Where do you get your money???

Tucker3711
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A lot of people on ESO have a looooooooot of gold, But how did they get it? I want to know the most efficient way to earn gold!

I was going to put more options but then I accidently posted it! WOOPS!! If its not in the poll say it in comments...
Edited by Tucker3711 on 29 August 2017 03:18
@Tucker311- PC
Tucker3711
Nord Beth Rose (EP)
Imperial Freya Var (DC)
High Elf Hestia du foyer (AD)
Wood Elf Epona Caoin (AD)
Hotstuff Queen

Where do you get your money??? 175 votes

Stealing
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Fishing
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YakidafiWldKardeIhatenightbladesHippie4927Apache_Kid 5 votes
Quests
10%
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Selling loot in guild
63%
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Dungeons and trials
9%
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Begging
3%
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  • Epona222
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    Harvesting mats and selling to other players (not an option on your poll).
    GM - Ghost Sea Trading Co - NA PC

    Epona was a Romano-Celtic goddess dating back to around 1800 to 2000 years before computer games were invented.
  • Left4Daud
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    Buy low, sell high!
  • Epona222
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    I'm actually curious as to one of your poll options: dungeons and trials. As dungeon and trial gear tends to be BoP, I wouldn't imagine there is much capacity there to make money, except for the occasional motif drop for certain dungeons/trials.
    GM - Ghost Sea Trading Co - NA PC

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  • Tucker3711
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    Stealing
    @Epona222
    Chests can contain some pretty loot.
    @Tucker311- PC
    Tucker3711
    Nord Beth Rose (EP)
    Imperial Freya Var (DC)
    High Elf Hestia du foyer (AD)
    Wood Elf Epona Caoin (AD)
    Hotstuff Queen
  • johu31
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    None of the above I can tell you that. You want to make money? Farm the hot new items like motifs and armor. Then join a trading guild
  • Epona222
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    Tucker3711 wrote: »
    @Epona222
    Chests can contain some pretty loot.

    Dungeon chests - are they really better in terms of money-making capacity than the equivalent amount of time spent harvesting nodes or thieving? I end up vendoring or deconning most of the stuff I loot because I get mostly trash.
    Edited by Epona222 on 29 August 2017 03:28
    GM - Ghost Sea Trading Co - NA PC

    Epona was a Romano-Celtic goddess dating back to around 1800 to 2000 years before computer games were invented.
  • Tucker3711
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    Stealing
    @Epona222
    I now remember they fixed the bug that you can get money from dungeons by being kicked from daily dungeons... Well there goes a good money source... :(
    @Tucker311- PC
    Tucker3711
    Nord Beth Rose (EP)
    Imperial Freya Var (DC)
    High Elf Hestia du foyer (AD)
    Wood Elf Epona Caoin (AD)
    Hotstuff Queen
  • Arbit
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    i hate the method of buying low and selling high, since it boosts the prices for everyone that actually needs it.
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  • STEVIL
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    Selling loot in guild
    Mine comes from selling in guild stores harvested mats and motifs recipes etc I gained during question and writs.

    Likely the three top money makers have been attuneable station/dummies, motifs and alchemy/enchant mats.

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  • Epona222
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    I have tried the kiosk round looking for deals to flip - but I find that more tedious than harvesting mats :D
    GM - Ghost Sea Trading Co - NA PC

    Epona was a Romano-Celtic goddess dating back to around 1800 to 2000 years before computer games were invented.
  • Rainraven
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    Selling loot in guild
    Provisioning, enchanting and theft for steady income, now and then a good BOE drop to sell.

    Don't like the guild trader system, but there aren't a lot of other options.
  • Gothren
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    1st rule of getting rich: Keep your gold making schemes a secret.
    2nd rule of getting rich: When asked how you make so much gold, reread rule one.
  • Epona222
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    Gothren wrote: »
    1st rule of getting rich: Keep your gold making schemes a secret.
    2nd rule of getting rich: When asked how you make so much gold, reread rule one.

    LOL if you think you are so much smarter than other players that you are the only one to have worked something out, then you are a fool :D Or an exploiter that doesn't want an exploit to be fixed.
    GM - Ghost Sea Trading Co - NA PC

    Epona was a Romano-Celtic goddess dating back to around 1800 to 2000 years before computer games were invented.
  • Sordidfairytale
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    Crafting is a fairly large portion of my income.
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  • CMFan1966
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    I don't have a lot of gold, but I do most of the things you listed....except beg. I'm still working on my thieving skills. Plus I have two characters that are fully levelled (but not master) crafters. They do writs every day. One of the two takes care of the farming and master writs. I know you get writ vouchers for your master writs, but you also get something like 300 gold for every one you turn in.
  • Gothren
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    Epona222 wrote: »
    Gothren wrote: »
    1st rule of getting rich: Keep your gold making schemes a secret.
    2nd rule of getting rich: When asked how you make so much gold, reread rule one.

