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Good Morning Azeroth

Shall I bring the Gold Queen back? Hey, I miss you.  I wondered if you might be missing me too. I've been quietly playing WoW since Jan 2013, pugging alone then finding a guild, fiddling with the WoW auction houses and then unable to…
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Who was the the gold queen?

The gold queen was the pen name of a player on 3 EU servers 2005-2012 who subtly, elegantly owned the auction house.  Starting from a position of zero, she accidentally then purposefully controlled the economy of one small RP server, and moved…
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That's the World of Warcraft That I Used To Play! Ian Beckman feat. Oxhorn

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The gold buffet

Is it a coincidence, or a symptom of the methods of the modern auction house player, that I have had two requests for gold coaching this week from players with the same worries? I'm afraid I talked myself out of a job, by giving them very simple,…

Are You Harrods or Walmart?

Big Ticket, or Long Tail Spectral Tiger, Darkmoon Faire Decks, Trading Card Game Mounts.  Wildvine, Cured Rugged Hide, Raw Rockscale Cod, Scarlet Belt. A selection of examples of two very different types of items to sell on the AH.   Big…

Avoiding Burn Out

What is Burn Out? [quote]Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed and unable to meet constant demands. As the stress continues, you begin…
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Kun-Lai Summit Cave Farming with the Bots

Kun-Lai Cave Farming   Bored of farming those turtles in Valley of Four Winds yet? Come with me to Kun-Lai Summit and check the Yeti caves. We have Ore Ghost Iron Ore Trillium Ore We have herbs Snow Lily nodes Golden…
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Invisibility Potions

Invisibility Potions [quote]Hi, I love your blog and thought I could share a tip. I haven't seen any posts anywhere about people doing this and I am the only one in the market atm on my server, here goes. I have been having a lot of success…

Turtle Power

Secret Gold Makers Farming Spot Discovered by Public Damn it and double damn it. My secret farming spot was discovered by the public on my server today. It's not exactly a hidden location, but the drops, respawn, and weakness of the mobs…

Ink Trader Preparing to Change His Prices

Blackfallow Ink Buy Ink of Dreams now Tip for Scribes from Dale of Shattered Hand (EU) [quote]Just a little tip from my own server. Many people obviously haven't read that the Ink vendor will be switching back to Ink of Dreams for ink…

Jewelcrafting Onyx Panther Mount Guide

Jewelcrafting Mount Guide The Jeweled Onyx Panther Mount is hailed as the gold sink of Mists of Pandaria. Jewelcrafters can craft 4 rare panthers: Sunstone, Jade, Ruby and Sapphire, and an epic panther mount, the Jeweled Onyx. All…
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Mysterious Essence and the Enchanters Shuffle

New for Mists of Pandaria Step by Step instructions for profiting   Background to the Mysterious Essence Shuffle In Wrath of the Lich King we had the saronite shuffle. In Cataclysm we had the elementium shuffle. In Mists of…
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Darkmoon Cards Panic

Should I Make Darkmoon Cards? How much should I pay for them? What will you sell decks for? A few days into the expansion, and players are anxious about Darkmoon Card prices. The crafting materials include either Spirit of Harmony…
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Mists of Pandaria Prices

Fluctuating Mists of Pandaria Prices Prices on the Auction house for basic Mists of Pandaria items are in flux.  Basically we have massive demand, matched with massive supply of basics (ghost iron ore, green tea leaf, exotic leather), yet…
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Tillers' Friendship Reputation: Dark Soil in Valley of the Four Winds

The Tillers in Mists of Pandaria As well as acting like a normal reputation faction, there are 10 Tillers NPCs with whom you can increase your faction reputation from Stranger to Best Friend. The easiest and fastest way to get rep with each…

All Quiet on the Durotar Front

Patch 5.04 and Patch 5.1 Patch 5.04 has hit the servers, and there is a mounting excitement in the Auction Houses. Items which have held their value all through Cataclysm are starting to slip. I'm seeing lowered prices for Truegold Cut…

Buyer's Remorse

Buyer's Remorse A reader emailed asking if I had experienced Buyers Remorse after buying the Swift Spectral Tiger Mount.   Emails We get a lot of emails at The Gold Queen and although Community Manager Matojo answers where she can,…

Mists of Pandaria Prep at the Gold Queen site

Latest site updates   Daily Gold Cheat Sheet Updated We've updated the Daily Gold Cheat Sheet to a Mists of Pandaria version.  You should now be prompted to do your Tillers dailies instead of going to the Molten Front, for instance.…
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Inscription Robin Hood

We Have a Robin Hood "Hello Gold Queen! I have a question. "On my server, I'm selling glyphs. A few weeks ago, sellings glyphs was no problem. Then I started getting some serious competetion. "We made a 'group' (a 'pact' if you will)…
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Nesingwary's Loot Valley, Valley of the Four Winds

Nesingwary's Camp of Ultimate Looting and Gold Grabbin' Happy hours were spent today running up and down the ravine next to Nesingwary's Camp in Pandaria. [quote]Hemet Nesingwary says: Take that, beastie![/quote]   This is a…