How much is your World of Warcraft account worth?
Free estimate built from real EB24 marketplace sales. Pick your region and ilvl band below, then add your premium tanks, gold and reward-tank lineup.
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Pick your region (Americas / Europe / Korea / Taiwan) and ilvl band, add mount count and gold balance, and we compare your WoW account against real EB24 sales from the last 90 days.
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World of Warcraft Account Value
How Much Is a World of Warcraft Account Worth?
Honest answer: WoW accounts price on region first, current item-level (gearscore) band second, then Mythic+ rating, raid progression (AOTC / CE), named rare mounts, gold balance and Gladiator mounts on top. Our calculator anchors every estimate on real EB24 World of Warcraft marketplace transactions, bucketed by region (Americas & Oceania / Europe / Korea / Taiwan. Battle.net account graphs are region-locked) crossed with ilvl band (Leveling / Catch-up / Heroic-ready / Raid-ready / Mythic tier) under The War Within (level cap 80).
For a fast feel, a leveling account (ilvl 0–499) lands in the $15–$50 range. A heroic-ready ilvl 600–619 account with M+ entry and AOTC potential clears $80–$220. Raid-ready ilvl 620–639 accounts with KSM-tier M+ and heroic raid kills reach $140–$370 routinely. Mythic-tier accounts (ilvl 640+) with current-tier Cutting Edge and 3000+ M+ rating clear $240–$650+, and accounts carrying Invincible, Ashes of Al'ar or a deep Gladiator-mount lineup command a meaningful premium because the supply at the top is structurally tiny.
The four levers that move every WoW account price
Region + ilvl band are the bucket dimensions
Battle.net runs Americas & Oceania, Europe, Korea and Taiwan as region-locked account graphs that never merge. Within each region the account is priced by item-level. The cleanest single number that separates a fresh max-level alt from a current-tier Mythic raider. Leveling <500 to Mythic tier 640+, with widening of ±1 band when the tight bucket is thin and never across regions.
Raid progression and M+ rating are the king-makers
Cutting Edge is the prestige raid title earned by killing the final boss of the current tier on Mythic before the next tier launches; Ahead of the Curve is the heroic-tier sibling. M+ rating with title (Khan ~2000 / Hero ~2500 / Elite ~3000 / Portal Master ~3500) is the second-strongest non-bucket signal. 3000+ rating is roughly the top 0.1% of M+ players. Name your CE / AOTC state per raid tier and your peak M+ rating + title in the description so the AI refinement layer credits them on top of the bucket median.
Rare mounts and Gladiator mounts are the long-tail flex
Status-symbol rare mounts split into three tiers. Tier 1 low-drop legacy raid mounts: Invincible (Lich King 25H, ~1% drop), Mim's Head (Yogg-Saron 25H), Ashes of Al'ar (Kael'thas Sunstrider). Tier 2 long-RNG world rares: Long-Forgotten Hippogryph, Time-Lost Proto-Drake, Mighty Caravan Brutosaur. Tier 3 holiday RNG: Headless Horseman's Mount, Big Love Rocket. Gladiator mounts from PvP seasons (top ~0.5% of arena players per season) are unbuyable prestige flexes. Each gets a real per-mount AI credit when named in the description.
Gold + mount count are the stored-value floor
Gold balance credits at $9 per 100k above 100k gold, capped at +20% of the bucket mid (anchored to the WoW Token rate of ~200k gold per $20 retail). Mount count is the long-tail collector signal at $0.15 per mount within ±15% of the band anchor of 400 mounts. A 600-mount account materially out-earns a 250-mount account in the same band. Together these set the stored-value floor regardless of raid progression.
Indicative price ranges on the EB24 WoW marketplace
The table below is a reference snapshot. M+ rating + title, AOTC / CE state, named rare mounts, Gladiator mounts and max-level character count all add a meaningful per-unit bonus on top of every row.
| Rank | USD range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Leveling (ilvl 0–499) | $15 – $50 | fresh / pre-endgame, legacy expansion characters |
| Catch-up (ilvl 500–599) | $40 – $120 | world quest + heroic dungeon ready, no current-tier raid |
| Heroic-ready (ilvl 600–619) | $80 – $220 | M+ entry, normal raid range, AOTC potential |
| Raid-ready (ilvl 620–639) | $140 – $370 | KSM-tier M+, heroic raid kills, often AOTC |
| Mythic tier (ilvl 640+) | $240 – $650+ | current-tier mythic raid + 3000+ M+ rating, Cutting Edge potential |
Indicative ranges, in USD. The live calculator above pulls the latest 90 days of EB24 sales and recomputes daily. These table values are a static reference, not a price quote.
