So we’ve had a few years or approximately 5 years (congrats Blizzard) to figure out what is going on during a holiday weekend like Thanksgiving and from what I have observed in my 4 participating weekends is that this Black Friday just isn’t for the retail sector it’s can be a Black Friday for you in game as well.

Friday is a day off for most of the masses in the US (except those working in retail).   So one thing for sure,  you’re going to see more players on than usual compared to previous weekends this fall.   This doesn’t bode well for the farmers,  things are going to be a bit crowded.   There is some upside to this,  you might be able to find a pug to get a Nax done if you haven’t gotten out in a while,  it might be easier to put a 5 man team together to chain heroics but if you’re bottom line is you focus,  you might want to grab those reserve funds and make some money playing the markets in AH.

If you’ve never done any day trading in AH.   Here’s a few pieces of advice before you go betting piles of gold on certain commodities.

1. Do your research,  if you aren’t using an AH add-on to track market prices.  I’d suggest going over to WOWOAH.com to check your prices.  It’s not as efficient as Auctioneer or some other add-on’s but this is a great place to do some research to help you spot good markets and make educated bets on trading certain items.

2.  Don’t bet the farm on a single item,  what I’m saying here is that you’ve got a real opportunity to shoot yourself in the foot by putting all your eggs in one basket.  It only takes one guy to show up and dump enough mats in there to keep you out of making a reasonable profit or let your efforts turn into a loss,  so diversify.

3.  Set a goal for yourself.  If you’ve got 5000 gold you’re willing to risk,  set a reasonable goal for yourself.  Sure it’s a great weekend to make some extra gold,  but it’s really easy to throw the blinders on and waste a day playing markets.   Go enjoy the other content or even better yet don’t forget to go spend some time with your RL Guild (aka Family) too.

4.  Try to be that guy that doesn’t buy stuff in the AH this weekend.  You’ll be paying some higher prices for sure.  Holding off until next week to make those expensive purchases will save you boat loads.

5.  When the Black Friday hangover hits next week,  keep an eye on prices.  There will be some really good deals.  Take a look at our Patch Notes section for items you might pick up on the cheap that you can resell for a much higher number in the next couple weeks when patch 3.3 hits.

Best of luck in your Holiday Weekend revenue goals!

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