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beregond

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Paladins of Eternal Truth[POET]

W/Mo

06 Mar 2008 at 18:13 - 561

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smile Like Umean It

Why would he think you were scamming him? Bleached Shells are worth more, aren't they? Going for 1k each at one point. You could just enter Thirsty and kill the first few groups there for Carapaces.

Wait, is the another time that you're getting them confused?

Probably...I can't remember if he was buying shells or carapces...all I know is I got em mixed up.

Voltaic Annihilator

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2008

E/Me

09 Mar 2008 at 01:49 - 562

This guy is trying to sell my a Star of Tranferance, the consumable. and whats even MORE funny is that i had my r10 delver title on, and he still thinks i dont know what it is
Sorry couldnt get the beginning of the scam

Tatile

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

Stygian Disciples of Tenebrasus

N/Me

09 Mar 2008 at 07:12 - 563

Voltaic, you missed one in the second image, I can see the scammer's name. Very well done though, that's one of the strangest consumable scams I've seen so far.

Edit: It's a sammer!

fenix

Major-General Awesome

Join Date: Aug 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger

Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ????????????????&#

W/

09 Mar 2008 at 07:41 - 564

Quote:

Originally Posted by Il Fez Il

i would prefer you blacked out the whole name, i know that person and im pretty sure he was kidding around

lol owned.

There are so many scams, but they're all pretty terrible, and rely on the target being stupid. So really, I never fall for them (except that one time I was half asleep and sold an item for gold instead of platinum...) and expect no one else should...

Lykan

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

StP

R/

09 Mar 2008 at 10:09 - 565

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberMesh0

Another scam that's not so common (since it's now widely known) was where you would go stand under where glint's avatar would appear in Droknar's Forge, and do the "first person to touch me gets 1k" stuff. Only way to touch him was to do one of a couple of long-range dances, such as the female monk. Only one of about 20 people I caught doing that actually paid me the 1k.

Yea... thats not really a scam just people thinking they are clever.

segnisletum

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2007

N/

09 Mar 2008 at 14:16 - 566

Not really a scam. But I was taking a nf char thru the proph missions. Hit the northern Shiverpeaks when you can start to get 6 people in the group and saw someone lfg. Thinking I can just add him instead of henchies grab him and go. It was the one where you have to light the 3 beacons at the end. He picks up the torch and tells me to give him 100k for him to light the beacons. I laughed. Had whatever gold I made doing the first couple missions, so maybe 2k. Told him I didn't have that much on me and if I did I would just rerun this anyways. He talked some crap, I typed /dance and watched tv for 10 minutes and came back to find him gone.

shrouded^god

IGN: J C A C H E

Join Date: Sep 2006

843

[Liar]

09 Mar 2008 at 19:09 - 567

Why do people still try this...

Shiney

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2007

Ireland

E/

09 Mar 2008 at 19:51 - 568

Because:

A) People probably still fall for it

B) He is an ass

C) Laziness thy name is scammers

D) The 'leet' people deserve all the cool weapons, right? Even if they do scam them from others, they are 'leet' and that makes up for it.

Solas

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Ireland

Currently LF Active HA Guild, Glad 2, Comm.3, R2

E/

09 Mar 2008 at 21:11 - 569

Quote:

Originally Posted by shrouded^god

Why do people still try this...

scum remain scum

Kain666

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

Bran - Romania

TIGG

Mo/A

09 Mar 2008 at 22:06 - 570

not really a scam but...
I did an Underworld full run with my alliance. And a guy got a Voltaic Spear q12. He was like

. Then he dropped it on the ground. We were all like WOW...geez what are you doing!?!?! No one picked it up...meh...we were alliance mates...he went to his GH when i kindly asked if he sells it...and he answers me he'll give it for free...i said i'll give him an ecto...and it was a deal

)

Fuga

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2008

W/

10 Mar 2008 at 15:49 - 571

Quote:

Originally Posted by great sir s

Hrunning to droks 1k here 1k there.

How´'ś that a scam?

Chilos

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

Oulu, in magical land called Finland

10 Mar 2008 at 16:47 - 572

Why do they even bother..

He left after this.

Kusandaa

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

N/Mo

10 Mar 2008 at 18:12 - 573

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuga

How´'ś that a scam?

If you pay 1k "here", most likely he's gonna leave after getting everyone's 1k. Whether he gets 1k or 2k from each right off the bat, it doesn't bother him. He wants your money.

beregond

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Paladins of Eternal Truth[POET]

W/Mo

14 Mar 2008 at 23:25 - 574

I hate dye scams in pre...I decided to have a little fun with this dye scammer in Ashford, so I played the act of a newb. Unfortunately I forgot to take a screenshot...oh well, next time.

Scammer: "Buying All dyes but brown and gray for 50g each."
My PM to scammer: "I have a black dye."
Scammer: "Ok."
Me: "Scammer!"
Scammer: "Watch your language or I'll report you." (haha I laughed at this, there was no language, and if anyone shopuld get reported, its the scammer, not the person exposing the scammer to the newbs)
Me in Trade chat: *scammer* is a dye scammer!

After that I left Ashford to continue getting more armor. The scammer left Ashford as well.

Stockholm

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Censored

R/

14 Mar 2008 at 23:38 - 575

Most pathetic scam ever is getting a lowballed price check here on Guru, and in the next sentence they try to buy it from you.

You Look Grim

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

Ecnegilletni Laicifitra [朔mud]

15 Mar 2008 at 01:08 - 576

Quote:

Originally Posted by DFrost

Already been posted but here goes:

how do you get long chat logs like this?

Smile Like Umean It

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

E/Rt

15 Mar 2008 at 01:48 - 577

You can expand your chat window as far as you like.
Also, it's more than one screen.

jkmj the warlord

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2007

Archangel's Fury [AF]

W/Rt

15 Mar 2008 at 14:19 - 578

Scammer: Free Polar Bear for anyone who can say "Eye a Eye" backwards!
Me: Eye a Eye
Scammer: yea but say it backwards.
Me: Eye a Eye!
Scammer: Yea, but say it backwards noob.
Me: EYE A EYE YOU F**KING SCAMMER!

Stockholm

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Censored

R/

15 Mar 2008 at 14:25 - 579

Quote:

Originally Posted by beregond

I hate dye scams in pre...I decided to have a little fun with this dye scammer in Ashford, so I played the act of a newb. Unfortunately I forgot to take a screenshot...oh well, next time.

Scammer: "Buying All dyes but brown and gray for 50g each."
My PM to scammer: "I have a black dye."
Scammer: "Ok."
Me: "Scammer!"
Scammer: "Watch your language or I'll report you." (haha I laughed at this, there was no language, and if anyone shopuld get reported, its the scammer, not the person exposing the scammer to the newbs)
Me in Trade chat: *scammer* is a dye scammer!

After that I left Ashford to continue getting more armor. The scammer left Ashford as well.

And what was the scam?
All I see is someone trying to buy Dye at a low price, no one has to sell to him. He tells you right up what he's willing to pay, then it's up to you if you want to sell at that price. Cheap trick Yes, but not a scam.

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

15 Mar 2008 at 14:32 - 580

Agreed, it's dirty lowballing, but it's not actually a scam. :P

Mork from Ork

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2007

15 Mar 2008 at 14:42 - 581

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stockholm

And what was the scam?
All I see is someone trying to buy Dye at a low price, no one has to sell to him. He tells you right up what he's willing to pay, then it's up to you if you want to sell at that price. Cheap trick Yes, but not a scam.

I agree - I get a little tired of people calling pre dye traders scammers.

50g is actually 40g more than you would get for green, purple, yellow or orange from the trader in post. Blue and Silver are generally a little more with a healthy profit for red.

Apart from the very rare new player who sells a black or a white to him, his is taking a loss on 4 colors (which probably make up the bulk of his buys) and making a profit on only 3. (of course, he is probably selling to other pre players which gives a small profit even on the cheap dyes).

Over all, I am glad those traders are there. It is worth it to me to give my dyes (except white and black) to him rather than have to try and sell them to other players or send them through to post.

DarkWasp

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Paradise

Agency Of Forbidden Fruits [Oot]

R/A

15 Mar 2008 at 16:06 - 582

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkmj the warlord

Scammer: Free Polar Bear for anyone who can say "Eye a Eye" backwards!
Me: Eye a Eye
Scammer: yea but say it backwards.
Me: Eye a Eye!
Scammer: Yea, but say it backwards noob.
Me: EYE A EYE YOU F**KING SCAMMER!

Scammer? That was a pure genious joke.

(And I woulda said eyE a eyE)

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

15 Mar 2008 at 16:43 - 583

Not a scam as such, but there are certain guild recruiters who spam their recruitment slogans in all caps, local chat, with many exclamation marks and poor spelling/grammar, creating a public irritation. I always report them for spam.

beregond

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Paladins of Eternal Truth[POET]

W/Mo

15 Mar 2008 at 16:56 - 584

Quote:

Originally Posted by genofreek

Agreed, it's dirty lowballing, but it's not actually a scam. :P

Well ok, but you'll have the noobs who will fall for it with their white and black dyes. Buyer:"Yeah sure I'll give you 50 for them!" Noob:"Wow great deal!"

Alright, I just see taking advantage of a noob's ignorance as a scam, but ok.

