Weirdest way I ever made 70g in WoW :-D
Jamie Kahn Genet
So there I am doing some shopping in Orgrimmar with my brand new Tauren
hunter, and I'm whispered by a player I don't know. They ask me for
help.
[01/30/2009]
04:16 AM [Deyaedra]: ill pay u 30 gold to help me please
04:17 AM [Bainawee]: how so?
04:17 AM [Deyaedra]: im looking for an orc named Beltheru [name changed
to protect the innocent - yes, I watched Dragnet as a kid :-D]
04:17 AM [Deyaedra]: u can track him right
04:17 AM [Bainawee]: I can track humanoids, yes
04:18 AM [Bainawee]: what did you want to do and where?
04:18 AM [Deyaedra]: ill bay u 30 gold and a tip if u can help me find
him
04:18 AM [Deyaedra]: Orgrimmar
04:18 AM [Deyaedra]: pay
04:18 AM [Bainawee]: So what did this guy do to you? :-D
04:19 AM [Deyaedra]: i need to say sorry and i cant whisper cuz hes
ignoring me and hes a good friend
04:19 AM [Bainawee]: well okay
04:19 AM [Deyaedra]: thnx
04:19 AM [Bainawee]: any idea where I might start searching?
04:20 AM [Bainawee]: and what would you like me to say to him if I find
him?
04:20 AM [Deyaedra]: anywhere in Orgrimmar
04:20 AM [Bainawee]: big place, but I'll run about, see what I can see
04:20 AM [Deyaedra]: thnx
04:21 AM [Bainawee]: what are his professions? That might narrow the
search?
04:21 AM [Deyaedra]: idk but hes a 58 DK blood
04:22 AM [Deyaedra]: and afk so we got some time
Obviously I'm suspicious and think I'll have to wander all around
Orgimmar trying to locate a possibly fast moving player who won't talk -
meh :-(
Plus I understand wanting to be left alone and am disinclined to help...
but 50g! I was only level... 24 then (couple days ago and I'm leveling
hard, way past that now. But I digress...) and broke 90% of the time, so
I said yes, figuring I'll waste a few minutes and maybe still make a
tip, if not the full amount.
But something about this guy's manner leads me to believe he's not too
bright for a high level character with decent gear. I do wonder why he
just doesn't make an alt and try whispering the guy with it, but think
better of mentioning it. I'm not keen on helping ... too much. It's just
a bit too creepy. But I play dumb and go along with it, like I'm some
sort of Horde P.I. Heh.
On a whim without going anywhere I trying whispering this 'Beltheru'. I
say Hello. Much to my surprise I immediately get a reply back. I ask
where he is. He says the blacksmith's. That was easy! :-D But I don't
tell Deyaedra. Instead I explain the situation to Beltheru and he tells
me this Deyaedra guy is a prize dickhead and acted like an arse in a
party together, then wouldn't leave him alone, eventually forcing him to
ignore Deyaedra. Even then apparently he hung around being annoying.
Well Beltheru appreciates me telling him this and offers me 30g for
doing so. I say that's way too much, but he points out that this is my
first character on Feathermoon and I can obviously use the cash (we've
chatted a bit about other stuff by now), plus he's rich by my standards
and 30g is nothing for a level 58 DK.
He invites me to run over to the blacksmith's and I do. But uh oh.
Unknown to me Deyaedra who has been quiet all along is following me -
doh! So much for me being a Hunter (and of course I did not have Aspect
of the Beast by then)! Fortunately Beltheru isn't pissed and just laughs
about it. But then this jerk - Deyaedra - trades with me and offers me
40g!!! He says it's a tip for finding Beltheru. LOL! Well I take it
04:31 AM [Bainawee]: TY
04:31 AM [Deyaedra]: np
and immediately ignore him as well :-D
I do feel a tad guilty at this point and have kept Beltheru informed all
the while, but Beltheru tells me I did do exactly what I said I would,
even if I didn't mean to. So WTF - I might as well get paid!
Anyway, Beltheru is clearly a real nice guy becomes a buddy after we
chat for an hour or so. So that was pretty cool :-) I've no idea what
happened to the clueless jerk, but the more I hear about him the less I
care.
So - that's the story of how my Hunter got his gold to start playing the
AH with. Normally it would have taken me till maybe level 30 or even 35
for me to get together enough for serious trading as I'm unwilling to
slow down leveling myself and my professions and keeping my kit current
which can be expensive. Of if I was back on Khaz'goroth I'd have just
mailed the gold to myself from another character.
But instead I made it all in the space of six minutes!
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