AccountShark vs TopWowAccount

Which is more legit? AccountShark or TopWowAccount? Please describe your experience with either of these. I'm looking to buy an expensive WoW account as it's my favorite game and I'm in the US

Damn, wish I had 2K to buy a stacked account. rip

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None of them, wow accounts can be easily recovered. It doesn't matter where you buy them from. Just create your own account and pay boosters to do whatever you want them to do, buying accounts is a bad idea.

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Originally Posted by tamedbeast None of them, wow accounts can be easily recovered. It doesn't matter where you buy them from. Just create your own account and pay boosters to do whatever you want them to do, buying accounts is a bad idea.

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Hey! Bit of a long post, but just wanted to chime in here since I’m mentioned. Not a regular ElitePvP user but I do have a long history on similar forums.

I run the company AccountShark, and I’ve been selling WoW accounts since 2016. I’ve probably bought & sold thousands of accounts since I started doing this. While it’s true that accounts can be recalled, that’s not necessarily the norm. I wouldn’t have stuck around in this industry if it were, and honestly nobody would if it were that common. Only a small number of accounts have been recalled that I’ve bought & sold in the almost 10 years I’ve been doing this. The majority of those incidents ended up being resolved after exchanging a few messages with the Original Owner. Not every seller is malicious, and a lot of problems can be chalked up to impulse decisions or a simple misunderstanding and easily sorted out. Only a small number of recall cases end up unresolved, but as a professional who does this I always try to do right by my customers either by offering them cash back, store credit, or a new replacement account to cover the loss. 



Basically, while there are risks, they’re nowhere near as common as people tend to believe. I can’t speak for every website or person out there who does this, and I’m just speaking from my own experience, but the people who sell their accounts to me are generally serious about doing so and get paid fairly. I don’t accept accounts from just anyone and I do extensive due diligence beforehand to ensure every account I offer is free of red flags. I won’t put my name on something if I don’t think it’s trustworthy or I’m uncomfortable selling it. Am I always right? Not always, but years of doing this has definitely made me sharper. Not every seller is like this, so it’s important to buy from a source that not only covers you, but also puts eyes on the accounts themselves and takes the time to ensure that what they’re selling has been vetted & secured. AccountShark does both.

The times where people encounter problems are usually when they:


- Want to cheap out on an account 

- Find a deal that’s just too good to be true

- Fail to check reviews / history of the seller or site they’re purchasing from

- Get misled by bad or outdated information online (i.e buying from an Original Owner does not automatically make your purchase safer, just like buying from a non Original Owner does not make your purchase less safe, etc)


Not intended to be a shill, just wanted to give my two cents as someone who does this for a living. There’s a ton of misconceptions about the industry out there, mostly because anyone involved doesn’t want to speak up about positive experiences (i.e. getting shamed for buying an account) so you only hear about the negatives. I have tons of customers who have routinely bought multiple accounts from me years and they’re all happily still playing them today. I’m not at all implying it’s totally risk free, but just like with boosts or anything RMT related, the risks are oftentimes overstated. You can definitely securely buy WoW accounts, just have to do a small amount of due diligence and make sure you’re buying from a reliable source.

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Considering topwowaccounts only accept crypto, an are reasonably cheap considering a few accounts on there have 90% of items in the game, multiple r1 and realm firsts it's a very big gamble. They say they use fake names on the accounts so they can't be recovered? How true that is, no one knows. I would be very careful if you are thinking about spending large amounts of money on an account though as you have 0 chance of getting your money back.

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Originally Posted by tamedbeast None of them, wow accounts can be easily recovered. It doesn't matter where you buy them from. Just create your own account and pay boosters to do whatever you want them to do, buying accounts is a bad idea.

I up this honestly, you can buy anything you need in the game with boosts so if you have the money to waste like this guy does, he could easily buy the boosts he needs. I do know buying an account with R1 though is cheaper than buying a R1 boost which alone could run you a couple of thousand, at least you know there is no chance of someone taking the account back though.

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Originally Posted by Malevolent0 I up this honestly, you can buy anything you need in the game with boosts so if you have the money to waste like this guy does, he could easily buy the boosts he needs. I do know buying an account with R1 though is cheaper than buying a R1 boost which alone could run you a couple of thousand, at least you know there is no chance of someone taking the account back though.

I just don't understand why someone would want to buy someone else's achievements. The risk versus reward just doesn't make sense to me.

