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xxSilhouette · Feb 16, 2006, 01:28 PM // 13:28

That has got to suck...

Anyhow - Its good to double check things and pay close attention when trading, someone tried scamming me once - i was selling a FDS for 10k and they put 10g, but I caught it and then they actually gave me 13k beacuse they felt bad about the mistake...sometimes it's not intentional but others it is. for example everytime i go to get money out of storage, if i go to take out say 500g i always type 500k without really meaning to.

Just be more careful with trade, you can try reporting them as well if you have a SS and name.

Francis Crawford · Feb 16, 2006, 01:28 PM // 13:28

It should only take a few seconds to confirm that the trade is OK. Then hit "Accept".

If anything distracting happened, whether in the game in your real-life house, check with extra care.

I don't think one has to get more careful than that.

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However, when I hit "Cancel" by mistake (and I often do), I QUICKLY whisper something to that effect, so that I don't appear to be a scammer. Most commonly, the exact problem is that I put 1 rather than the agreed amount of a crafting item into the trade window, and the only way I know to fix that is to cancel and start over.

Dazzen · Feb 16, 2006, 01:49 PM // 13:49

You can also double click on the item you put in the trade, it will come back to your inventory

Cyan The Archer · Feb 16, 2006, 03:16 PM // 15:16

Just make sure it arent you who are making the mistake.

I once got Brohn's Staff(Around 80-90k it was worth) and i got a buyer quite fast. Everytime i accepted the trade it got canceled(around 3times), we both thought the other one was a scammer and we flamed each other abit.. but then i realized that i had 50k in my inventory! I was so embarrassed.

So make you it isnt your fault if you think they are trying the: Cancel, Cancel, Cancel - Put in "a small amount of gold" and accept fast scam :P

SpeedyKQ · Feb 16, 2006, 03:27 PM // 15:27

I think they ought to get rid of platinum and work only with gold. I don't see any upside to having the two different values. It seems to only help scammers.

Or at least change the trade interface to show all values in thousands of gold.

Funk_Styles · Feb 16, 2006, 03:28 PM // 15:28

i have no sympathy for these people, i have never been scammed, on any online game i have ever played, i have this thing... what is it called again.... o yeah common sense
people doing wierd stuff SHOULD raise a red flag in your head, just assume anybody you dont know is a scammer and trade accordingly

omfg-sean · Feb 16, 2006, 03:28 PM // 15:28

That almost happened to me except I saw the 20g and I was like fcuk you to the person lol

kdhoney44 · Feb 16, 2006, 03:43 PM // 15:43

My favorite scam is the people who try to trade you the mursaat tokens (think thats the name) instead of ecto. Someone tried to get me the other day with this one. What makes them think that those 2 items look alike in a trade screen...lol. But I guess there are probably people who fell for it too.

Tijger · Feb 16, 2006, 03:56 PM // 15:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpeedyKQ

I think they ought to get rid of platinum and work only with gold. I don't see any upside to having the two different values. It seems to only help scammers.

Or at least change the trade interface to show all values in thousands of gold.

Oh come on, there is nothing wrong whatsoever with the interface, 50K is 50 and 0, 50gp is 0 and 50.

I think in total its been tried 10 times with me to pull this trick, never worked and never will because I read the screen before clicking accept. That's all it takes..reading the trade interface before clicking accept.

gou · Feb 16, 2006, 03:58 PM // 15:58

45g is a good price
45k for a sundering axe, that is a scam!

cerb · Feb 16, 2006, 04:03 PM // 16:03

Anet should not ban these people. It is your own fault if you fall for this kind of scam. The trade system is very secure compared to the one in Diablo II, if you fall for this kind of scam then that's your problem.

Remember that Anet isn't police, they provided us with a great game and they wouldn't ban anyone for doing that especially if you look at how good their trade system is (really.). I'm sure they have better stuff to do than ban every little scammer.

Really, if every single of you people took the time to make sure you are trading for the right offer, their trick would never work and they wouldn't even bother to try it. They do because it works.

MSecorsky · Feb 16, 2006, 04:07 PM // 16:07

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Originally Posted by Tijger

Oh come on, there is nothing wrong whatsoever with the interface, 50K is 50 and 0, 50gp is 0 and 50.

