I have. I'll admit it.
Have you? :O
Admit it guys..its time. Have you ever scammed?
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Deathly_Overlord
Edit: No sleep sucks, thought it said " Have you ever been scammed ".
upier
Nope.
But I do seize the opportunity when players screw themselves.
But I do seize the opportunity when players screw themselves.
Tatile
No, not that I know of anyway. I try not to be an arse to anyone if I can help. A little jibe here and there, such as 'Now you can get a job and buy yourself a pen.' but that's it.
I'm quite a quiet person to be honest.
I'm quite a quiet person to be honest.
englitdaudelin
What Upier said. I think this will be a quiet thread.
What d'ya mean by "Scam?" Do you mean quite deliberately offering one item, then swapping it for another? Changing bids to amounts in gold, not plat? Asking for people to drop items on ground, swiping, and bailing? I would hope the numbers of "yes" responses would be small...and not because of ... under-reporting.
Anyway, I've bought items for far less than their market value, and then resold. That's 'bout it.
What d'ya mean by "Scam?" Do you mean quite deliberately offering one item, then swapping it for another? Changing bids to amounts in gold, not plat? Asking for people to drop items on ground, swiping, and bailing? I would hope the numbers of "yes" responses would be small...and not because of ... under-reporting.
Anyway, I've bought items for far less than their market value, and then resold. That's 'bout it.
miskav
Define scamming.
If you mean taking advantage of a person that's acting like a total morron and has only himself to blame, then yes.
If you mean going out of my way to scam people, then no.
If you mean taking advantage of a person that's acting like a total morron and has only himself to blame, then yes.
If you mean going out of my way to scam people, then no.
Mad King Corn
No, I have been scammed and know how it feels. Last night a guild member was scammed on a desert run, she reported it with screenshots etc. Don't do unto others that you would not want others doing to you!
Cale Roughstar
No. Never have, never will. It is important to remember that there are other people on the other end of the modem, treat others as you want to be treated and such.
Lawrence Chang
Ive tried to sell things for more than its worth, if that counts, then yes.
Molock
I once left without paying for a mission run (the one where you have to carry crystals in the Crystal desert, Elona reach or something) but that is all and that was when I first started playing. That was the only time.
1 up and 2 down
Nope, I have never scammed anyone.
Age
No but I was scammed from a run I did.
Lady Ana Stacia
Kinda, was buying a sword for my husband from an in game friend. He didn't know the value I told him what it was worth and ended up being wrong and shortchanging him by 40k. Immediately let him know tho and he wouldn't take the 40k I offered for the mistake! 
FXCW
I have never scammed, but I have been paid more than the asking price on one occasion. The other party was kind enough not to ask for a refund, not that I would have given one ;P
Bryant Again
Depends on what's considered "a scam" or not. There was a recent thread here debating whether buying underpriced items with the knowledge that you were buying it cheap was a scam or not.
That said, no I've never "scammed" anyone nor performed the above.
That said, no I've never "scammed" anyone nor performed the above.
KycooGhost
Never scammed. never will be and will never do it. its not good economically to scam.
Kerwyn Nasilan
/in befor lock
No, i just tell people there stuff is worth alot less than they think, 10k for r9 emerald blade is nice.
No, i just tell people there stuff is worth alot less than they think, 10k for r9 emerald blade is nice.
cosyfiep
never done it, and the merchant and my heroes never do it to me....so nope
Hiotoko
No, I was scammed fairly early on in the game and it really stuck with me. I generally try to go out of my way and do the opposite, for example if someone messes up a trade in my favour I correct it. I try to do my part in balancing the...less than nice side of the community.
Shakti
Nope. Never scammed anyone, why bother? It's quite easy to "succeed" in gw without hurting anyone else's play time.
I did make an honest mistake once, putting 1 of a stacking item in trade when I was selling 7 of it. Guy hit accept without noticing either. However, a minute later he did notice and pmed me. I immediately said oh crap sorry! and put the other 6 up. He was amazed I'd give him the rest. Was a no brainer to me...my mistake, of course I rectified it.
I did make an honest mistake once, putting 1 of a stacking item in trade when I was selling 7 of it. Guy hit accept without noticing either. However, a minute later he did notice and pmed me. I immediately said oh crap sorry! and put the other 6 up. He was amazed I'd give him the rest. Was a no brainer to me...my mistake, of course I rectified it.
Marverick
If buying stacks of sweets at 130g per point during festival events and reselling 190g per point counts...
Otherwise no.
Otherwise no.
Smilin' Assassin
no. Not Evar~!
the only times that came close are when I sell something for wayy over it's worth, and that's out of mutual ignorance ~ and ofc has worked against my favour too, lotsa times~!
.. in fact if I someone has accidentally offered me too much in a trade I tell em, and on those occasions I didn't notice until after, I offer to refund the difference
soo .. I am poor
~ well not really, gold is easy enough to get by just playing .. but karma pays off, and have been gifted with lotsa nice stuffs by peeps
the only times that came close are when I sell something for wayy over it's worth, and that's out of mutual ignorance ~ and ofc has worked against my favour too, lotsa times~!
.. in fact if I someone has accidentally offered me too much in a trade I tell em, and on those occasions I didn't notice until after, I offer to refund the difference
soo .. I am poor
~ well not really, gold is easy enough to get by just playing .. but karma pays off, and have been gifted with lotsa nice stuffs by peeps
aapo
No .
moriz
i see no reason to scam anyone in a game where gear means nothing.
Kahlindra
That would mean interacting more *shudders*
Kusandaa
Nope, never scammed.
Got scammed only a few times, when I wasn't careful or didn't get paid for runs I did.
Be careful and you'll never get scammed.