What Drives the Price of a WoW Account?
Not all attributes weigh the same when buyers price a World of Warcraft account. We split them into three buckets so you can see at a glance which inputs to focus on if you want a tighter estimate, or a stronger listing.
Major factors (≈85% of the price)
- Item-level (ilvl) band, the bucket dimension (≈25%)
- Raid progression (Cutting Edge / AOTC on the current tier), named in description (≈20%)
- Mythic+ rating + title (Elite / Hero / Khan / Portal Master), named in description (≈15%)
- Named rare mounts (Invincible, Mim's Head, Ashes of Al'ar, Headless Horseman, Long-Forgotten Hippogryph), named in description (≈15%)
- Gold balance + mount count, the stored-value floor (≈10%)
Minor factors (the last ≈15%)
- Gladiator / Elite mounts per PvP season, named in description
- Max-level character count + role coverage, named in description
- Pet / toy / transmog totals, collector long-tail
- Heritage armour completions + class hall artifact skins, named in description
- Active WoW Token / Game Time remaining, named in description
- Region (Americas & Oceania / Europe most liquid; Korea + Taiwan thinner)
How the WoW prestige tiers actually price
WoW has the deepest prestige-cosmetic economy of any MMORPG. The tier hierarchy below is what experienced WoW traders price on after region and ilvl band.
Tier 1, Apex prestige. Current-tier Cutting Edge + 3000+ M+
Cutting Edge on the current raid tier (8/8M before the next tier launches) and 3000+ Mythic+ rating with the season title (Elite / Portal Master) are the apex flexes. Each requires organised play in a top guild + the season grind to peak rating. A Tier 1 account often dominates the rest of the value calculation.
Tier 2, Legacy raid mega-rares
Invincible (Lich King 25H, ~1% drop), Mim's Head (Yogg-Saron 25H), Ashes of Al'ar (Kael'thas Sunstrider), Onyxian Drake, Heavenly Crimson Cloud Serpent (Sha of Anger world boss). Each is a status-symbol mount that takes years of weekly farming or a one-shot lucky drop to obtain. A single Tier 2 mount typically adds a meaningful per-mount premium when named.
Tier 3, Gladiator + Elite PvP mounts
Each Gladiator mount is tied to a specific PvP season (top ~0.5% of arena players that season) and is permanently unobtainable once the season ends. Multi-season Glad accounts (Hero of the Alliance / Horde, Rank 1 titles, multiple Glad mounts across expansions) command a real PvP-niche premium with the right buyer.
Tier 4, Long-RNG world rares + holiday mounts
Long-Forgotten Hippogryph, Time-Lost Proto-Drake, Mighty Caravan Brutosaur (5M gold from a vendor that no longer exists), Headless Horseman's Mount, Big Love Rocket, Great Brewfest Kodo. Real but secondary signals that fill out a deep collector listing.
What buyers do not pay for
Adding the items below to a listing rarely raises the final price and sometimes hurts it by making the description look padded.
- Subjective "great gear setup" claims that buyers cannot verify from screenshots
- Generic "lots of mounts" descriptors that do not name specific rare mounts
- Inflated M+ rating that does not match raider.io / current-season profile
- Promised future Cutting Edge or Glad mount the seller has not actually earned
- Hundreds of unredeemed Trader's Tender / Trading Post tokens (bind-on-claim)
- Accounts with active mute / chat ban / fresh ban appeal status
- Accounts on a Battle.net ID the seller cannot release the recovery email for
WoW Account Prices by Item-Level Band
Item-level (ilvl / gearscore) is the cleanest progression bucket WoW offers because the modern endgame revolves around ilvl thresholds: 600 unlocks M+ entry, 620 is heroic raid territory, 640+ is current-tier Mythic raid. The calculator buckets by region (Americas & Oceania / Europe / Korea / Taiwan) crossed with ilvl band; thin tight buckets widen ±1 band before falling back to the model. Region is strict. Battle.net account graphs do not merge.
