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There are many things you are allowed to do and many things that you are not allowed to do when playing World of Warcraft. Those many things include everything from buying gold offline to trading or selling your account to anyone else. There are many reasons why this isn¡¯t allowed, not the least of which WoW Accounts is that Blizzard¡¯s ToS strictly says not to.
They own the game world and if you sell it, you¡¯re stealing. However, that¡¯s not the main reason I¡¯m offering to stay away from such transactions. I¡¯m more concerned with the possibility of you being scammed by an Account Trader or Buyer with no intention of giving you what you deserve for your account.
Many users will jump at the chance to get a free or better account or to get a good amount of money for an old account they are done playing. The problem is that trading these accounts is much too hard to do without running WoW Accounts across someone who isn¡¯t interested in paying you.
The promise of high level characters, lots of gold, and less work grinding is too enticing for many people to pass up and for that reason they overlook the sure signs of false intentions on the part of a scammer.
For the most part, these scammers approach their victims from websites where people attempt to buy, sell and trade accounts. They will often troll these pages and build up their reputation until they get the perfect person to contact, usually a mid level player with a lot of questions to ask. Don¡¯t think they necessarily want a high level account, because generally they are trying to get a stolen account so as they can scam other people through your account. It¡¯s a chain of scams.
The scammer will usually post their desire to trade an old account with a higher level character than your own. They often claim to be done playing the game or wanting a new challenge or to help you build up your own character. They might have an account to give you with nothing in it, or they might simply send you an account with nothing in it at all, only a dead account.
Another strategy is to use one day auctions. This allows for bids, but the 24 hour time limit prevents Blizzard from canceling your auction. Their VeRO request needs to be filed and processed, and by that time your auction is over. The upside to one day auctions is the frequency you can relist them with; every 24 hours. Ebay¡¯s default search feature shows auctions in the order in which they are ending, soonest first. This means your auctions will constantly be at the top of the list, and a buyer must react instantly to get your account.
I do not recommend using the seven or ten day auction. This provides Blizzard with ample opportunity to file a VeRO complaint, and get your auction cancelled. Rest assured, Blizzard¡¯s intent is to wait until you have bidders and make everyone angry by getting the auction canceled.
Following this guide, combined with WoW Accounts a detailed and well thought out auction design, will net you hundreds more than the vast majority of sellers. Accounts sell in the $700-1k range all the time, and there¡¯s no reason you can¡¯t get your piece.
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