Got scammed only a few times, when I wasn't careful or didn't get paid for runs I did.
Be careful and you'll never get scammed.
romeus petrus
Never got scammed or attempted to scam anyone. Some tried to scam me a few times but it didn't work.
jiggles
once and only once, back when i though 5k was enough to buy you everything in the game with leftovers. On a droks run paying at droks. Along the way i added everyone to my ignore list then just logged off when we got there. If the person i scammed asked me for his money today and i belived him id probably triple it.
That said i felt like shit after it.
That said i felt like shit after it.
Peachie
No, there's no need.
I was getting a droks run ages ago and got disconnected just as we reached Rankor. After getting back on I managed to talk to the runner who must have thought I'd just left without paying. He was in the middle of another run, but I waited around in Rankor and gave him his money when he arrived.
I was getting a droks run ages ago and got disconnected just as we reached Rankor. After getting back on I managed to talk to the runner who must have thought I'd just left without paying. He was in the middle of another run, but I waited around in Rankor and gave him his money when he arrived.
Puzur
No, when I first started to play the game about 2 years ago a complete stranger just gave me a gold q:9 shield in ascalon city and that inspired me to start my guild that was devoted to helping other new players in the game so scamming have never been anything natural to me.
DRGN
Aside from that one time with the whole candy and the van thing, no.
Aeon221
Fiery Flame Spitters, musta pulled in a couple hundred k before I got disgusted and stopped. Not with myself, mind, but with the people so ignorant that they couldn't be bothered to google the item for two seconds and realize how easy it is to get.
Had a friend who pulled in a cool mil doing that before the market was saturated. That was a long time ago.
I've also falled asleep during runs and not paid, or went for a snack or some such, but I figure that's balanced by all the times I've been scammed on runs -- kinda like carbon offsets. And I've definitely been scammed during runs way more often than I've failed to pay up.
Oh and Althea's Ashes waaaaaay back in the day, but that doesn't really count. I'd buy em in bulk for like 100g and sell em for ten times that.
All of that experience in selling people on superfluous stuff has come in handy at my current job. Woo!
edit: Oh, and I started the game getting scammed. A dude sold me a shitty Raven staff for literally everything I had besides my armor just after I got out of pre. So, you know, do unto others.
Had a friend who pulled in a cool mil doing that before the market was saturated. That was a long time ago.
I've also falled asleep during runs and not paid, or went for a snack or some such, but I figure that's balanced by all the times I've been scammed on runs -- kinda like carbon offsets. And I've definitely been scammed during runs way more often than I've failed to pay up.
Oh and Althea's Ashes waaaaaay back in the day, but that doesn't really count. I'd buy em in bulk for like 100g and sell em for ten times that.
All of that experience in selling people on superfluous stuff has come in handy at my current job. Woo!
edit: Oh, and I started the game getting scammed. A dude sold me a shitty Raven staff for literally everything I had besides my armor just after I got out of pre. So, you know, do unto others.
rick1027
scam someone no there are other people on the other side.
Bryant Again
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i see no reason to scam anyone in a game where gear means nothing.
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So, you know, do unto others.
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Unless you prefer to be scammed constantly, of course.
Dallcingi
No
I even be honest with people if they dont show the right money....
But its always only like less than a 10k difference anyways they just do the math wrong =p
I even be honest with people if they dont show the right money....
But its always only like less than a 10k difference anyways they just do the math wrong =p
Legendary Shiz
Hell yeah I've scammed people.
I get a kick out of screwing people over, try it sometime.
I get a kick out of screwing people over, try it sometime.
Widowmaker
Never tried to swap items, sell something as something else or change gold amounts etc. I've only ever had runs from Kamadan to the docks and then to LA and I've always paid the amount asked or more if they were friendly and quick.
As to scamming runners, if you need to scam someone the 1-2k for the average run then you have bigger issues.
If people want to count asking people to set their own price for an item and paying what they ask as scamming then that is up to you.
As to scamming runners, if you need to scam someone the 1-2k for the average run then you have bigger issues.
If people want to count asking people to set their own price for an item and paying what they ask as scamming then that is up to you.
shoyon456
I've never outright scammed someone else, but I have done the common market practice of buying undervalued items and reselling them at a 200% profit.
However, I believe it comes back to bite me all the time. I am always getting blatantly scammed from others. Just last week a "friend" took off with 99 ectos. Just shows how much you really know about people.
On a side note. I have scammed runners before. But only under certain circumstances.
However, I believe it comes back to bite me all the time. I am always getting blatantly scammed from others. Just last week a "friend" took off with 99 ectos. Just shows how much you really know about people.
On a side note. I have scammed runners before. But only under certain circumstances.
StormDragonZ
Me: WTB 10 Onyx Gemstones
Other Person: 10 Onyx for 8k
Me: They're worth less than 700 gold each. (truthfully, they were worth 950)
Other Person: Oh...
Other Person: 18 Onyx for 8k Fair?
You'd be surprised how far we were from the Rare Material Trader in Lion's Arch.
Other Person: 10 Onyx for 8k
Me: They're worth less than 700 gold each. (truthfully, they were worth 950)
Other Person: Oh...
Other Person: 18 Onyx for 8k Fair?
You'd be surprised how far we were from the Rare Material Trader in Lion's Arch.
Legendary Shiz
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As to scamming runners, if you need to scam someone the 1-2k for the average run then you have bigger issues.
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A droks run (when I was new and got them) were like 6k. And throughout the game there's about five major runs you can get. la, droks, through the jungle, sanctum cay, and desert. If each one costs like 3-6k, and you get those all ran on say 4 different characters you're talking about a relatively hefty amount of money that you can save by scamming people if you choose to do so.