So now that the Auction House(s) are down, how can you legitimately trade gold to other players?
For example my brother wants the recipe for the new infernal machines and it costs 5,000,000 gold. I have 127m that I have massed up from before the AH was removed but he only has 1.2m.
How can I help him get the book since it's account-bound on purchase and I am seemingly no longer able to drop gold or trade it to him (even though the gold option is still in the "trade" menu).
Best Answer
You can't trade gold. It is no longer possible to transfer gold between accounts in any way or form.
From patch 2.0.1 notes:
It may be possible to purchase items from the merchants and giving it to him to sell, but this will be at a massive loss rate.
If you wanted to help him along, there are still several ways to assist in his gold income: