Got Scammed?

hello people,
today I traded my tormented shield for 100k+15e the thing that i didnt know is that i had 128g in the inventory so when i accepted the trade i got only the 15e.

i dont know what to i just lost 100k becouse of 128g.
is it my fault or gw noobish trade system?

and can i do anything to retrieve it back?

thanks in advance =[

nope ur out 100k, always check ur inventory.

Ask him for the money, then cry


Actually, you scammed yourself, be careful next time

Shouldn't the trade automatically cancel if you have money on the char?
I had trades like that too where i forgot to put all my money into the storage, but the trade was always canceled....

Sounds quite strange... do you happen to have a screenshot of the trade message?
Maybe the buyer edited the trade window and removed the 100k.... I can't really imagine that a bug like that happens....

EDIT: I'd sent a report to ANET if it all really happend like that. Write down your location, the time, the district etc....

That's what I'm trying to say. My guess would be that the buyer edited the trade and removed the 100k.

@Shooshu:
1) Did the buyer edit the trade?
2) Are you still in the game ... and can you take a screenshot of the trade message?

3) I'm really sorry for you losing 100k



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nope dont have anything....
although the man that i traded with said that he got 0g but i dont believe him :|

Congratulations, you just lost 100k to poor user interface design.

Always triple-check everything you're doing with trades in this game, both with players and with merchants, and never hurry yourself.

It's not a bug, the trade interfaces just aren't very well designed. It won't warn you when it's about to do something entirely non-obvious, it just does it. It's not as bad as it used to be, but it's still pretty tricky.

In his case, the limit is 100k on the character, so logic would dictate that the trade would result in 99k 872g, but apparently (and, if true, unsurprisingly), that's not how the system works.

doesn't the trade cancel if you have a full inventory or no gold space?

If the trade can't happen, it cancels. The cancel has no message with it, it just closes the trade window down. If you are trying to trade 100k with someone who has money on their character, it will cancel the trade, as the trade is not possible. Either you didn't watch closely what was in the trade window, or the 100k got placed in your storage and you forgot.

I don't see how 128g would allow a trade to complete, yet not transfer the 100k. If that DID happen, it is definitely a bug, and you would need to send a ticket to support. I doubt you'll see your money though, as I think you got scammed by the buyer, not the game.

but i saw it was 100,000g and 15e

i have had it where it places things in my storage instead of my invontory. and i had a empty invontory always check storage as well

the trade window IS designed to cancel stuff if your inventory is full,it's posible you got scammed by the old 100k/100g trick
(come trade me 100k if you don't believe it)

i think this is the truth, so your trade partner didn't put 100k..

it should say 100p not 100,000g but w/e =o

and like they say on all large trades CHECK CHECK CHECK and maybe check again.

everyone hates scammers but its everywhere you go =/ best way to stop them is to stare at your screen and make sure its the right amount.

Ive checked it nothing there....

BTW how can i report to anet about it?

i guess its my fault

ok thanx guys ive learned my lesson

that was changed - it should say 100,000g

It probably said 100g and 15 ecto and you probably had 28 gold in your inventory cause u merched that fodder...

Agreed with Dallcingi. You didn't read. There was nothing wrong with the interface. No bug. Etc.
The guy can not get banned. Buyer beware.

That wasnt ur falt,it was automaticly lost coz it couldnt hold more than 100k...

-i didnt get what you ment the 1st time so I read and read and read over

Money doesn't just vanish into thin air though.
If 100k was offered and he didn't have an empty invintory, the trade would have been cancelled.

I have to agree wit Hawk. Trades cancel when you don't have room. Some thing's off here.