Edit: Well speaking of pathetic dye scams...I was just in pre again, and this guy was advertising "Buying dye for 2g! That's 1g more than merchant pays!" Now that's pathetic.

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

15 Mar 2008 at 19:08 - 585

Haha! Oh man. People like that get shut down pretty quick.

Grasping Darkness

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

15 Mar 2008 at 19:19 - 586

Quote:

Originally Posted by You Look Grim

how do you get long chat logs like this?

you can make any box(i think) any size you want by stretching them after you select the interface tab in options. on topic, where in the heck do these scammers come from that i'm seeing in this thread!?!?!?!?!?!? 3 years and i've never seen disgusting behavior as i see in these screenies some people got in this thread. i know the awnsers are obvious. this is completely disgusting behavior. i'm an atheist but i'll pray there's a heaven and hell so those people spend an eternity burning in hell. anet should perma ban pathetic scum like this.no matter what you're selling something for; it could be an ecto for 500g, someone would lowball for 400g. wtf is wrong with such a large portion of the human race that excludes self respect from their d.n.a.?

beregond

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Paladins of Eternal Truth[POET]

W/Mo

15 Mar 2008 at 22:13 - 587

Quote:

Originally Posted by genofreek

Haha! Oh man. People like that get shut down pretty quick.

Yeah it was pretty funnt because everybody started calling him a scammer and such in local chat. He left immediately.

naughteblonde

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

The Rabid Hamsters [NUBY]

E/

16 Mar 2008 at 17:59 - 588

Currently in Spamadan watching this guy spamming local channels - Will craft you a destroyer weapon! Only 20k!
He insists hes taking orders, doing a run and will be back ASAP with your brand new weapon.

Hmmmm.... Should I give this guy 20k which is well under the cost of the materials needed and then stand around and wait to see if he comes back?
So far he hasnt shown back up here with his 'orders'. Wonder why?

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

17 Mar 2008 at 04:16 - 589

Quote:

Originally Posted by beregond

Yeah it was pretty funnt because everybody started calling him a scammer and such in local chat. He left immediately.

That reminds me of something I saw earlier. Not really a scam, but someone was standing in the marketplace advertising 500g runs to Kaineng. I was like "You've GOT to be kidding me" and in the time it took the guy to PM me with "stfu", about four other people had chimed in to say that was a ripoff, the hench could get you there just as easily, etc. The guy was like "OMFG" and I didn't stick around to see if he left. But when I did the entire district was pretty much mocking him.

Quote:

Originally Posted by naughteblonde

Currently in Spamadan watching this guy spamming local channels - Will craft you a destroyer weapon! Only 20k!
He insists hes taking orders, doing a run and will be back ASAP with your brand new weapon.

Hmmmm.... Should I give this guy 20k which is well under the cost of the materials needed and then stand around and wait to see if he comes back?
So far he hasnt shown back up here with his 'orders'. Wonder why?

People are seriously doing this? O_O

High Moral

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

rage

Mo/

17 Mar 2008 at 05:20 - 590

Now here is a story for you:

2 years ago, I played the game, and was paying for a Drok run by two guys with simular names. I pay 1k at Rankor and then they run into this little cave very very close.. And ask for the other or they wont run the last 3min. I then figure, whatahell I give him 1 k. And he ports away.

After some time I stop playing.....

Started playing again a month ago or so, and I see this guy that scammed me 2 years ago in Friends list. As a joke I tell him he scammed me of 2k 2 years ago, that was alot of money for me back then. And I want my money back!

He apologizes and gives me 10k..

I was AMAZED! But thanked him greatly, he told me that his little brother use to play and was a real idiot to people.

beat that!

Magevdon is the Man

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2007

United Vanguard

W/Mo

22 Mar 2008 at 04:37 - 591

The Worst one I encountered occurred in my first week or so of playing Guild Wars.

I was incredibly fortunate, acquiring 2 Black Dyes in pre-searing, which before I almost sold them away for practically nothing someone was kind enough to let me know what they were really worth and that a trader was in post.

Anyway, I sold my two black dyes to the trader for 9.5k each (a freakin dream price nowadays)and set out to see if I could get some cool stuff.

I bought a cape, built a new guild, and bought the highest armor Ascalon city could offer, and still had about 16k left over. So I decided I wanted to buy a super cool weapon.

I ASSUMED at the time that there was a clear hierarchy of items in GW, white,blue, purple "gold, then green" - and that any green was excellent and probably out of my price range.

Well It just so happens that a person posts in trade "selling super rare Green sword, pm to see" and I was gearing to get one so i looked.

It Was Victos Blade, and I assume most of you are either snickering or feeling pretty empathetic right now, knowing whats about to happen.

