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Dav85

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

07 Mar 2006 at 07:58 - 1

My bad i was selling shitty drops to the trader and before i realized i was lagging i sold by mistake a lot of things... i saved my sapphires but rubies were gone.
let u do the math as it hurts...
the trader gave me nearly 37500 gold

best part is that if i had 2500 more gold on me i wouldn't have had enough room to sell rubies.

allow anyone to /point and /laugh at me

edit: sry i edited after a mod edited me i had to correct a typo

Ruvaen

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

CA

W/

07 Mar 2006 at 08:07 - 2

I use my holiday items as "blockers" to keep me from inadvertently selling my important items should they be on the first inventory screen. The rest, I usually keep checked off on merch screens so I don't accidentally sell my gear. ><

Corwin Feist

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

Our Name is Legion

E/Mo

07 Mar 2006 at 08:58 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruvaen

I use my holiday items as "blockers" to keep me from inadvertently selling my important items should they be on the first inventory screen. The rest, I usually keep checked off on merch screens so I don't accidentally sell my gear. ><

That's a good idea. I've always though a locking option on bags might work as well.

To the OP... Indeed ouch.... I know the feeling.

Corwin

Cottage Pie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Birmingham, England

Taking Aegis

Mo/Me

07 Mar 2006 at 09:01 - 4

800k, gone like that...ouch

Manic Smile

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Hawaii

----- 15^50[Rare] ---- Alliance: ----- [SMS] -----

07 Mar 2006 at 09:13 - 5

wow...farm much...lol

bummer guys

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

07 Mar 2006 at 09:16 - 6

No sh!t farm much... In nine months I've never found a single ruby or sapphire.

Dav85

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

07 Mar 2006 at 09:17 - 7

actualy they were part of the payment for a 15^50 dwarven i got in hoh

Raxxman

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

TEOC

W/N

07 Mar 2006 at 09:47 - 8

um you can lock bags you know?

just above the items there's your bags with ticks over them, if you click on a tick they will no longer be visible in the sell.

Poison Ivy

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Toronto

Hopping

Mo/A

07 Mar 2006 at 09:57 - 9

Gosh...dude...that just bites...

Well, at least now you've learnt your lesson, we'll save the criticising for the next time you make such a silly mistake ^^

Dazzen

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2006

07 Mar 2006 at 11:16 - 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raxxman

um you can lock bags you know?

just above the items there's your bags with ticks over them, if you click on a tick they will no longer be visible in the sell.

That's an interesting thing

You can also use a 'quest item' to block item sellling. Quest items can't be sold so you can save your good items this way.

coolsti

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Denmark

07 Mar 2006 at 11:30 - 11

My sympathies! I once sold a red dye by mistake in sort of the same way.

Sorry, but as an addicted player who plays GW for fun just about every night, I just have to say that I am amazed totally that you had so many rubies to sell in the first place. Like, in all my time playing I and my party members have found total about 5 ruby and sapphire drops! So you must be doing a heck of a lot of hours farming!

Caleb

Nil nisi malis terrori.

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/Me

07 Mar 2006 at 11:50 - 12

That's a big Whoopssss!!

Lint

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

In a house....

bleh

07 Mar 2006 at 12:05 - 13

I felt like a fool to before. i had 4 ectos, sold them withourt looking. Now I use a candy cain shard to seperate the others.

Big_Iron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

The Edge

Tormented Weapons [emo]

07 Mar 2006 at 12:12 - 14

I keep all my valuables in storage. I always visit storage after a run before I go to the merchant to drop off anything good I may have picked up. I know, a lot of people's storage is full though. I usually don't hang on to stuff for long, so I almost always have room in storage for my high end items.

Dav85

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

07 Mar 2006 at 13:46 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raxxman

um you can lock bags you know?

just above the items there's your bags with ticks over them, if you click on a tick they will no longer be visible in the sell.

best post in this discussion... i'll try this as soon as i get back home.
if only i had known this before... now i'll just lock the 4th bag and i'll store there all the materials i use to trade... thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolsti

I just have to say that I am amazed totally that you had so many rubies to sell in the first place. Like, in all my time playing I and my party members have found total about 5 ruby and sapphire drops! So you must be doing a heck of a lot of hours farming!

as i just said, the only thing i "farm" is hoh... if an average 2hours pvp a day can be considered "farming".
all the ectos and gems i have come from selling hoh rewards. a single lucky drop can worth 500rubies easily. ask anyone that plays hoh.
i used the word "lucky" with the meaning of "once in a lifetime"... i recently got a 15^50 dwarven axe. 70% of my richness come from that drop

Valdaran Longfoot

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

Colorado, US

Furious Dragons Reign [FDR]

W/

07 Mar 2006 at 14:15 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruvaen

I use my holiday items as "blockers" to keep me from inadvertently selling my important items should they be on the first inventory screen. The rest, I usually keep checked off on merch screens so I don't accidentally sell my gear. ><

Thats what I do too.............. Halloween hat has saved many an item in my day.