    LOL if you think you are so much smarter than other players that you are the only one to have worked something out, then you are a fool :D Or an exploiter that doesn't want an exploit to be fixed.

    I am much smarter than other players, which is why I spend less time making money and more time actually enjoying the game. It's as simple as supply and demand. Its not an exploit, nor is it buying low selling high.
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  • Hippie4927
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    Fishing
    I could have checked off three of those choices. I do a lot of fishing but I, also, do a lot of stealing, and I sell what I can in my guild's store. I make most of my gold off of perfect roe and psijic ambrosia, though.
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  • zaria
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    Having less than 100K the anniversary event happened, skinny Khajiit enter, fat cat with +2.5M gold exit.
    At the time I managed to sell off the loot Morrowind dropped, another +500K happened from various loot, selling green blueprints for 9K is fun.
    Currently sitting on 3M and is fat enough, this one do some stealing from time to time but this is to relax like humans or elf go fishing.
    Grinding just make you go in circles.
    Asking ZoS for nerfs is as stupid as asking for close air support from the death star.
  • code65536
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    Dungeons and trials
    Shadows of the Hist dungeons in Vet HM. Only took 20 minutes for a run to get a guaranteed motif that used to sell for 50-100K. Sadly, those motifs now sell for much less. I farmed well over a hundred of those motifs back when they were hot. Ah, those were the days.
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  • zaria
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    Epona222 wrote: »
    Gothren wrote: »
    1st rule of getting rich: Keep your gold making schemes a secret.
    2nd rule of getting rich: When asked how you make so much gold, reread rule one.

    LOL if you think you are so much smarter than other players that you are the only one to have worked something out, then you are a fool :D Or an exploiter that doesn't want an exploit to be fixed.
    Had one back in runescape, browse servers looking for typical locations there people power leveling crafting dropped stuff.
    Buy bulk from trader, note that prices was depending on number of items sold so you wanted mass produced items who was dumped in bulk. Items disapered from trader over time and then supply became low prices increase.
    After getting say 15x200 items, go to one of some special traders who paid 50% more and sell back in small quantities while switching servers.
    Grinding just make you go in circles.
    Asking ZoS for nerfs is as stupid as asking for close air support from the death star.
  • Cpt_Teemo
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    You forgot chesting

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  • FloppyTouch
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    Farming mats
  • Betsararie
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    Selling valuable things

  • Tucker3711
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    Stealing
    You forgot chesting

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    @Kyle1983b14_ESO How do you get that many motifs!?! And where do you find them??
    @Tucker311- PC
    Tucker3711
    Nord Beth Rose (EP)
    Imperial Freya Var (DC)
    High Elf Hestia du foyer (AD)
    Wood Elf Epona Caoin (AD)
    Hotstuff Queen
  • Slick_007
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    the tooth fairy is very generous when you deliver in bulk
  • Cpt_Teemo
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    Tucker3711 wrote: »
    You forgot chesting

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    @Kyle1983b14_ESO How do you get that many motifs!?! And where do you find them??

    Random chests in Vvard, usually get about 1-3 a day
  • ZiRM
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    I could tell you but then everyone would do it.
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  • disintegr8
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    Selling loot in guild
    Tucker3711 wrote: »
    You forgot chesting

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    @Kyle1983b14_ESO How do you get that many motifs!?! And where do you find them??

    Random chests in Vvard, usually get about 1-3 a day
    I spent several hours in Vvardenfell over the weekend, travelling, questing, world bosses, completing group delves etc. and the best loot I got were 2 of the pet pieces from dwemer robots. The only purple motifs I got were a couple of Ashlander motifs from the repeatable dailies.

    Surely it is not as simple as "Random chests in Vvard".
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  • Tucker3711
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    Stealing
    I haven't found even one :'(
    @Tucker311- PC
    Tucker3711
    Nord Beth Rose (EP)
    Imperial Freya Var (DC)
    High Elf Hestia du foyer (AD)
    Wood Elf Epona Caoin (AD)
    Hotstuff Queen
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