Got Scammed?

Shooshu

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Me/

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 =[

ANTICANCER

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

[KSA]

N/Me

nope ur out 100k, always check ur inventory.

rayd

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

No Veo Na [xX]

Ask him for the money, then cry


Actually, you scammed yourself, be careful next time

take_me

take_me

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

Europe

Country Roads [HOME]

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....

Quote:
Originally Posted by the Puppeteer
doesn't the trade cancel if you have a full inventory or no gold space?
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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Shooshu

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Me/

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

Ctb

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

W/

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.

Quote:
I can't really imagine that a bug like that happens....
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.

the Puppeteer

the Puppeteer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2007

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

MagmaRed

MagmaRed

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

R/

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.

Shooshu

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Me/

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

Sir Pandra Pierva

Sir Pandra Pierva

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

Sardelec yelling at Tenshi

Angels Of Strife

E/

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

netniwk

netniwk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Bellgium

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ctb
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.
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)

keli

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Budapest

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by the Puppeteer
doesn't the trade cancel if you have a full inventory or no gold space?
i think this is the truth, so your trade partner didn't put 100k..

the kurzick eater

the kurzick eater

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2007

1323 lancelot dr. greenwood PA

wat

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shooshu
but i saw it was 100,000g and 15e
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.

Shooshu

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Me/

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

the Puppeteer

the Puppeteer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by the kurzick eater
it should say 100p not 100,000g but w/e =o
that was changed - it should say 100,000g

Dallcingi

Dallcingi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2006

USA

The Black Parades [死人死]

Mo/

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

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

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.

Thecrocodile

Thecrocodile

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2008

Me/N

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

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Thecrocodile
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.

Shakti

Shakti

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Home...

Vier Reiter [Vier]

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

gw_poster

gw_poster

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

so cal

R/

yep, i had that happen where the trade cancels..i couldnt' figure out why i couldn't accept a trade once, but realized it was cuz i had 100k in my account...since i'm not used to having cash on hand like that the person i was trading with asked me if i had 100k in my inventory..then i realized why the trade kept auto-cancelling...so, long story short - u got scammed...but curious why someone running around with a torment weapon would only have 28gp in their inventory unless you were clearing (cash) inventory space in preparation for the large sale...but anyway - sorry to read of your loss

caveat emptor...

Thecrocodile

Thecrocodile

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2008

Me/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms
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.
So hes a liar?

Commander Ryker

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jun 2005

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Thecrocodile
So hes a liar?
Dude, calm down. No one is calling him a liar. Trades do cancel when you don't have room, weather it's money or items.

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Thecrocodile
So hes a liar?
No, he made a mistake.

The most common mistake/scam in all of trading. He was offered 100g instead of 100k for an item, didn't read it carefully, and hit accpt. Not a game bug, just a mistake on the sellers part.

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Thecrocodile
So hes a liar?
Not that he's a liar, per se, but that he was misled. He truly believes he saw what he saw. He's only telling the story through his own eyes.

And as far as I know, the trade should cancel. I think it's a matter to take up with Arenanet and have them look deeper into it to get the story.

FeroxC

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

EOA

P/W

Hes disillusioned himself. Just face it, oldest trick in the book got you.