That and storage, most things that I am going to not use for a bit, like crafting material, I keep in there.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

07 Mar 2006 at 16:20 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valdaran Longfoot

Thats what I do too.............. Halloween hat has saved many an item in my day.

That and storage, most things that I am going to not use for a bit, like crafting material, I keep in there.

that pumpkin head stands out like a sore thumb and blocks nicely

i also sell only out of my backpack and leave the belt pouch/bags unchecked.

when i sell i have to actually move anything out of the bags to the backpack to make a sale.

it takes a bit more time and effort but i have never sold a single item by accident after doing this

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

07 Mar 2006 at 17:21 - 18

I used my halloween items and holiday items as blocker for all my precious weapons and items. And i usually double check the items that i'm merchanting off.

St0rM

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

England

Elite Casters Guild

W/Mo

07 Mar 2006 at 19:12 - 19

Ouch dude that must of hurt badly,i dont rly use anything as a blocker just dont click sell so quickly and look at what ur selling before clicking thats wat i normally do.

Darkaan

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2006

Near Bremen (Germany)

My Soul In Your Eyes [LoVe]

R/E

07 Mar 2006 at 19:22 - 20

I have in each of my inventories a Gwen-quest-item (e.g. Gwen's flute) so I can't sell my important items like weapons, dyes or rare materials.

Diablo???

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seattle

SPQR

N/R

07 Mar 2006 at 19:30 - 21

Accidentally sold a stack of dyes, but they were just purples so it was ok...

TheMosesPHD

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oregon

Mo Mo Patty Blinks [MoMo]

R/

07 Mar 2006 at 19:33 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruvaen

I use my holiday items as "blockers" to keep me from inadvertently selling my important items should they be on the first inventory screen. The rest, I usually keep checked off on merch screens so I don't accidentally sell my gear. ><

:P All my chars use the Tapestry Shred to keep my good stuff safe

Cjlr

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

SMS

E/Me

07 Mar 2006 at 22:10 - 23

The stupidest thing I ever sold to the merchant was "only" a superior divine favor rune...

Oh, and this one time, I sold my shirt. But that wasn't much of a financial loss... only 3k (or so) to replace it, materials, crafting, rune, go for an infusion run, poof.

Francis Crawford

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

08 Mar 2006 at 00:14 - 24

Ouch!

I've had my accidents too, but I find the following works pretty well for me:

Things I use in the bottom bags.
Stacks of collectibles and craft items in the next bag and the belt pouch. Ditto candy canes and anything else I'm saving.
Stuff for the merchant in the backpack.

Key points:

Have the full inventory screen up when merchanting.
ONLY sell to the merchant from the backpack. If I have more stuff for him, I move it to the backpack first. This safeguard step is a GOOD thing.

All that said -- did those rubies really go to the merchant, or to the rare material trader? Because if it's the merchant, I have trouble understanding how you got anything for them at all ...

Soldier of Sacrifice

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2006

Soldiers of Sacrifice

E/Mo

08 Mar 2006 at 01:15 - 25

Where would someone go to get ruby drops anyways? ive never even seen someone with them. Same as sapphires what is the use for them and where could i go to get them?

Yogi's Pain

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

E/Me

08 Mar 2006 at 01:28 - 26

Since I can...

Tachyon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Stoke, England

The Godless [GOD]

W/

08 Mar 2006 at 02:20 - 27

I did the same thing with my Monks max damage gold staff! I was selling a few aquired items in Augry when without warning I got a bit of lag and the bloody thing registered two clicks!

At least I have 'Wenslauss' Faith' so it negates the old gold staff. Although I'd like to have it back just for resale value.

NJudson

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

08 Mar 2006 at 02:39 - 28

I've done that before, but I don't remember what it was with though. Since then I lock everything in inventory except my belt pouch. I only sell stuff through the pouch and haven't had a mistake since then.

Another time I also accidentally salvaged a pretty nice gold axe because of lag and I thought I was salvaging something else. Now that one made me pretty dang upset.

twicky_kid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quite Vulgar [FUN]

08 Mar 2006 at 03:18 - 29

Get a quest Item like a letter or something and use it as a blocker. I sold some stuff by accident too. I've used that method an never ran into it again.

