Earning $ with WOW - advice from you addicts please :)

[Belok]

I used to play WOW...way back when it was still a fairly new game. I've still kept slightly in-touch with the community, but haven't really had the desire (or time) to play the game a hobby. I'm a poker pro and really dont have any financial worries. I can never put in more than 120h/month playing poker, so I'm looking for some kind of hobby to bring in some money in between poker sessions.


THE POINT:
I like games, and always have. I'd like to find some kind of way to make a decent $/hr on WOW, but am not sure if something like this would be possible.

I definitely wouldnt go about it the usual shmuck way leveling up some hunter and camping whatever area for hours at a time. From what I've seen through google (that wasnt a giant MAKE $$$ FROM WOW OMG EBOOK scam) it seems like those players make 3-5$/hr which is not even close to worth my time.

If I were to do this, I'd take it a few levels higher. I would "multi-box" 5 characters simultaneously and do profitable instances/etc while leveling up. On top of this, I'd probably add a 6th account to be an auction house character - funneling all of my equipment/gold from my 5 played characters to that account, and selling/playing the auction house with the 6th.
Example of 5-boxing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ilKi...ed&search=


My questions to you WOWers are:
1) Would it be possible for a player doing instances with 5 accounts to pull in a substantial earn? I'm talking 25-30$/hr+.
2) What is the best method of selling gold/items that you come across? Would one be better off selling everything off personally on ebay? Is there some way to make a deal with one of the many sites that sell WOW gear, so that you are a Supplier?

3) How strict is Blizzard on this issue, and should I have any fear of getting shut down? It has been (somewhat) stated that multiboxing is an OK practice as long as it does not involve the use of bots. I am more worried about them suspecting accounts of selling gold/items and getting shut down because of that.

I'd really appreciate responses from anybody who has done some kind of WOW selling before. (with or without multiboxing)


My speculation is that if a single player could pull in 5$/hr camping some spawn - 5 players could pull in 25. Possibly even more because a 5 man team can take down instances that 1 player never could. Plus, with a 24/7 auctioneer character, it seems like there is potential for more income through playing the market (buying low/selling high)


Thoughts? Ideas? Am I dreaming to think that I could make a decent earn doing this? If not I doubt I'll play. But 5-boxing 4 warlocks and 1 priest sounds pretty sweet to me if it could bring in some decent cash.

Thanks.