Getting enough money for protection?

So i've been playing more wizards lately (I've tired of getting really
far and then YASD'ing with Valkyries...figure I ought to die a couple
times early game to get it out of my system. :-p), and I was wondering
how people got enough cash to do the whole protection thing. I
generally grab a knife and some armor ASAP, and let my pet do most of
the killing. I head down to minetown as fast as I can, and then realize
that I have an obscenely small amount of gold in order to do the
protection thing, even if i'm still only level 1-3 (which I usually
am.) Any special techniques on how to get enough gold before heading
down to minetown to grab some protection, without gaining too many
levels in the process? Thanks.

Magni wrote:
> Any special techniques on how to get enough gold before heading
> down to minetown to grab some protection, without gaining too many
> levels in the process? Thanks.

If your pet is trained for shoplifting, use the shops in Minetown.
Sell everything back to the shopkeeper over and over again until he is
cleaned out - they usually have thousands on hand. Obviously, repeated
selling of expensive items is going to get you there quicker, and it
would be even more helpful to have a second pet standing outside the
shop to guard you.

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JPD