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Selling a WoW Account for Maximum Value
The biggest mistake we see on the EB24 World of Warcraft marketplace is sellers anchoring on what they personally spent on Game Time, expansion pre-orders and Trading Post seasons over the years, not on where comparable accounts clear. The tips below are what separates listings that sell within a week from listings that sit and end up discounted.
List inside the estimated range
Anchor near our mid value. Listing 10 to 20% above mid is realistic when your account is at the top of its band (current-tier Cutting Edge, 3000+ M+ rating with title, multiple Tier 2 rare mounts, several Glad mounts, deep alt army, clean Battle.net handover with full email + authenticator). Going much higher slows time-to-sale exponentially.
Screenshot the achievements panel, raider.io profile and mount journal
A complete listing with screenshots of the achievements panel (CE / AOTC titles visible), the public raider.io profile (M+ rating + season titles), the mount journal sorted by collected and the gold balance converts better than a thin one. Sellers who include 10+ relevant screenshots on the EB24 WoW marketplace routinely sell in the upper half of their range.
Time the sale around season + raid launches
Demand peaks during the first 4 weeks of every Mythic+ season launch (buyers want the season-rewards portal cosmetic), the first 4 weeks of every raid tier (CE race + AOTC catch-up demand), and the announcement window for every expansion launch. Listing in deep mid-season usually means a longer wait or a smaller final price.
Stick with EB24 escrow
Direct trades on Discord or PlayerAuctions expose you to chargebacks, Blizzard account-recall sweeps and ban-bait scams. EB24 holds funds in escrow until the buyer confirms the email + authenticator handover is complete and the original seller cannot recover the account.
Disclose your Battle.net situation
Battle.net handover (which email is on file, whether the email is still in your control, authenticator phone-number portability, SMS-protect status, any recent password-reset-from-IP-region history, current chat-ban / trade-restriction status) is the #1 reason WoW sales unwind in EB24 disputes. Disclose explicitly. A CE + 3000+ M+ account is sellable even with a complicated email situation, but only when the situation is on the table.
When NOT to sell
A locked Battle.net ID, a fresh ban appeal in flight, a mid-progression Mythic raid you are halfway through with your guild, or a Glad-mount push you are 2 weeks from completing all push the realistic clearing price below the calculator low. Wait one cycle.
Once your listing is live, you can edit pricing as the market moves. The calculator updates at least daily, so re-checking your estimate every couple of weeks keeps you anchored to current EB24 demand. Ready to list? You can create a free seller account and put your WoW listing live in under five minutes. See the seller rank tiers for how reputation compounds into higher conversion over time.
Buying World of Warcraft Accounts for Value
The same calculator that helps sellers price fair listings is the cleanest filter for buyers hunting under-priced accounts. The six rules below describe how experienced EB24 buyers turn the calculator from a number into a buying signal.
- Compare every listing against the calculator. If the asking price sits below our 25th percentile for the same region and ilvl band, you are looking at a value buy. Especially when the listing names current-tier Cutting Edge, 3000+ M+ rating with title, and Tier 1 / Tier 2 rare mounts.
- Prefer accounts naming specific rare mounts by name (Invincible, Mim's Head, Ashes of Al'ar, Long-Forgotten Hippogryph) over vague "lots of mounts" listings. Identity matters once you reach any meaningful price band.
- Confirm Battle.net handover with full email + authenticator + SMS-protect reset before paying. A seller who cannot release the original email is the #1 dispute trigger.
- Cross-check M+ rating and CE state against raider.io and the public Blizzard armory. A listing claiming Elite-title M+ should match the public profile. If it does not, the seller has either reset the season or boosted the number.
- Prefer accounts where the seller has completed sales history on EB24. Established sellers price closer to fair market value, less negotiation drama.
- WoW supports boost services on EB24 (M+ key push, raid carry, arena rating boost). A purchased account can be inflated post-buy if you intend to push it further; factor that into the buying decision.
When resale actually pays
When the market actually pays more
Reselling is profitable when (1) you bought meaningfully below the calculator mid, (2) a major raid tier or M+ season launches between buy and sell, and (3) you list during the first 4 weeks of the new content. Without one of those three, you usually break even at best after fees.
When you should pass on resale
If the listing already sits at our mid, with no upside on rare-mount identity or PvP / raid prestige, and the calendar has no upcoming raid or season launch, pass.
The "raid-launch play"
Buying an account that already has the BiS gear from the upcoming raid (or close to it) the week before the raid drops, then re-listing once spec hunters swarm the marketplace, lifts every comparable in the band. Pre-raid inventory becomes more valuable in the launch window.
Best value buckets to start from
Methodology: How EB24 Values a WoW Account
Calculators that hide their methodology earn distrust they deserve. Here is exactly how this page produces every estimate, what data feeds it, and what we deliberately leave out.
Where the data comes from
Every estimate is sourced from completed sales and currently active listings on the EB24 World of Warcraft marketplace. We do not scrape PlayerAuctions or G2G, do not rely on third-party "market price" datasets, and we do not invent base prices.
How we build the range
For each region x ilvl band we compute the 25th, 50th and 75th percentile of comparable sales over the last 90 days. Mount count and gold balance shift the range up or down within calibrated bounds. M+ rating + title, AOTC / CE state, named rare mounts and Gladiator mounts are scored on top by the AI refinement layer.
How fresh the snapshot is
The calculator is recomputed at least once every 24 hours, faster around M+ season launches and raid-tier opens when the market moves quickly.
Why we publish a confidence label
High confidence means we used at least five recent EB24 sales for your exact region x ilvl band; low warns the data is too thin to be precise. Mythic-tier accounts and rare-mount-rich listings routinely land at low or medium because supply at the absolute top is structurally tiny. Cutting Edge raiders and Invincible / Mim's Head owners do not sell often.
How widening works
When the tight region x ilvl band has too few comparables we widen ±1 ilvl band (Leveling ↔ CatchUp ↔ HeroicReady ↔ RaidReady ↔ MythicTier) keeping the region strict, before dropping to the model fallback. Region never widens.
Why AI input refinement is mandatory for WoW
Significant sold-offer volume and a long tail impossible to score from integers. Current-tier raid progression (CE / AOTC / Mythic boss-by-boss), Mythic+ rating with title (Elite / Hero / Khan / Portal Master are not interchangeable), named rare mounts (Invincible vs Mim's Head vs Ashes of Al'ar vs Long-Forgotten Hippogryph), Gladiator mounts per PvP season, max-level character count + role coverage, pet / toy / transmog totals, heritage armour completions, Battle.net migration history. None of that fits in an integer field. description is required at validation, and the form surfaces a tooltip telling users they must list M+ rating, CE state and rare mounts for accurate AI valuation.
Spotted a number that looks off? Open a chat from any WoW marketplace listing and tell us. Corrections from sellers and buyers feed straight back into how we score new comparables.
Common questions
World of Warcraft account value calculator FAQ
The questions World of Warcraft sellers and buyers ask us most often: why region is a strict bucket, how ilvl band and raid / M+ progression drive the headline price, when to time a sale around a Mythic+ season launch or new raid tier, and what really drives the value of a WoW account on the EB24 marketplace.
How much is my World of Warcraft account worth?
A leveling account (ilvl 0–499) lands in the $15–$50 range. A catch-up ilvl 500–599 with a few max-level characters and a basic mount collection clears $40–$120. Heroic-ready ilvl 600–619 with M+ entry and AOTC potential clears $80–$220. A Raid-ready ilvl 620–639 account with KSM-tier M+ and heroic raid kills reaches $140–$370 routinely. Mythic-tier ilvl 640+ accounts — current-tier Mythic raid + 3000+ M+ rating, often Cutting Edge — clear $240–$650+ when they carry a Glad mount, Invincible / Mim's Head, or a deep rare-mount lineup. Pick your region and ilvl band above and add your gold + mount count, then list specific M+ rating + title (Elite / Hero / Khan / Portal Master), AOTC / CE state, named rare mounts and Gladiator mounts in the description for an accurate AI-refined number.
Why is region a strict bucket dimension?
Battle.net account graphs are region-locked. An Americas account cannot be played on the Europe servers, achievements / mounts / raid kills do not transfer between regions, and the underlying Battle.net ID is region-specific. Buyers price each region as its own market — Americas & Oceania and Europe are by far the deepest, Korea is thinner, Taiwan is niche. The calculator never widens across the region boundary.