Tortoise

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Daunting Tempest

Mo/

08 Mar 2006 at 04:07 - 30

Ah well, I accidently sold my +20% enchant HoD sword three days after they were taken out of the game. Not as bad as the rubies but I guess it warrants a second place on the 'sucker'-list.

It sucked back then but at least I can get a good laugh out of people nowadays!

tuperwho

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Tenacious Knights of Doom [TKD]

08 Mar 2006 at 04:12 - 31

I did that with a piece of my 55 armor. Good thing I'm a me/mo.... about 2k, and I was back in business

Charrbane

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada

W/E

08 Mar 2006 at 04:22 - 32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soldier of Sacrifice

Where would someone go to get ruby drops anyways? ive never even seen someone with them. Same as sapphires what is the use for them and where could i go to get them?

I've only ever had one ruby drop and that was in Regent Valley off one of the elementals and that was several months ago. Haven't had one drop since... heh.

Dav85

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

08 Mar 2006 at 06:19 - 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Francis Crawford

All that said -- did those rubies really go to the merchant, or to the rare material trader? Because if it's the merchant, I have trouble understanding how you got anything for them at all ...

sure it was merchant... that's why it hurts. he pays only 250g each so within 2 seconds i've lost something like 3/4milion.
to sell 124rubies to the rare material trader i should have been really crazy... i can sell one to him by mistake, but after the first click i realize and stop selling... the problem with the merchant is that after the first click they were all gone

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charrbane

I've only ever had one ruby drop and that was in Regent Valley off one of the elementals and that was several months ago. Haven't had one drop since... heh.

i've had just a couple of gems drops myself. they're used as trading materials -just like ectos... "100k+50ectos" "100k + 70 rubies/sapphires"- and can be bough to the merchant. i bought a lot when they were 2.5-3k each at the rare material trader and keeping them for factions hoping fow jewels or something like that for characters.

i'm not bankrupt... but i lost a decent % amount of my savings. and i learned how to block bags. i just unchecked the green "V" as someone suggested here and it works perfectly. i keep all the stuff i'm not supposed to sell in the same bag, and the merchant doesn't even see that bag now

Banebow

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

[KoA] Knights of the Alliance

Me/

08 Mar 2006 at 06:27 - 34

Ah, how I wish for a "buyback" function like they have in WoW. . .

Sorry for your loss, I tend to keep my valuables in the storage to avoid such mistakes.

Corwin Feist

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

Our Name is Legion

E/Mo

08 Mar 2006 at 15:54 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raxxman

um you can lock bags you know?

just above the items there's your bags with ticks over them, if you click on a tick they will no longer be visible in the sell.

I'm amazed at my complete lack of observation

Thanks Raxxman

Corwin

SilentAssassin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

Remnants of Ascalon, KT alliance

R/N

08 Mar 2006 at 16:02 - 36

yeah I once sold victos bulwark because of this, oh well

plain stupid, now I also use holidays items as a block for things like this

Jiao Yang

Lunar Rabbit

Join Date: Dec 2005

08 Mar 2006 at 16:05 - 37

I have sold decent stuff to the merchant before.. not because of lag- i was just not careful enough

I check everything now..

Yanman.be

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

[ROSE]

A/

08 Mar 2006 at 16:08 - 38

i lost my rare fiery14-22 crystalline of fortitude, 14 while enchanted 27 hp....
the same way as you lost your rubies..

Haggard

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Urmston, Manchester, UK

Greener Pastures [DVDF]

W/Rt

08 Mar 2006 at 16:10 - 39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charrbane

I've only ever had one ruby drop and that was in Regent Valley off one of the elementals and that was several months ago. Haven't had one drop since... heh.

Rubies come from the FoW, and sapphires from the underworld. They CAN drop from certain enemies in generic pve, but the rate is next to nothing.
You get about 1 sapphire every 10-15 UW smite runs

chiyu

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2006

BOOM

E/Mo

09 Mar 2006 at 12:08 - 40

Yeah most decent games come with a buy back function, even if you pay twice the amount, it's worth it....I"m usually carefull to seperate the bags with items, however this time I happen to not have my belt hidden, and double clicked on the last item for the back pack... bye bye, morgriffs staff. (cries out in lost frustrations as there are no places to leave suggestions)PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IT would be so easy to just put a buy back button in the programming, you can spend time nerfing everything in the book but you can't take 30 mins to put a buy back button in... jeez.