Dumping the Grind: Gold Deals and Whale Hunters
Gold for sale! Gold earned from grinding for sale! Please buy some! I've got eight million won worth!
As soon as I got home, I planted my butt on the bed and immediately started researching real-money trading sites.
A quick search turned up some of the famous sites from my memories, still kicking around—but none with a solid rep.
Discord channels like DarkGamer.com and Chicken Run Mania had the best reputations, and with way more users, selling there made the most sense.
Come to think of it, even back in my old world, Discord channels outpaced sites for this stuff.
"That's why Im Harin dumped it on me, saying she couldn't do it herself..."
I had a rough grasp of things and was about to test the waters selling some gold, but I couldn't chat in the channel yet.
Character verification first—then I could talk.
These RMT deals were small potatoes compared to outright scams, but with all the top-tier idiots falling for fakes, they ran a tight ship.
Nothing new; my old world had the same grind. No WOW! moment here.
"Lemme see... lemme see... any ajusshi wanna scoop up eight million won's worth in one go..."
Chats were flying fast, but slim pickings for me.
Couldn't be helped with the strict specs: Murumur Server, Demon King faction buyer.
Skimming the chaotic spam gave me the flow quick.
Most gold sellers were casual gamers with pocket change—under 1k gold, hawking it for a day's chicken budget.
No wonder they sold out fast, editing to "deal complete" right away.
And there they were—the "pros" or "sharks" who specialized in gold trading, same as any game.
These types never played; they glued to the screen 24/7, flipping gold for arbitrage profits.
Buy low, sell high—that was their game, so dealing with them meant eating a loss.
Seemed useless at first glance, but they had one killer perk.
They were walking price indexes. Undercut them, and you were golden.
Easier than market research—just eyeball their rates for a ballpark.
Anyway, no way it'd sell out quick, so bathroom break...
— Ding!
"What, a chat already...?"
— Ding! Ding!
Let's keep some trading etiquette.
What the hell? Why the sudden aggro?
Stick to it.
...Huh?
Me saying unlimited sales made them think I was a fellow shark?
I insta-blocked the two who'd DM'd me.
Puhahaha, you idiots thought I'd panic and cry over your petty sabotage? Tough luck, morons!
Waiting at Demon King Castle entrance.
Problem was, sharks weren't the only ones hitting me up.
Way more buyers piled on than expected—mostly under 1k gold, sub-100k deals, but hey, it was selling.
"...Bathroom first, then sell. How many is this now?"
Nearly ten chats. Didn't see that coming.
* * *
"...This is exhausting."
Sold to almost twenty people, but my bag still had about 7k gold left.
At this point, anyone on Murumur Server looking to buy had probably hit me up already, right?
But 7k still sitting? Past midnight now—buyers drying up?
"Haa... no big spenders, huh. Holding this forever's a loss too."
Nearly an hour of pure trading...
Wait, no—an hour of grinding nets a mil? Profit.
But I wanna level up!
Sick of "Hello~ confirmed it's you~ 500 gold right~ please check~"
Over twenty times? No thanks...!
— Ding!
"Now who..."
Lots of reports, need to verify something.
"Ugh, whatever."
Obvious—sharks reported me out of jealousy.
What's up?
we mark pro traders separately.
Oh yeah, those two harassers earlier had shiny star badges.
Branding pros so clueless users don't get duped? Smart for channel management—helps regulars.
Not a shark
You've done a ton of trades.
Objectively, looks pro.
"Tsk..."
An hour, twenty-plus sales of ~1k each. Yeah, suspicious.
Still screaming "buy my leftover gold!" right now didn't help.
If I ran the channel, I'd think "this guy's a lying shark, psycho?"
Can verify it's grind earnings.
Under three minutes, a Jadekin Black Magician popped up in front of my character.
Level 45. Not hardcore, but solid for a normie.
I fired off a trade request the second the chat pinged.
Showed off my ~7k gold stash right away.
This much???
Yeah, doesn't scream shark now, does it?
To seal it, I screenshotted my auction house history.
Bonus: attached a Playpeople vid of me farming level 55 pro mats or whatever.
No instant reply.
Guy's diligent, at least. Not insta-banning me means he wants fair resolution.
Just a hardcore gamer, huh ;;;
Sorry. With all that gold and trades, folks pegged you as a shark ;
Yeah, yeah. Natural mix-up. I'd report me too.
This proof's basically handing you my shop recipe.
Mod's got no blame. Sharks whining 'cause I undercut their 11k/10g with 10k— their fault.
How much more gold you planning to move?
Tch, what? Daily sell limit or something?
If so, other channels it is...
Wait, getting kicked?
Annoying... Gold's useful for raids later, but feels like waste holding.
What is this???
Level 52, big spender.
Hold up—Jadekin Warrior?
Even in my old world, that screamed classic moneybags ajusshi.
No way...
Intro?
He bitched to me about hating nickel-and-diming, wants bulk buys.
Hook me up.
Rich Jadekin Warrior ajusshi for the win!