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WoW Forever Auction House deposit bug: check your silver before listing
A beta Auction House bug can take more silver than the displayed deposit. See the reports, what to check and how to protect your leveling budget.
November update: the minimum deposit is changing
Blizzard’s November 10 notes reduce the minimum Auction House deposit from 1 silver to 1 copper with realm restarts. That is the current announced rule. The September beta tests below are retained as history, not evidence that the same discrepancy persists after launch.
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Game screenshot © Blizzard Entertainment. Image via Wowhead.
Why did listing an item take more silver than expected?
WoW Forever beta players have reported a mismatch between the Auction House deposit shown on screen and the money removed when they post an item. Wowhead tested the issue in its September 29 report and found examples where a small copper deposit instead removed one silver.
The earlier Reddit post has an important correction. Its author narrowed the claim to deposits below one silver, rather than every auction. Wowhead also reported a smaller discrepancy on a higher deposit, so there is no reliable rule here that makes every larger listing safe.
If you are saving for your next trainer visit, check your balance before posting a bagful of cheap drops. The amount shown beside the deposit may not explain the whole change.
Keep your next training trip out of your auction budget
Set aside the money you need for your next abilities and supplies before deciding what to sell. You do not have to auction every spare herb or potion as soon as you reach town.
For a low-value item, compare the vendor price with the likely auction proceeds and the amount you must put down to list it. Keep useful crafting materials for your own recipes if that suits your plans. Neither choice needs a bet on prices rising later.
Game screenshot © Blizzard Entertainment. Image via Wowhead.
- Check one listing before committing more items.
- Write down your balance in copper so the comparison is clear.
- Stop if the deduction differs from the displayed deposit.
- Avoid repeated test listings if the first one already shows the problem.
Will you get the extra deposit back?
Player reports disagree about refunds after a sale. Do not treat a future refund as confirmed, or the missing silver as permanently lost, without checking the completed sale yourself.
At the September 30 review, we found no deposit fix in the September 24 beta sources checked here. That historical finding does not establish the current status. See the November update above for the announced minimum-deposit change.
Give a bug report enough detail to follow
If you encounter the mismatch, record the item, quantity, listing duration, displayed deposit and balances before and after posting. Include your client build and screenshots. Keep purchases and mail collections out of that comparison so another transaction cannot explain the difference.
Then carry on with your route. Wisp’s leveling addon keeps supported quest steps and directions in game, while the written starting guides let you check your next stop on the web.
Related reading and guides
Sources and review notes
- Blizzard: November 10 Auction House changes
- Wowhead: Auction House deposit discrepancies, September 29
- r/classicwow: deposit tests and the author’s correction, September 23
- Blizzard: beta known issues, updated September 24
- Blizzard: beta development notes, September 24
Historical September beta report. Updated November 11 to link the live deposit change. The original tests below do not establish current launch behaviour.