Why does ilvl drive the band, not character level?
Character level caps at 80 (under The War Within) which makes it a coarse signal — virtually every active account has at least one max-level character. Item-level (ilvl / gearscore) is the cleanest single number that separates a fresh max-level alt (~480 ilvl) from a current-tier Mythic raider (640+). The five bands map onto how the modern WoW endgame actually unfolds: catch-up gear, M+ entry, heroic raid, Mythic raid + 3000+ M+ rating.
How are Cutting Edge (CE) and Ahead of the Curve (AOTC) scored?
CE is the prestige raid title — earned by killing the final boss of the current raid tier on Mythic difficulty before the next tier launches and tied to a permanent achievement and a unique mount. AOTC is the heroic-tier sibling. Neither fits a structured DTO field on the EB24 account form; name your CE / AOTC state explicitly per raid tier ("CE Nerub-ar Palace, AOTC Liberation of Undermine, 8/8M Aberrus historical") in the description so the AI refinement layer credits the prestige correctly.
How is Mythic+ rating valued?
Current-season M+ rating is the second-strongest non-bucket signal after raid progression. Rating bands map to titles: Khan (~2000), Hero (~2500), Elite (~3000), Portal Master / Edgemaster (~3500). 3000+ rating is roughly the top 0.1% of M+ players. Name your peak rating + title plus the season ("Season 1 TWW: 3120 io, Hero title; Season 4 DF: 3270 io, Elite title") in the description for full credit on top of the bucket median.
Which rare mounts actually move the price?
The status-symbol rare mounts split into three tiers. Tier 1 (low-drop legacy raid): Invincible (Lich King 25H, ~1% drop), Mim's Head (Yogg-Saron 25H, ~1%), Ashes of Al'ar (Kael'thas Sunstrider, ~1%), Onyxian Drake. Tier 2 (long-RNG world rares): Long-Forgotten Hippogryph, Time-Lost Proto-Drake, Mighty Caravan Brutosaur (5M gold from a vendor that no longer exists). Tier 3 (holiday RNG): Headless Horseman's Mount, Big Love Rocket, Great Brewfest Kodo. Each is named in description for a real per-mount AI credit on top of the band median.
How much do Gladiator and Elite mounts add?
Gladiator mounts are PvP season rewards earned by reaching Gladiator rank in 3v3 (top ~0.5% of arena players each season) and tied to the season name. Elite-tier PvP rewards (Elite gear set transmog, Elite weapon illusions) are similar prestige flexes. Each Gladiator mount typically adds a real per-mount credit on top of the band median; multi-season Glad accounts ("R1 Hero of the Alliance from Cataclysm Season 11, Glad mounts from Legion Season 7 + BfA Season 4") command a meaningful premium in the description score.
How does the gold balance factor in?
Gold balance credits at $9 per 100k above 100k gold, capped at +20% of the bucket mid. The conversion is anchored to the WoW Token: a Token retails at $20 and clears for roughly 200k gold on EU / NA Auction House at the time of writing, so 100k gold is worth around $10 in stored value. We use $9 per 100k to leave a small friction buffer, with a hard cap so an inflated gold balance does not run away from the band baseline. 1M+ gold (10M+ on the Brutosaur tier) is meaningful but not the primary signal.
Do alt characters add value?
Yes — but only when they are at or near max level and gear-relevant. Multiple max-level characters across different roles (tank / healer / DPS) is a real M+ key utility flex; multiple max-level characters of the same role + class is a split-mat-farming flex. The current DTO does not capture max-level character count as a structured field; name "8 max-level chars across all roles, double-druid for split key pushing, 4 ilvl 620+, 2 with KSM" explicitly in the description for full credit.
Do pets, toys and transmog count?
Yes, but as long-tail collector signals rather than headline drivers. A 1500+ pet collection, 500+ toy collection or 10,000+ transmog count signals a genuine completionist account that buyers in the collector segment pay a real premium for. The current DTO does not capture these as structured fields; name your totals in the description ("1610 pets, 720 toys, 14,200 transmog appearances, full Mage Tower Legion artifact-skin set") for AI credit on top of the band median.
Is selling a World of Warcraft account allowed?
