MMOBUX.com, the leading virtual currency price comparison service for World of Warcraft Gold, has published short reviews of three gold sellers by comparing their prices to the industry average as determined by the proprietary MMOBUX WoW Gold price tracker. By publishing these reviews, MMOBUX hopes to guide players who purchase WoW Gold to make more informed purchasing decisions.
WoW Gold is the main currency in World of Warcraft, a massively multiplayer online game from Blizzard and one of the most popular games of its kind in the world. WoW Gold can be spent to purchase in-game items such as virtual weapons, armor, mounts and other powerful and appearance-enhancing items.
Note: Price comparisons were conducted for 20,000 Gold on the US server Aegwynn-Alliance on August 15, 2012. Benchmark price set at 20,000 Gold for $28.57 based on MMOBUX price tracker as of latest update on August 3, 2012. Observe caution when applying the result of these comparisons to EU servers.
wowgold2k sells 20,000 Gold for $22.18, inclusive of discounts. wowgold2k gives out even bigger discounts starting at 50,000 Gold, with the highest reserved for purchases of at least 100,000 Gold purchases.
Verdict: wowgold2k's price is 22% lower than the industry average. Possibility for lower rates when purchasing higher quantities and using the loyalty discounts offered on the website. The shop also allows the use of discount codes during the checkout process, which leads to bigger discounts.
Pros: wowgold2k offers large volume purchases of up to 300,000 Gold. It also runs a points rewards system, where customers can earn 1 point for each $1 spent on orders. Points can be spent to reduce future orders. Every 100 wowgold2k points can be exchanged to take $1 off an order. Clean shop layout. Uses a convenient cart system which helps when shopping for multiple items.
Cons: The shop has no bite-size options. As of our review, the smallest bundle it offers is for 10,000 Gold.
wowgoldeuro sells 20,000 Gold for $22.64.
Verdict: wowgoldeuro's price is 21% lower than the industry average. Their price is slightly more expensive than wowgold2k's, so penny-pinchers will still see this as a second choice among the three. And like its competition, wowgoldeuro slashes a bit of prices for bulkier purchases upwards of 20,000 Gold.
Pros: Categorizes realms according to region and language for easier customer search when one arrives at the homepage. (Players on the DE realms can click on a German flag icon, for example, with direct links to US, GB, ES and FR realms as well.)
Cons: Does not clearly communicate that higher bulk purchases leads to bigger discounts. We had to whip out our calculators to know that the price/Gold for 150,000 Gold was materially cheaper than for 20,000 Gold. This makes it harder for customers to spot the best deal they want.
gold4power sells 20,000 Gold for $25.98, and offers a consistent price/Gold even at bulkier purchases, unlike others which give out small discounts as incentives for purchasing more Gold at a time.
Pros: Considerate of international buyers, allowing them to convert Gold prices to Euros, British pounds, Australian dollars or Canadian dollars with a simple mouse click. Completing an order is made faster since all forms from character names, contact information, payment method and delivery type are all laid out in one screen.
Cons: Does not offer discounts even on bulk purchases. Has a loyalty program where points are earned after each transaction, but it fails to provide any information on how these points can benefit a loyal customer.
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