Boosting is pretty cheap for the most part on Funpay; having R1 for bragging rights is kind of lame if you don't earn it yourself anyway. It's like people who get boosted in League and can't even play at the division they're boosted to.

The only cool thing about old accounts is the vanity items and unobtainables, but I don't think the risk is worth the reward. I don't care what accountshark says; he has no control over the actions of the true account holders of the accounts he’s selling, he can try to fit all the sales talk and convincing into his 2 paragraphs, but the truth is buying accounts is generally a bad idea.

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Originally Posted by tamedbeast I just don't understand why someone would want to buy someone else's achievements. The risk versus reward just doesn't make sense to me.

Majority of people who buy accounts just want to get into the game without a tedious grind, or they got banned for boosting or something similar and want to restart from a non-zero point, or they want to play with Legacy mounts / transmog that they might have missed out on. Boosts can't buy that.

You should also consider why people would want to sell their accounts, not just why they would want to buy one. Not every person who sells their account is a psychopath who can't quit the game. Some are, for sure, but the majority are just normal people looking to cash out for years worth of time & effort spent on the game. It's unrealistic to assume that everyone who sells is just looking for an excuse to screw people over. Most people just want to get paid and move on.

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Originally Posted by tamedbeast The only cool thing about old accounts is the vanity items and unobtainables, but I don't think the risk is worth the reward. I don't care what accountshark says; he has no control over the actions of the true account holders of the accounts he’s selling, he can try to fit all the sales talk and convincing into his 2 paragraphs, but the truth is buying accounts is generally a bad idea.

It's fine to not care what I have to say and to have your own opinions, I know my perspective is the unpopular one. Just providing input as someone who has done this for nearly a decade & bought thousands of accounts vs the opinions of people who have never done it once, since that's just about all you'll read about anywhere. If that has no value to you, no problem, but that's exactly why nobody ever hears about the positive side of the industry, which reinforces the point I made - nobody wants to share their success stories about buying accounts for fear of being mocked or shamed. They aren't going to get online and openly say "I bought my account, hooray!" just like people who buy boosts or anything to get ahead in the game. People are lowkey about it. If you do any reading online you'll most likely only hear the negatives from people who had a bad experience or have no experience at all and assume everything always ends badly for account buyers. My post was simply to say that's simply not true, and if it were, nobody would exist in this industry and I certainly wouldn't have done it as long as I have. No RMT exists without risk, that goes for boosting and gold sales as well as accounts. Imagine trying to buy an account for the first time and there are ZERO good / credible points of reference out there - my post is intended to be that, not a sales pitch. Because you absolutely can securely buy accounts, and I outlined specific ways to do that to hopefully help people who want to buy accounts mitigate risk for themselves and make more educated decisions.

You're entitled to your own opinion, not expecting to change your mind and wasn't my intent, just sharing my own perspective which I feel has as much value as anyone else's. Good discussion.

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Originally Posted by AccountShark Majority of people who buy accounts just want to get into the game without a tedious grind, or they got banned for boosting or something similar and want to restart from a non-zero point, or they want to play with Legacy mounts / transmog that they might have missed out on. Boosts can't buy that. You should also consider why people would want to sell their accounts, not just why they would want to buy one. Not every person who sells their account is a psychopath who can't quit the game. Some are, for sure, but the majority are just normal people looking to cash out for years worth of time & effort spent on the game. It's unrealistic to assume that everyone who sells is just looking for an excuse to screw people over. Most people just want to get paid and move on. It's fine to not care what I have to say and to have your own opinions, I know my perspective is the unpopular one. Just providing input as someone who has done this for nearly a decade & bought thousands of accounts vs the opinions of people who have never done it once, since that's just about all you'll read about anywhere. If that has no value to you, no problem, but that's exactly why nobody ever hears about the positive side of the industry, which reinforces the point I made - nobody wants to share their success stories about buying accounts for fear of being mocked or shamed. They aren't going to get online and openly say "I bought my account, hooray!" just like people who buy boosts or anything to get ahead in the game. People are lowkey about it. If you do any reading online you'll most likely only hear the negatives from people who had a bad experience or have no experience at all and assume everything always ends badly for account buyers. My post was simply to say that's simply not true, and if it were, nobody would exist in this industry and I certainly wouldn't have done it as long as I have. No RMT exists without risk, that goes for boosting and gold sales as well as accounts. Imagine trying to buy an account for the first time and there are ZERO good / credible points of reference out there - my post is intended to be that, not a sales pitch. Because you absolutely can securely buy accounts, and I outlined specific ways to do that to hopefully help people who want to buy accounts mitigate risk for themselves and make more educated decisions. You're entitled to your own opinion, not expecting to change your mind and wasn't my intent, just sharing my own perspective which I feel has as much value as anyone else's. Good discussion.