Blizzard's End User License Agreement technically forbids account transfers, in line with most online games. In practice, WoW accounts change hands on EB24 every week without issue, especially when the buyer rebinds the email and resets the authenticator on day one. The Battle.net handover is the central security risk: EB24's escrow flow holds funds until the buyer confirms the email and password change is complete and the original seller cannot recover the account. Use the calculator to set fair expectations, then read our WoW seller guide for the steps that minimise risk on both sides.
When is the best time to sell a WoW account?
Demand peaks during the first 4 weeks of every Mythic+ season launch (buyers want the season-rewards portal cosmetic), the first 4 weeks of every raid tier (Cutting Edge race + AOTC catch-up demand), and the announcement window for every expansion launch (alts get rolled, mains get traded). Listing in deep mid-season with no upcoming raid or M+ season usually means a longer wait or a smaller final price. Re-run the calculator the week before a known content drop.
How fresh is the data behind the WoW value estimate?
Estimates refresh at least every 24 hours and pull from sales and listings inside the last 90 days. During M+ season launches and raid-tier opens the snapshot keeps up: the moment new sales close, the next estimate reflects them. Each result shows the snapshot timestamp so you always know exactly how recent the data is.
Behind the number
How the World of Warcraft account value calculator works
Every estimate is built from real EB24 World of Warcraft marketplace transactions, not a generic formula or scraped competitor data. Here is the exact path your inputs take from the form to the value range you see: region, ilvl band, mount count and gold balance in, percentile of comparable EB24 sales out, with a confidence label and an audit trail of the listings behind the number.
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Pick your region and ilvl band — World of Warcraft bucket strategy starts with the region: Americas & Oceania, Europe, Korea or Taiwan. Battle.net account graphs are region-locked and reward mounts, achievements and raid kills do not transfer between regions, so the marketplace prices each region as its own market. Within each region the calculator buckets by item-level (gearscore) band: Leveling (<500), Catch-up (500–599), Heroic-ready (600–619), Raid-ready (620–639) and Mythic tier (640+). Derived from the modern WoW item-level shape under The War Within (cap level 80).
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Enter your highest character ilvl, mount count and gold balance — The highest character item-level is the cleanest single signal of where the account sits in the current expansion: 600+ unlocks Mythic+ and normal raid, 620+ is heroic raid territory, 640+ is current-tier Mythic raid. Mount collection size is the long-tail collector flex. Each rare mount the collection has (Invincible from Lich King 25H, Mim's Head from Yogg-Saron 25H, Ashes of Al'ar from Kael'thas, Headless Horseman's Mount from Hallow's End RNG, Long-Forgotten Hippogryph from spawned rares) carries a real premium named in the description.
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Add gold, then describe M+ rating, AOTC / CE and Glad mounts — Gold balance credits at $9 per 100k above 100k gold, capped at +20% of the bucket mid (a WoW Token retails at $20 and clears at roughly 200k gold on EU / NA Auction House, so 100k gold is worth around $10 in stored value). Current Mythic+ rating with title (Elite, Hero, Khan, Portal Master), AOTC vs Cutting Edge state on the current raid tier, named rare mounts, Gladiator / Elite mounts per PvP season, max-level character count, current-tier raid kill count, and any active WoW Token / Game Time on the account all live in the required description so the AI refinement layer can score the long tail.
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We compare against real EB24 World of Warcraft sales — Every estimate is anchored to comparable WoW accounts sold or actively listed on the EB24 marketplace in the last 90 days at the same region and ilvl band, then we take the 25th, 50th and 75th percentile of those prices. Mount count and gold shift the range up or down within calibrated bounds. M+ rating, raid progression, named rare mounts and Gladiator mounts re-shape the range further via the AI-refined description score.
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Read the range, the confidence and the trail — You get a low, expected and high price plus a confidence label. Mythic-tier accounts and rare-mount-rich listings routinely land at low or medium confidence because supply at the absolute top is structurally tiny. Cutting Edge raiders and Invincible / Mim's Head mount owners do not sell often. The breakdown line for "Gold balance bonus" lists the exact gold credited; the AI-refined description score lists rare-mount and CE / Glad credits separately so the number stays auditable. When the tight band is thin we widen ±1 ilvl band before falling back to the model.