Nothing, if you are willing to slow the progress throught the content. You still get points when you do the 'heist', but they can only be completed once per day.
So, if you are willing to slow the progress down a lot, you don't have to do the bounties.

psxfloh wrote: »

Gordon906 wrote: »

The thieves guild bounty on the boards require me to steal and pickpocket which I'm not looking forward too, so what do I miss out on if I don't do the bounties?

A little secret: The quest is random everytime you interact with the board. So if you don't like the quest you're offered, don't take it, 'cancel' instead and try again. Repeat until it's a quest you like and go for it..

The easiest by far is "The Covetous Countess".. have a look here: https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/4m6epi/a_hint_on_how_to_farm_new_abahs_watch_motifs/

Thanks, as I understand you should continue to next stage twice for the large reward.
Not sure if this works for The Covetous Countes but understand now that you can the pickpocket and stealing twice more.
The Covetous Countes can be done with stuff who is stolen and then laundered earlier making it very easy if you steal a lot to farm stuff.

How do I get the fence? I have finished the prison break part of main quest