Of course, it’s a sales pitch. You’ve been on the forums for five years and have only made two posts, both of which counter with a sales pitch explaining why you believe it's subjectively safe. Let's just call a spade a spade and move on.

I find this entire thread a bit suspicious as if it was created intentionally for SEO or PR purposes. The thread was made by someone never seen before on the forums, with a brand new account that has not replied to anything put here after it was posted. Your reply seems to have been calculated all along, especially considering how long you’ve been on these forums without contributing anything. Suddenly, when your website is mentioned in a "vs" debate, you become active with a sales pitch, and the OP of the thread disappears without any care for the topic at all. Call me Alex Jones, but it's all pretty convenient.

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Originally Posted by tamedbeast Of course, it’s a sales pitch. You’ve been on the forums for five years and have only made two posts, both of which counter with a sales pitch explaining why you believe it's subjectively safe. Let's just call a spade a spade and move on. I find this entire thread a bit suspicious as if it was created intentionally for SEO or PR purposes. The thread was made by someone never seen before on the forums, with a brand new account that has not replied to anything put here after it was posted. Your reply seems to have been calculated all along, especially considering how long you’ve been on these forums without contributing anything. Suddenly, when your website is mentioned in a "vs" debate, you become active with a sales pitch, and the OP of the thread disappears without any care for the topic at all. Call me Alex Jones, but it's all pretty convenient.

I only found this post because my name was mentioned and the thread was indexed by Google. There’s no plot there, and if there were any other posts mentioning me by name specifically I would gladly reply to them too. Just felt like chiming in with my two cents since I was mentioned. Not sure what I have to gain considering I knew I’d be vilified for posting anything. I could have posted the same content on any of the other forums I’m on where people know me and receive no backlash, so if I wanted positive visibility why wouldn’t I just do that instead? Because that’s not why I replied. You’re welcome to take the post down if this line of discussion isn’t allowed, I don’t care.

Only made an account on here at the request of one of my web developers in 2020 who didn’t use the other sites I’m active on. Never had any reason to use it otherwise because ElitePvPers doesn’t have a dedicated “account sales” section like other similar forums do. Kinda crazy to be criticized for not contributing here then criticized anyway the one time I decide to.

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My reply was intended to be informative, but you’re welcome to take it however you want. The post wasn’t asking for the opinion on boosts vs account sales but that’s all the information the OP would receive otherwise without my input. I don’t care if he buys an account or not, but shouldn’t he receive better information than that? Not everything is malicious or seeks to undermine your beliefs. Some people have had different experiences than you and I was simply sharing mine.

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For those who wish to spend hundreds or even thousands on accounts, be prepared to lose them once the account owners recover them. There is little to nothing these account sellers can do other than complain to the original account owners to give the account back, and if that account owner says no, you're shit out of luck.

Do yourself a favor and do not buy accounts unless you seriously have more money than you know what to do with. Unobtainables are fun and all, but is it worth gambling $1000-$3000 on just to wake up one morning, and the account owners decide they want to recover it?

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Originally Posted by tamedbeast Anyway. For those who wish to spend hundreds or even thousands on accounts, be prepared to lose them once the account owners recover them. There is little to nothing these account sellers can do other than complain to the original account owners to give the account back, and if that account owner says no, you're shit out of luck. Do yourself a favor and do not buy accounts unless you seriously have more money than you know what to do with. Unobtainables are fun and all, but is it worth gambling $1000-$3000 on just to wake up one morning, and the account owners decide they want to recover it?

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Great opinion, can I share mine without being torn apart? Appreciate it.

Obviously nobody is saying to throw caution to the wind. Definitely don't make any RMT purchase (boosts, accounts, gold) if you don't have some degree of risk tolerance, because nothing in RMT comes without risk. If you're going to make a purchase like that, do so from a reputable source who covers you and has a positive verifiable track record. There's good & bad sellers out there and anyone engaging in any form of RMT should know this.

