How do gold RMT sellers amass such vast amounts of currency

How do gold RMT sellers amass such vast amounts of currency? When I browse gold marketplaces, I often come across sellers with several million WoTLK Classic gold in stock. How do they accumulate such wealth when the discussed methods for earning gold typically yield smaller amounts, ranging from 300 to 1000 gold per hour? It seems there must be more lucrative avenues for gold acquisition, considering the substantial amounts held by RMT sellers.

It's worth noting that some of the gold in these stocks may be duplicated, adding another layer to the mystery.

A now obsolete method sheds light on one possible approach. Before the WotLK prepatch, an exploit allowed individuals to create a new account, transfer gold to a character on that account, purchase a level boost, trade the boosted character's gold to another account, and then request a refund for the boost. The gold on the rolled-back character remained intact, essentially doubling the initial amount. The entire process, from account creation to doubling the gold, took one or two days, depending on GM response times. The refund was typically processed within a day.

This procedure involved paying for a one-month subscription for the new account to gain a return of 214,000 gold. During certain periods, such as the two weeks surrounding TBC launch, this method proved exceptionally lucrative, with 1,000 gold fetching between 40 and 70 USD at peak prices.

This exploit was eventually addressed during the WotLK prepatch, where gold would no longer be rolled back after a boost refund. Characters affected by a refund would be locked, inaccessible until a boost was reapplied. While this method is no longer viable, its impact on many servers' economies was likely significant.

It's conceivable that individuals capitalized on this opportunity by creating multiple accounts and cycling through boosts while awaiting refunds. The only limitation was the affordability of purchasing boosts before waiting for refunds. In theory, someone could generate 1,070,000 gold daily using this method.

This process, while no longer applicable, illustrates how certain methods, even if short-lived, can have a substantial impact on in-game economies. It's a stark contrast to conventional gold farming through bots, as this method allowed for the creation of large amounts of gold in a short span with minimal risk of being reported or banned.

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