I think in total its been tried 10 times with me to pull this trick, never worked and never will because I read the screen before clicking accept. That's all it takes..reading the trade interface before clicking accept.

Speedy's right. It's too simple to make a mistake. Simply have the trade interface be in gold with leading zeros surpressed; nnn,nnn gold. Impossible to screw it up or scam it up.

Anyone arguing against it... you'd have to question their motives.

Arduin · Feb 16, 2006, 04:25 PM // 16:25

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Originally Posted by Caged Fury

Schorny:
I didn't mean that you were obligated to sell at that agreed price. What I meant was, after agreeing and you continued with the trade quickly without checking properly and only found out afterwards. You can't truly argue that you got scammed because you didn't get what you were expecting.

Example, http://38.99.233.252/forum/showpost....&postcount=449

Yup, that's my post. Perfect example of a trade that went way to fast for me. Was in a hurry that afternoon to sell my stuff, so never noticed the scamming untill a few mins later

Live and learn.

swiftygem · Feb 16, 2006, 04:32 PM // 16:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by kdhoney44

My favorite scam is the people who try to trade you the mursaat tokens (think thats the name) instead of ecto. Someone tried to get me the other day with this one. What makes them think that those 2 items look alike in a trade screen...lol. But I guess there are probably people who fell for it too.

Also the good old Bleached Shells vs Carapaces in the desert....I'd like to know how many people fall for it and actually buy a Carapace for 1k.

Tijger · Feb 16, 2006, 04:54 PM // 16:54

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Originally Posted by MSecorsky

Speedy's right. It's too simple to make a mistake. Simply have the trade interface be in gold with leading zeros surpressed; nnn,nnn gold. Impossible to screw it up or scam it up.

Anyone arguing against it... you'd have to question their motives.

Um..so you are basically implying I'm a scammer because i can f'ing read a screen?

Perhaps its actually harder to read 50000 vs 50p 0gp? Or is that questionable too? Its just as easy to screw up 50000 vs 5000 btw and may I remind you that the comma is used in Europe to denote decimals? So your great idea would mean to me you are giving me 50 gp if its formatted 50,000.

So stop the implications, please, and consider that the rest of the world also plays GW.

ROASTBEEP · Feb 16, 2006, 06:01 PM // 18:01

Lol I like the people in LA who spam WTS 15^50 items and they are surprisingly cheaper than what you expect. But when you ask to see the item its 15% while health is below 50% and when you tell them that they still try and sell it to you at like 90% less of what they were spamming it for

and most of the time its the Chinese farmers.

Maxiemonster · Feb 16, 2006, 06:20 PM // 18:20

Feel like an idiot? :O You ARE an idiot. I've never been scammed, and I've played 1250 hours now.

boxterduke · Feb 16, 2006, 08:17 PM // 20:17

Someone tried to scam me once for a superior vigor.
They were around 65k at the time and he put in 65g.
I told him good try and its 65k so he pmed me seeing its worth the shot.
So this person was out for scamming.

What I do usually is be carefull and check to make sure that the amount is right.
Also they are 2 seperate boxes, one for K and one for G.
Make sure that the numbers are in the left box not the one on the right or closer to the edge of the window.

One thing I also do is when they start canceling (even if they are legit sometimes) I just tell them NVM and that the item is no longer for sale.

Sir Skullcrasher · Feb 16, 2006, 08:22 PM // 20:22

I nearly got scammed like this before. When i first got my Malinon Shield. Some guy want to buy it for 90k (back when it were worth 75k or more) I thought sweet i got a great deal. Than the guy pm me "hurray up man, i got to go better do it fast". So i open a trade window. He put in 90 gold the first time. Told me it was lag. Cancel and did it again at 90 gold and told me to accept. Luckly, i looked at the screen and cancel on him.

My Sweet Revenga · Feb 16, 2006, 08:59 PM // 20:59

If it makes you feel any better, I managed to get one back the other day.

Well ok it's more like he scammed himself. Didn't think he'd be dumb enough to hit accept, and THEN offer more

But I'm not complaining. I most certainly hope I wasted a lot of his time, and that's 10 less mursatt tokens he'll be selling for 5-6k's