Is there zero risk to buying accounts? No, but the risk is massively overstated by people like you who either had one bad experience (guessing you fall into this camp) or have had no experience at all and think every account gets recalled. That's literally just not true. Instead of trying to tear down people who have worked in the industry for years just for challenging your bias, maybe try to be a little more welcoming and open to different perspectives because everyone's experience is different.

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Originally Posted by AccountShark Anyway. Great opinion, can I share mine without being torn apart? Appreciate it. Obviously nobody is saying to throw caution to the wind. Definitely don't make any RMT purchase (boosts, accounts, gold) if you don't have some degree of risk tolerance, because nothing in RMT comes without risk. If you're going to make a purchase like that, do so from a reputable source who covers you and has a positive verifiable track record. There's good & bad sellers out there and anyone engaging in any form of RMT should know this. Is there zero risk to buying accounts? No, but the risk is massively overstated by people like you who either had one bad experience (guessing you fall into this camp) or have had no experience at all and think every account gets recalled. That's literally just not true. Instead of trying to tear down people who have worked in the industry for years just for challenging your bias, maybe try to be a little more welcoming and open to different perspectives because everyone's experience is different.

I'm not attacking anyone; you make this personal when it's really about the entire account-selling industry as a whole.

Once again, if you guys love your money, don't buy accounts; they'll eventually be recovered. I have no bias since I have no interest in the account-selling industry. However, I have many friends and people I know who have purchased accounts in the past, and they got recovered, including a few I had myself.

You said your piece, and that's fine, but the only bias would clearly be from yourself since you have self-interests. I have zero interest in the account buying and selling industry, and I learned my lessons firsthand by being a recipient of multiple accounts that have been recovered, along with multiple friends of mine.

It's simple: account recovery is a reality, and it's easy for the original account holder to do. No reseller of accounts has control over this; it doesn't matter who they are, how long they've been in the industry, or how trustworthy they seem. The higher the value of the accounts, the greater the probability that they will eventually be recovered a couple of years down the line when least expected.

As I mentioned earlier, I want to warn those who care about their money: don't purchase accounts that aren't clearly registered to you, unless you have more money than you know what to do with.

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Originally Posted by tamedbeast As I mentioned earlier, I want to warn those who care about their money: don't purchase accounts that aren't clearly registered to you, unless you have more money than you know what to do with.

Saying you have “zero interest” really doesn’t translate well considering how aggressively you’re approaching the topic. You obviously have a personal vendetta against it. I chimed in to say my piece, yes, but your passion for hating account sales (and promoting Funpay boosts for some reason, but I’m not dogging on boosts here) isn’t helping anyone. The people reading this already share your perspective. Mine is the unpopular one, but it’s just as valid.

I’ve worked in this industry for nearly 10 years and you may say that has no merit, but it absolutely does. I have bought thousands of accounts, so if every account I bought was recalled, why would I do this? I have to buy them to sell them, so if my reputation and money is on the line with every account sold then what gain is there to sell them knowing they’ll just be taken and I’ll be the recipient of an unhappy customer? I’ve been doing this for nearly 10 years, shouldn’t the thousands of accounts I’ve purchased been recalled by now?

You either believe that’s true and I’m just a retard who has only lost money for a decade or you consider the fact that you might be wrong. You can’t apply the same logic across the board just because of a few bad actors.

Some accounts do pose no risk of recovery. Such as:

- Accounts made specifically to have a character transferred to them, back when this was possible.
- Accounts duplicated back when this was possible.
- Accounts created under totally fake names.

Not every account comes with a psychotic Orginal Owner attached to it. I’m sorry yours did, but it sounds like you just bought from the wrong people. Did you follow any of the guidelines I posted in my first reply?

You probably never even considered these things. I already said this is an industry nobody understands because everyone is quiet about it, and rightfully so. Look how you’ve responded to me for simply posting something positive about it. Why would the average person ever speak up if the angry mob comes for them like this?

If people like myself (there aren’t many) were allowed to speak up, then people like you might have less bad experiences. Plain and simple. I don’t care if anyone buys an account, but if they’re going to, then there are ways to do that safely. Your attempts to block that information is why I’m continuing to reply. There are things you have no idea about that I’ve tried to share to potentially help people make more informed decisions in the market. If you’re allowed to shill boosts or anything else related to RMT, then there should be no problem with someone reputable defending an industry he’s involved in and navigated successfully for years.