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Isileo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2007

W/N

12 Dec 2007 at 16:14 - 1

I just started playing the game and I have discovered the joys of trading. O just wondered though why someone would pay 100 g for something that I offered to sell them for 20 g. Any ideas?

Also, why would someone offer to give me free gold right after I sold them something for a reasonable price?

LOL I'm a untrusting soul.

Shuuda

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Guildless

Me/

12 Dec 2007 at 16:16 - 2

What are you selling.

Snograt

rattus rattus

Join Date: Jan 2006

London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST

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R/

12 Dec 2007 at 16:17 - 3

Possibly because you may be seriously undercharging and they are honest people who don't want to take advantage of you?

I've done the same thing many times - I hate to rip people off, accidentally or otherwise.

Shakkara

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

W/

12 Dec 2007 at 16:18 - 4

Because some players are nice to newbies?

Most try to scam you though, so be ware

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

12 Dec 2007 at 16:20 - 5

20g is nothing to longtime players.

I round to the nearest hundred simply for ease of trading...

What were you selling?

Isileo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2007

W/N

12 Dec 2007 at 17:59 - 6

I'm in presearing still and I was selling spider legs and unnatural seeds. Heck I was gonna just give them away and then saw that I could sell them for 3 gold each so I offered them for 4 each. That got gone so quick that I upped the price on the next item to 10g each. Someone else was selling them 14 g each.

I didn't want to rip anybody off but I didn't want to miss out on the 3 gold each for them either. I'm poor still.

Coridan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

US

Old Married Gamers {OMG}

W/

12 Dec 2007 at 18:04 - 7

as the above posters have said ...the reason the person gave you some gold back was either to be nice and help a new player...or you was under charging.

As to why someone will buy something for 100g from a merchant instead of 20g from a player is alot of folks don't like to trade with players....that and it is quicker to just go to the merchant and buy what you need...especially if you have alot of money to begin with....rather than sit around waiting for someone to be selling something you want...

Onarik Amrak

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2007

Astral Revenants

P/W

12 Dec 2007 at 18:08 - 8

You can trade them for armor. People are just lazy so they don't want to farm it themselves.

100g isn't a big deal to experienced players. But for someone new, it's helpful.

Isileo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2007

W/N

12 Dec 2007 at 18:08 - 9

Thanks for all the replies. I was just wondering if there was some way that I could get scammed through trading that I didn't know about. Sounds as though all is well and I need to not be so suspicious next time.

Onarik Amrak

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2007

Astral Revenants

P/W

12 Dec 2007 at 18:17 - 10

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Common_scams

This might help you out.

lakatz

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

12 Dec 2007 at 18:19 - 11

Happy Holidays Isileo

Isileo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2007

W/N

12 Dec 2007 at 18:44 - 12

Thanks again everybody. I found the wiki common scams right after I started this thread.

Happy Holidays to everyone.

Shadow Spirit

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Chicago

your cat eats dog food [pup]

N/E

12 Dec 2007 at 18:51 - 13

Welcome to the Game. I hope you keep having good experiences! There are some nice folks in-game. You just gotta find 'em.

MagicWarrior

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

14 Dec 2007 at 16:43 - 14

I have given people more gold than they asked for before - when they have severely undervalued it or if they have really helped me out by saving me time in trying to get it myself. I'm definitely not rich either (consistently have less than 20k in storage). I usually do it as a way to say: Thank You. I also do it for new players (if I really feel they are truly new players and not beggers) to help them out getting started with the game.

iridescentfyre

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

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14 Dec 2007 at 17:52 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isileo

Thanks for all the replies. I was just wondering if there was some way that I could get scammed through trading that I didn't know about. Sounds as though all is well and I need to not be so suspicious next time.

This rule applies to all trading: You will never get scammed as long as you buy and trade things that can be put into a trade window and you read the gold amounts and any text very carefully--icons aren't always enough to go on. Be a little suspicious, just enough to actually make sure you're getting what you think you're getting. Just remember that the trade window does not lie.

Most of the times people get scammed, its because they trusted someone to give them something that cannot be put into a trade window; i.e. a GW account or a guild.

Give this a read as well.

quickmonty

Ancient Windbreaker

Join Date: May 2005

14 Dec 2007 at 18:14 - 16

The person probably thought you needed the gold from what you were selling and decided to be generous. There are some people like that, but beware the scammers.