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arcady · Nov 27, 2007, 11:34 PM // 23:34

Somebody throw me a clue here...

Why would anyone ever need you to drop something for them to see it? That's what most of these scams seem to be about.

If you wanna see my loot, watch me wearing and holding it.

HawkofStorms · Nov 28, 2007, 03:51 AM // 03:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperDave

Me: "WTB bolts of Damask"
Scammer: "I have some for u"
Me: "cool, how much u want for it?"
Scammer "<insert current going rate here>"
Me: "ill buy it"
*trade commences*
Me: "This isn't Damask it's bolts of Linen"
Scammer: "I fail"
Me: "So...do you have Damask then?"
Scammer: *silence*

I've actually done that by accident before (like a year ago). Saw the guy spamming "WTB damask" thought he meant linen and offered the wrong thing. They are kinda easy to mix up. Honestly, I don't even think that guy was a scammer, just confused.

Yeah, a couple of the scams about "dropping stuff on the ground" is caused by people claiming they can "dupe" things. Whats great is, if you fall for that scam, you can't report the guy because you'll also get banned for trying to dupe (even though it doesn't work).

Nian · Nov 28, 2007, 08:02 AM // 08:02

It's hilarious how poeple come up with new ways to scam scammers and make them look stupid. :P I haven't really ever been scammed directly. Just had arguments with other sellers over price and people offering me items instead of cash while selling and stuff like that.

Once there was a guy who was selling a green for 40k and when I asked it for 30k they started flaming me on local and trade chat non stop for it and went on about how the item would not leave their storage for that price even though I told them fine but 30k is my price. During all that another player saw my WTB and offered me the green for that price.(Maybe they felt sorry for me...) The last thing the flaming salesman said to me was "It's gonna be a long night for you" while I was already omw out of the outpost with the bought item in my hands... and they were still spamming trade chat to sell theirs.

I'm also guilty of the 100g=1g thing but seriously it was my first time trading ever. The seller got agitated even though I fixed the price and said I was sorry and just a harmless nubcake. They still sold me the stuff but I felt pretty stupid... :S

Blackhawk · Nov 28, 2007, 08:37 AM // 08:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by DFrost

Already been posted but here goes:

I love people like this "We r IT managers"

Forgot to put the "Bullsh" in front of it

Shakkara · Nov 28, 2007, 08:49 AM // 08:49

Me: Selling Oni!
Scammer: Okay I buy!
Scammer: Hey, I cannot see anything in the trade window!
Scammer: Come out of town with me so I can see it on the ground!

AlienFromBeyond · Nov 28, 2007, 09:04 AM // 09:04

I am so going to use Doublicating now.

Pyro maniac · Nov 28, 2007, 10:04 AM // 10:04

Next time some Unyielding Aura scammer will party me, Ill take a shadow step and steal his gold while he drops it as example

or maybe not, got better things to do ..

onerabbit · Nov 28, 2007, 01:05 PM // 13:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shakkara

Me: Selling Oni!
Scammer: Okay I buy!
Scammer: Hey, I cannot see anything in the trade window!
Scammer: Come out of town with me so I can see it on the ground!

i hate people who do that, they are buying an oni but have never seen one before... i mean why do you even need to look at them in the trade window.

same goes for upgrades..

selling 30hp sword pommel.
can i see it?..

whats the point lol

Darkhell153 · Nov 28, 2007, 01:41 PM // 13:41

Me: Selling Minipig
Scammer: Sell it to me!!! 30k (obviously a scammer to buy a minipig for 30k...or a loony xD)
He does the whole let me see it on the ground trick.
Outside*
Scammer: *uses recall* ok please drop it so I can see it.
Me: *activates the minipig* ok done
Scammer: Haha now it's mine... 5seconds later... hey you didn't drop it!
Me: Wow now I can report you for trying to scam me.

I so wish I kept that screenshot, some people are total idiots!!

Killy D · Nov 28, 2007, 02:14 PM // 14:14

I had someone want me to drop my tormented sword on the floor so he could screen shot it...silly nub, \(^-^)/ Yay for scammers who make me laugh. \(^-^)/

ProgTes · Nov 28, 2007, 02:34 PM // 14:34

Dunno if it's already been posted, but there's this Thirsty River dupe trick that no-one ever uses but someone used it on me. Pity I emptied my screenie folder really.

So there's this guy, going I cna duup ur stufff. Lvl 17 warrior in pink armor, with 137 ectos.

So he goes you can trust me, this works, how else would I have 137 ecto's.

So we go to thirsty river, enter the mission and he tells me to stand in a rock. I stand in the rock. He walks like a mile away, then tells me to drop my stuff, count to 3, pick it up. He also tells me it has to be something really valuable, because it can only be done once per account, bla bla bla. This guy wants 50% profit though O.o

So I go, well, okay, I know whats coming. I drop a white staff, and he rages, fool, you ruined it.

Turns out he was going to talk to the Ghostly Hero in that mission and simply outrace me for my stuff. Yaright. It's even on wiki.

He worked it out pretty good though, typed in correct english, whole sentences, dots, comma's, capitals and everything. I rate this scam 7/10, as it's pretty hard to see what's coming, even though the whole drop-ur-shizl is as suspicious as a freaked out banana asking you to eat your shoes.

nbajammer · Nov 28, 2007, 04:39 PM // 16:39

Didn't see this one mentioned, although I've only seen it once and didn't fall for it...

I can't remember the exact green but I was in one of the trading hubs looking to buy some green and this guy pms me and says he's got it. We agree on the price, and he opens trade and puts it in. Except, it's customized. I think to myself "this guy must think I'm a real idiot if he thinks I'm going to buy a customized green.". So I cancel trade and he pms me "?" and I said "That item is customized, I cannot buy that." and he disappears, never heard from him since.

WinterSnowblind · Nov 28, 2007, 05:49 PM // 17:49

I once saw a guy in Ascalon City, asking for a runner to Ascalon for 2k.
Not sure if it was a scam, or if he was just very confused, but it was pretty funny.

Unfortunately, I never got a screenshot.

Yichi · Nov 28, 2007, 05:52 PM // 17:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by WinterSnowblind

I once saw a guy in Ascalon City, asking for a runner to Ascalon for 2k.
Not sure if it was a scam, or if he was just very confused, but it was pretty funny.

Unfortunately, I never got a screenshot.

when the game was new, i had a guildie that ran people to The Great Northern Wall for 1k each. made like 200k doing that.

arcady · Nov 28, 2007, 06:08 PM // 18:08

Well if I read you right, that was someone asking to be run from Ascalon to Ascalon and willing to pay 2k. That's not a scam, it's probably some buffoon making what they think is a joke. If on the other hand you meant to type that they were selling a run from A to A for 2k, then yeah, it would be a scam. Although a pretty dense one.

super strokey · Nov 28, 2007, 07:25 PM // 19:25

i kinda scammed a guy last night despite my best effort, I was clearing out some inventory in storage for next to nothing (equip reqs and stuff), 50gold each. I just wanted to get rid of them. So a guy comes up and offers to buy my monastery credits. I tell him 100 gold for 2, he goes an puts up 2 gold... i tell him no its 100 gold. He then puts of 200 gold... i tell him thats too much. So he puts 2 gold back in... THis went on and on for about 5 minutes and eventually i just took teh damn 200 gold. I felt bad but after the amount of time wasted i should have just given them away lol

Fluffiliscious · Nov 28, 2007, 07:29 PM // 19:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProgTes

I rate this scam 7/10, as it's pretty hard to see what's coming, even though the whole drop-ur-shizl is as suspicious as a freaked out banana asking you to eat your shoes.

I loled

I only really ever trade with my guildies so I haven't come across any scammer. Although, most of these stories are pretty funny.

super strokey · Nov 28, 2007, 07:36 PM // 19:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fluffiliscious

I loled

I only really ever trade with my guildies so I haven't come across any scammer. Although, most of these stories are pretty funny.

Ive never sold a single thing to a guildie only given stuff to them. I dont understand the whole selling to guildies idea

Fluffiliscious · Nov 28, 2007, 07:39 PM // 19:39

I don't sell things to them, we trade stuff. If someone needs something I have, I give it to them but like with the guild "vault" (mule char) we put something in to take something out.

HawkofStorms · Nov 28, 2007, 08:31 PM // 20:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nian

It's hilarious how poeple come up with new ways to scam scammers and make them look stupid. :P I haven't really ever been scammed directly. Just had arguments with other sellers over price and people offering me items instead of cash while selling and stuff like that.

Once there was a guy who was selling a green for 40k and when I asked it for 30k they started flaming me on local and trade chat non stop for it and went on about how the item would not leave their storage for that price even though I told them fine but 30k is my price. During all that another player saw my WTB and offered me the green for that price.(Maybe they felt sorry for me...) The last thing the flaming salesman said to me was "It's gonna be a long night for you" while I was already omw out of the outpost with the bought item in my hands... and they were still spamming trade chat to sell theirs.

I'm also guilty of the 100g=1g thing but seriously it was my first time trading ever. The seller got agitated even though I fixed the price and said I was sorry and just a harmless nubcake. They still sold me the stuff but I felt pretty stupid... :S

I hate idiots who think trying to negotiate trade prices are scammers. How the hell is it a scam if I ask to buy an item for 35k intead of 38k (not offer, just ask in whispers). If you agree to it, its not a scam. If you don't agree to it then I don't buy it, and its not a scam.
Some people are just morons/youngens.