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Old Apr 05, 2006, 06:53 AM // 06:53   #1
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Default People still buy Crimson Carapace Shields from the GWGuru Auctions...?

just browsing through the guild wars guru forums and i stumble across this auction: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/auction...m.php?id=71541

uhm.. "RARE CARPACE NOT IN GAME ANYMORE" i dunno about you guys, but i take that as false advertisement..
Still Available from this Collector: http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Karl_Jakobs
and screenshotted proof that it's still in the game.


10k for an easy to get shield... ehh i know it's none of my business... but still just amazed people still buy these things...
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 07:19 AM // 07:19   #2
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I have 2 of em

(different colors)
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 07:30 AM // 07:30   #3
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Scammers trying to rip off people who dont know better.
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 07:45 AM // 07:45   #4
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it's not false advertisement, it's pure scamming.
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 10:58 AM // 10:58   #5
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How is that scamming? Its up to the buyer to choose how he spends his money and the seller didnt say anything misleading, well he didnt say anything..maybe someone was to lazy to get one manually.
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 11:01 AM // 11:01   #6
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I had 2 and gave 1 away.. Dyed mine black, it looks sweet. There is another Collector in Snake Dance with same shield that wants Griffin Wings..
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 11:05 AM // 11:05   #7
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How is that scamming? Its up to the buyer to choose how he spends his money and the seller didnt say anything misleading, well he didnt say anything..maybe someone was to lazy to get one manually.
Not misleading? The shield is not rare and it is still in the game. The auction item was titled ""RARE CARPACE NOT IN GAME ANYMORE".
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 11:05 AM // 11:05   #8
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That same shield is probably more easily obtained from the collector in Snake Dance, outside of Camp Rankor. It requires 5 Frosted Griffon Wings, which are easy to farm for or buy.

New players who don't know better have always been taken advantage of, this is nothing new. Shame on anyone who'd try to do this, but it's ultimately the buyer's choice whether or not they wish to buy an item like this (hopefully not).

And yes, it's false advertising since that shield is anything but rare, and there are several collectors that give the shield.
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 11:12 AM // 11:12   #9
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Hmmm, did we miss one? Dral's been cleaning up these ridiculous auctions. He'll be waking up to another message from me, which I'm sure he's getting tired of...


And actually, this one is the one obtained east of Dunes of Despair, as this one requires Tactics.
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 11:14 AM // 11:14   #10
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How is that scamming? Its up to the buyer to choose how he spends his money and the seller didnt say anything misleading, well he didnt say anything..maybe someone was to lazy to get one manually.

(considering you can't have read either mypost or the OP properly, as it's clearly scamming) you say too lazy? Well that someone had to get their GP somehow, which is exactly what gold is for, the transferal of one labour into the produce of another labour. How the hell are they lazy for buying one instead of farming sand worms for 'em?

And the price of an item does not make it a scam, it's makes a rip off, it's the extra text that makes a scam or not.

I.E.
Selling 30hp pommel 50k
Selling 30hp pommel 180k

Neither are scams, but the second price is ludicrous. But if you have 180k, you should know what things are worth. 10k for a collector shield is a not a scam, it's just a stupid price

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Old Apr 05, 2006, 11:16 AM // 11:16   #11
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Not scamming, lying
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 11:18 AM // 11:18   #12
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That same shield is probably more easily obtained from the collector in Snake Dance, outside of Camp Rankor. It requires 5 Frosted Griffon Wings, which are easy to farm for or buy.

New players who don't know better have always been taken advantage of, this is nothing new. Shame on anyone who'd try to do this, but it's ultimately the buyer's choice whether or not they wish to buy an item like this (hopefully not).

And yes, it's false advertising since that shield is anything but rare, and there are several collectors that give the shield.
thats the str version of if ...
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 12:25 PM // 12:25   #13
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lol.. it went up to 11,501... with 3 bids.. lol.

as mentioned before, the shield in snake dance right outside of rankor is Strength based, the one outside of dunes is Tactics based... same mods, same armor just diffrent requirements.

*ponders selling some of these.. .lol*
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 12:44 PM // 12:44   #14
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It's not always noobers. I bought one the other day myself in LA for my W/ME because I didn't feel like going to get one.

Still, the guy didn't lie about what it was, and I didn't pay anywhere near that for it....
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 12:55 PM // 12:55   #15
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It's one thing to be selling it in game and making such claims, but this was either pretty bold or pretty stupid for this seller to make such a claim in an auction. It was bound to be caught by someone. Not justifying it, just making a statement.

Mods, would this be a bannable offense?
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 01:40 PM // 13:40   #16
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Wasnt there a +45, -2 while in Stance removed from a collecter in Snake Dance, also called Crimson Carapace Shield? Heard it was popular with runners a while back, still have it collecting dust in storage, in case I ever decide to make a Warrior again, maybe I should get rid of it.
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 01:40 PM // 13:40   #17
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I just bought them cheap from the auction so I don't have to farm for the items.
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 01:54 PM // 13:54   #18
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Wasnt there a +45, -2 while in Stance removed from a collecter in Snake Dance, also called Crimson Carapace Shield? Heard it was popular with runners a while back, still have it collecting dust in storage, in case I ever decide to make a Warrior again, maybe I should get rid of it.
That shield is still in game as well the collector is located north of Thirsty River in the Scar. Npcs name is Lord Dorn Lendrigen. He wants two bleached shells for it.
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 02:52 PM // 14:52   #19
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The one outside Rankor is "while hexed". The one shown is the stance version found in the desert.
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Old Apr 05, 2006, 03:08 PM // 15:08   #20
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Just to clarify any confusion:

  • Crimson Carapace Shield
    Armor 16 (req 9 Tactics)
    Health +60 (while hexed)
    Received Damage -3 (while hexed)
    -{Vulture Drifts, east of Dunes of Despair, requires 5 Massive Jawbones.}

  • Crimson Carapace Shield
    Armor 16 (req 9 Strength)
    Health +60 (while hexed)
    Received Damage -3 (while hexed)
    -{Snake Dance, outside of Camp Rankor, requires 5 Frosted Griffon Wings.}

  • Crimson Carapace Shield
    Armor 16 (req 9 Strength)
    Health +45 (while in a stance)
    Received Damage -2 (while in a stance)
    -{The Scar, north of Thirsty River, requires 5 Bleached Shells.}

  • Crimson Carapace Shield
    Armor 12 (req 8 Tactics)
    Health +45 (while enchanted
    Received Damage -2 (while enchanted)
    -{Mamnoon Lagoon, south of The Wilds, requires 5 Ancient Eyes}

If these have any trade value at all, they should be 500-600g to compensate for the cost of the collector items. The one that requires Bleached Shells should sell for no more or no less than 5k(since each shell sells for 1k).
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