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COD Mail Not Working in WoW Forever: Missing Gold Reports
Players on Blizzard's forums report that cash on delivery (COD) mail in World of Warcraft: Forever (WoW Forever) is delivering the item but not returning the payment to the seller. Two threads, one from November 6 and one from November 8 (dates in UTC), describe it, and I found no Blizzard reply in either, as of November 9, 2026.
Quick answer: This is a player-reported problem, not a confirmed bug. Sellers say the buyer got the item and paid, but the gold never reached the seller's mailbox. Blizzard had not answered either thread when I read them. Until then, avoid COD for gold you cannot afford to lose.
Key facts
- Thread 1: posted November 8, WoW Forever Bug Report; 6 posts, about 119 views when read
- Thread 2: posted November 6, Support / Bug Report; 2 posts, about 78 views
- Amounts players name: 6 gold, 7 gold and several 1 gold payments
- Blizzard response: none seen in either thread
What are players reporting about COD mail?
In the first thread, the opening poster says they sold Desolace cookbooks to guildmates COD at vendor price. The buyers confirmed receiving the mail and paying, but the seller says the 6 gold "completely vanished." Replies on November 9 add a seller down 7 gold on first aid books, a seller of 1 gold cookbooks waiting almost 24 hours, and a player who says they paid for a cookbook while the other side got nothing, which sounds like the reverse problem. One reply is about plain mail, not COD: silver sent to an alt that never arrived.
The second thread has a seller whose friend received the materials but who never got the silver, and a November 9 reply from a player who sold three Expert cookbooks at 1 gold each. I cannot confirm they share one cause.
Is this a confirmed bug?
No. Neither thread contains a reply marked as from Blizzard, and I found no Blizzard post that mentions COD mail. It is a small sample: a handful of players, mostly selling low-level books.
What does COD mail normally do?
The Warcraft Wiki's mail page says COD items do not move to the buyer's backpack until the buyer agrees to pay, and the payment then deducts automatically. It also says mail with items or money sent between different accounts takes one hour. That page is general, not Forever-specific, and players describe waits much longer than an hour.
Could an add-on be involved?
One November 9 reply says the same thing happened to them and that they suspect the Postal add-on changed something when they hit send; the same player then adds that any add-on could alter mail unseen. That is one player's guess, and nobody confirms it. To rule it out, disable add-ons at the character screen and test with a small amount.
What can I do to protect my gold?
Blizzard's pages that I opened give no COD-specific steps, so these are common-sense precautions, not official advice:
- Use a direct trade when the buyer is next to you.
- Test with a tiny price first, such as 1 silver, before sending a large COD.
- Note the item, price, recipient and time in case you report it.
- Check your mailbox again after an hour before assuming the payment is lost.
- Report it on the Blizzard forum, in the bug report category where the two threads sit.
What is not confirmed yet
- Whether it affects everyone or only some realms or items.
- Whether a fix is planned; I found no Blizzard post saying so.
- Whether lost payments are returned; no reply or Blizzard page I opened says.
- The cause; add-ons, mail delay and a server fault are all unproven.
See the server status guide, the auction house guide and economy and gold sellers.
Can Willo or the Lore Forever add-on help with mail and gold?
Ask Willo out loud, for example "how does COD mail work". She can be wrong and is not official, and she cannot recover lost gold or change anything in your game; Blizzard's pages are the source of truth. Willo is free to start (50 answers a day) and is a separate companion app for Windows 10 or 11 and Apple Silicon Macs (macOS 12 or later), per her page; the Lore Forever FAQ says Windows and Mac, though CurseForge still calls her a Windows app. The free Lore Forever add-on adds quest stories. It is fan-made, not affiliated with Blizzard, has no internet access, and its narration uses generated voices.
Frequently asked questions
Is COD mail broken in WoW Forever?
Players report it, but I found no Blizzard confirmation.
Will Blizzard return lost COD gold?
No page I opened says; neither forum thread has a Blizzard reply.
Which items do players mention?
Cookbooks and first aid books, per the two threads.
Is there a safer way to sell to a friend?
A direct trade, per common sense rather than a Blizzard page.
Where did my COD gold go?
Unknown; sellers say the payment never arrived.
Sources
Reviewed November 9, 2026. Lore Forever and Willo are fan-made and are not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment.