How to Sell World of Warcraft Accounts Effectively
Know that information sells., Begin with the body of your ad., Many buyers are not experts., Prep your account., Show your price in the title or body., Use buy now prices., Find your CD key. , This increases selling value dramatically., Exposure...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Know that information sells.
You can not sell a car in the newspaper with an add that reads "car, four wheels, goes places" The same applies to selling your wow account. "WTS 70 Mage 2000 gold" is not a good enough title.
The title must include class, faction, server, HP, MP, crit %, spell bonuses, etc, and of course..
PRICE! -
Step 2: Begin with the body of your ad.
Here, you can be more descriptive and should mention character progression such as what areas you can raid in, what gear you have, etc.
- It is important to remember that a picture is worth a thousand words.
You can describe a sports car to someone that has never seen one.. they won't go "Ooh!" until they see a picture.
The easiest way to take a picture of your warcraft, wow account is to get a character profile.
I do not recommend using an armory profile.
Do not make overstatements about your account, you buyers will lose trust the same way that you trust someone that knocks on your door and says they have the best vacuum cleaner in the entire world. , They can't translate abbreviations or value items that are only named and not shown. (Explain that you sword of Uberleet comes from the top dungeon in the game and only 3 other players in the world possess it.
Link to a page with information about it, etc.) , Deguild, wipe friends list.
Stop recurring billing of your credit card.
You might even want to tell a few friends so that they don't freak out and email the game company that some stranger is playing your account and you were obviously hacked. , This is important for forum selling.
Some shoppers get discouraged if they have to ask and they simply will not ask nor make an offer.
Consider your last trip to the grocery store, if you wanted something and the price wasn't right there, you might have just skipped buying that item.
Convenience is key! , Buyers don't want to buy an account tomorrow, they want to buy it now, today, this minute.
They also do not want to bother with bidding.
They will pay more for this convenience.
I usually set the buy now price $50 higher. ,, Add "Cd Key, original owner" to your titles. , If someone auctions the biggest diamond in the world, but only three people know about the auction, it will not sell for a very good price.
To get strong exposure, you MUST use more than one website.
To use more than one website, I recommend starting a free auction and then linking each of the forum posts to the auction page.
This will track bidding for you and allow you a better presentation than forums allow. , Read forum rules on bumping.
This will increase visibility when new posts cause yours to become "buried."
You need to price your account AT the amount that it will sell for, and then use the 'buy now' option.
Use automatically re-listing auctions with 1 day durations.
It is easy to adjust your prices at any time.
Start at high prices, and slowly reduce until you have a buyer. , If you don't have a PayPal account, get one.
If you don't know how to use PayPal, learn. ,,
- If they are a thief, they might be a liar.
Think about it. , It requires a new blank account, and $25, but buyers will happily pay for it.
Why?
- Because it's secure. , If you are a buyer and just bought an account with a dozen alts that can be sold separately, you may be in for some big profit.
But how do you pay for the transfer if you don't have a credit card that's registered in your name? -
Step 3: Many buyers are not experts.
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Step 4: Prep your account.
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Step 5: Show your price in the title or body.
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Step 6: Use buy now prices.
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Step 7: Find your CD key.
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Step 8: This increases selling value dramatically.
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Step 9: Exposure Many people need to see what you have for sale.
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Step 10: Bump your posts by replying to them so they stay on the front page.
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Step 11: Pricing: In this market
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Step 12: items do not sell like they do on Ebay.
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Step 13: Be prepared to accept PayPal.
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Step 14: If your account is inactive
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Step 15: activate it so you can prepare screen shots and a profile.
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Step 16: Don't ask potential buyers
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Step 17: "Are you going to steal my account."
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Step 18: If you have alts that are high level
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Step 19: you can sell them separately.
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Step 20: Each account must have matching owner information.
Detailed Guide
You can not sell a car in the newspaper with an add that reads "car, four wheels, goes places" The same applies to selling your wow account. "WTS 70 Mage 2000 gold" is not a good enough title.
The title must include class, faction, server, HP, MP, crit %, spell bonuses, etc, and of course..
PRICE!
Here, you can be more descriptive and should mention character progression such as what areas you can raid in, what gear you have, etc.
- It is important to remember that a picture is worth a thousand words.
You can describe a sports car to someone that has never seen one.. they won't go "Ooh!" until they see a picture.
The easiest way to take a picture of your warcraft, wow account is to get a character profile.
I do not recommend using an armory profile.
Do not make overstatements about your account, you buyers will lose trust the same way that you trust someone that knocks on your door and says they have the best vacuum cleaner in the entire world. , They can't translate abbreviations or value items that are only named and not shown. (Explain that you sword of Uberleet comes from the top dungeon in the game and only 3 other players in the world possess it.
Link to a page with information about it, etc.) , Deguild, wipe friends list.
Stop recurring billing of your credit card.
You might even want to tell a few friends so that they don't freak out and email the game company that some stranger is playing your account and you were obviously hacked. , This is important for forum selling.
Some shoppers get discouraged if they have to ask and they simply will not ask nor make an offer.
Consider your last trip to the grocery store, if you wanted something and the price wasn't right there, you might have just skipped buying that item.
Convenience is key! , Buyers don't want to buy an account tomorrow, they want to buy it now, today, this minute.
They also do not want to bother with bidding.
They will pay more for this convenience.
I usually set the buy now price $50 higher. ,, Add "Cd Key, original owner" to your titles. , If someone auctions the biggest diamond in the world, but only three people know about the auction, it will not sell for a very good price.
To get strong exposure, you MUST use more than one website.
To use more than one website, I recommend starting a free auction and then linking each of the forum posts to the auction page.
This will track bidding for you and allow you a better presentation than forums allow. , Read forum rules on bumping.
This will increase visibility when new posts cause yours to become "buried."
You need to price your account AT the amount that it will sell for, and then use the 'buy now' option.
Use automatically re-listing auctions with 1 day durations.
It is easy to adjust your prices at any time.
Start at high prices, and slowly reduce until you have a buyer. , If you don't have a PayPal account, get one.
If you don't know how to use PayPal, learn. ,,
- If they are a thief, they might be a liar.
Think about it. , It requires a new blank account, and $25, but buyers will happily pay for it.
Why?
- Because it's secure. , If you are a buyer and just bought an account with a dozen alts that can be sold separately, you may be in for some big profit.
But how do you pay for the transfer if you don't have a credit card that's registered in your name?
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