Save yourself $30.

[Marauding Master]

Updated with helpful responses!

This is so ridiculously obvious that I just had to make a topic when I thought off it. Nothing legendary about this one. Steps:

1. Go to Markeedragon/anything before WotLK hits
2. Trade/Sell your account. Do not give out your real last name, give a fake one.
3. Keep the armory in check and see when they hit 71-80, depending on how fast you want your account back.
if you cannot check their armory(changed name/server) then just wait roughly 2 weeks/month to be sure.
4. Recall account using whatever method you prefer. I'm too lazy to look them up right now but they're tons of them here.
5. You'll have your account back and WotLK will be pumped onto it, along with a few more levels and maybe epics. Saving you the trouble.

[kataldt]

This is so ridiculously obvious that I just had to make a topic when I thought off it. Nothing legendary about this one. Steps:

1. Go to Markeedragon/anything within a week or so.
2. Trade/Sell your account.
3. Keep the armory in check and see when they hit 71.
4. Recall account using preferred method.
5. You'll have your account back and WotLK will be pumped onto it.

Sucks if your character got transferred but it should still be a profit even then.

Might work renting them out to goldfarmers too.

Sold three TBC accounts in the past week and am doing this already, lol. Didn't think to post it, +REP.

However, I'd advise you NOT to rent them out to goldfarmers, they tend to get your accounts banned.

[Trauts]

Good thinking, never really considered that being a possibility. +Rep when it gets off cooldown.

[gfxluvr]

Very nice idea. +rep

[redgame]

Very nice idea. thanks

[obox]

good thinking + rep

[TruXem]

Done same thing with bc had around 12 scammed accs got them all back with burning crusade of course + rep

[Artificial Womb]

Great post!

[jezzaxxx]

well you could always let them get to 80 1st :P
and then u recall it and they relise they've wasted 84 hours of there life

[dwd94]

haha, great idea, the thing is that Alot of things may happen during the time. i did it 1 time, but i got it back after an 72 hour ban + tbc added (back in the old days ^^)

[Verye]

Also, if you're really lazy and don't mind missing out on Northrend content, then you can check the Armory until your character is level 80 or near it.

And, if the character WAS transfered off, and if it's US, you can just fill out this form: Blizzard Support

Just say that you were hacked, and if you report it within 3 months of the transfer, they will most likely reverse the transfer and put it back on your realm and account. Unfortunately, all the progress that was made on it after you gave it away will be reversed, kinda making this all pointless.

So, as long as they don't transfer your char to a new account, then you can definitely profit well from this.

[Purple Sprite]

Just give them a fake last name whenever you sell it... That way they can't transfer and it's pure profit. And obviously as others said, let them get to 80. I'm going to do this a lot.

[Verye]

Yep, GTA is correct. If the account has your real last name though, they could possibly find your last name through a careful Google/white pages search.

[Marauding Master]

Small update. Thanks for the ideas guys.

[skero]

Only question
what if they buy Blizzard authentication ?