He hard lines his price at 15k, I told him thats all I had (bad move) and he of course said, "do you want it or not, I have not sold one for under 15k so far" So I bought it.

When I found out that Vampiric meant "life degen" I decided I wanted to put it back out on the market and buy something else, and I posted, naively mind you "wts victos blade for 15k"

Suddenly everyone was like "scammer, scammer!" , and I quickly found out that Victos was worth 5k, and almost no one wanted it. Granted I did consent to the trade, but I was new, and he definitely knew what he was doing.

Nowadays I just give greens away to new players, I've got enough money to blow, its just sad some people can't be honest in their trading.

guolisong

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

N/Me

22 Mar 2008 at 05:44 - 592

undedicated mini water djinn scammer, people be aware

gone

Guest

Join Date: Jan 2007

22 Mar 2008 at 06:18 - 593

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10267732

but hey...to each his pwn. more useless than a mini. and can be generated...over and over and over.

I guess in the end, if it blows your hair back. do it. lol.

Priest Of Sin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Sitting upon Kerrigan's Throne.

Live For The Swarm [ZERG]

Me/N

22 Mar 2008 at 06:51 - 594

Well... I had just started playing, and I had gotten a black dye in pre-searing. So, as soon as I got to post, I wanted to trade it for a really awesome weapon, right? Well, I had seen the FDS... and thought they were cooler than a pair of frozen underwear. So, I traded my black dye for a max damage, req 9, 15%<50, 18% enchanting FDS...... I didn't realize that it was customized and that I couldn't use it. Bastard got away with my dyes

Vitues

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Sydney, Australia

Mo/W

22 Mar 2008 at 13:53 - 595

I was in ToA ad1, selling ectoplasm for 4.700k a pop.

Well, not relising anything someone pmed me asking for 21, so i put in 21 for 100k. Well the buyer put in 100g and i quickly relised and cancelled trade and ignored him. 6-7 Hours later, my freinds and i were starting a Fissure Clearing, and my brother was trying to Personal Message Me, but it says i was ignoring him. I scroll through the list to find out my Own Little brother tried to scam me in ToA Earlier on that day. You can never trust them!!!!

Never trust anyone, even your littler brothers *insert cry here*

Stoneys Rock

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Wales, United Kingdom

Great Success [GS]

Mo/

22 Mar 2008 at 16:50 - 596

funniest old scam I ever seen must be the ol' FDS dyed blue when Icy Dragon Swords were all the rage.

Solas

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Ireland

Currently LF Active HA Guild, Glad 2, Comm.3, R2

E/

22 Mar 2008 at 17:50 - 597

Quote:

Originally Posted by beregond

I hate dye scams in pre...I decided to have a little fun with this dye scammer in Ashford, so I played the act of a newb. Unfortunately I forgot to take a screenshot...oh well, next time.

Scammer: "Buying All dyes but brown and gray for 50g each."
My PM to scammer: "I have a black dye."
Scammer: "Ok."
Me: "Scammer!"
Scammer: "Watch your language or I'll report you." (haha I laughed at this, there was no language, and if anyone shopuld get reported, its the scammer, not the person exposing the scammer to the newbs)
Me in Trade chat: *scammer* is a dye scammer!

After that I left Ashford to continue getting more armor. The scammer left Ashford as well.

i wouldn't call it a scam, like going to kamadan and saying WTB Sword 5k, if somone offers somthing nice`(20k+ weapon) your still offering 5k.

but if he delceins all non-black dyes then tis a scam

naughteblonde

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

The Rabid Hamsters [NUBY]

E/

23 Mar 2008 at 21:20 - 598

Laughingly I have 2 more to add that have sprung up in the past few mins in Kaineng Disct 1.

Trade channel - WTS Perfect q9 Crystalline 25k
Of course I ask to have a peep. The seller puts up...... wait for it......
a 14-20 white Highlander blade.
And promptly dissapears when I point out that its not a crystalline.

Another seller spaming in local WTS Hale Spinal Staff 50K
After a bit of wrangling back and forth trying to explain that he may be asking a tad too much his response is this:

Amusingly he is still currently whispering me trying to convince me how good his is at ripping off 'the idiots in this game' despite being told Im screenshotting it for this thread.

Honestly. If youre trying to scam at least be half good at it!

gone

Guest

Join Date: Jan 2007

24 Mar 2008 at 00:19 - 599

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10270491

lol. possible scam?

Stockholm

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Censored

R/

24 Mar 2008 at 00:23 - 600

Quote:

Originally Posted by flubber

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10270491

lol. possible scam?

Of course it is, he sells it then reports the account stolen, presents the original CD-key and gets the account back, and has all the gold and mini pets on a second account.