Hello. Can someone tell me how the auction house works in classic?
Does it take a cut? - How much?
Do I get my deposit back?
Thaaaaaaanks!! 
Yes, a tiny amount, and yes.
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Thorough 
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No cut taken by the auction house if the item sells?
If it sells, the AH takes 5% of the price.
Cool, thanks! Have you a source for this info?
That’s according to a guide on Wowhead Classic. Vanilla Wowwiki also says it.
Also FYI the listing fee is based on vendor value of the item, and fee increases depending on how long you list it for. So if it’s a popular item you may not want to list it for full 48 hours.
Yeah I can’t see dates on vanilla wowwiki articles that’s why I’m reluctant to trust them. I’m sure it’s probably correct but I’m curious to know is this the best source we’ve got?
Wowwiki is a pretty unreliable source. I think 5% sounds about right though and TBH this info has been around for a long time now so it should be right.
I’m reading various websites guides and info pages about using the AH in Classic WoW and they all say 5% cut on top of deposit fee.
Aye me too. Wowhead Classic has dates on their articles at least. So when you sell an item you get : the amount the buyer paid -5% of what the buyer paid + the deposit you paid?
Does that makes sense? 
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For example:
You put Copper Ore on auction house and list it for 10 Gold.
The listing fee is 10 silver (example), so you pay this and list the item.
Player buys item for 10 gold.
You receive mail from auction house with 9 gold 50 silver as the AH has taken -5%.
So you’ve earned 9 gold 50 silver, and paid 10 silver to list it, so made 9 gold 40 silver profit.
Just experiment a bit, it’s not a rocket science to figure those things out And it’s more fun this way!
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I’ve not checked. But for sure the AH used to (at least in wrath xpac) like this:
You put copper ore on for 10g. There’s a DEPOSIT of 10s (this will change based the length of the listing). So, you pay 10s, item is listed.
If the item doesn’t sell after the time limit. You get the item back and lose the deposit.
If the item sells you get the price (10g) minus 5% (9g50s) plus the deposit returned (10s). For a total of 9g60s.
The neutral AH worked the same, but with a 15% cut (because, goblins). I’m not sure what patch that came in and if/when it will be in classic though. It was definitely there during burning crusade though, when I originally started playing.
Oh i thought the deposit was non refundable payment. Never really thought about it i suppose.
If you look at the AH mail you get (yeah no-one does, they just snatch the cash) it breaks it down.
Sales Price: 4s40c
Deposit: +15c (it’s refunding me the deposit)
Auction House Cut: -22c
Amount Received: 4s33c
Really!? OMG never read it lmao! Thanks!
You can only list for 24 hours in classic.
Couldn’t remember havent listed anything on an auction house in years.
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