has dwindled down to an usually hour to three hours a day (if I'm really lucky.) This has worked out great with the random dungeon finder, and random battlegrounds tools. But I still found that I had a hard time making the jump from having some money to having a big fat WoW wallet. Then i found the "Call to Auction" podcast and the "Just My Two Copper" Blog by one of the hosts, Markco. This really peaked my interest at just how much gold could be made out there and how quickly you could do it. I only follow the rules /TOS, I've never purchased gold. I really want to do legitimate business. I find the WoW Sales economy to be an evolving market with many dynamics. I think he fun is in finding and discovering new and exciting ways to earn gold. So based on what I'd learned from other sites and blogs, I figured I'd share some of my thoughts with you. Enjoy!