Personally I would like to report You for Outrageous prices to begin with if they accepted such a thing.
lesson number 1 to ALL new players. do not buy ANYTHING from ANY PLAYER in the game EVER. Only purchase from NPCs... And if you must trade for something make it a trade (item for item) or talk to your guild members before exposing yourself to people that WILL every time EXPLOIT YOUR IGNORANCE. In our guild we rarely use commerce at all, we just give items to those that want or need them. and we post in our forums for items to keep an eye out for. Then we never have to deal with people as ridiculous as this person that originated this thread.
However to answer your post. Yes there is a way to alert arenanet of potential cheaters, dupers, and bot users. see Contact Links
They request a Screen Shot with the server time, and the offeneders nick.
This is so they can refer to logs from the dist and back track the conversation on the offense. They don't just take your word for it, they do some research too...
Cheaters
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StandardAI
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Originally Posted by DrSLUGFly
*sigh* did you have to buy it too?
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Kari
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Originally Posted by Nasenbluten
"DUPED" is when you duplicate an item or gold or something not when you get "SCAMMED" fyi
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tr.v. duped, dup·ing, dupes
To deceive (an unwary person).
FluidFox
Wow.. I have an inventory full of bows with +15% while health is above 50%... If I knew I could gouge that kind of scratch for them I'd have more money than my account could hold by now.
Seriously though, NO bow is worth 200 platinum no matter how you look at it. That you had the nerve to ask that much almost requires my respect. Almost. And that you had the unmitigated gall to start a thread complaining that you only got the maximum amount that you character can carry for it is beyond my ability to express in the english language.
Other than that, your question has already been answered. If you feel this is worth complaining about though I think I may be sick.
Seriously though, NO bow is worth 200 platinum no matter how you look at it. That you had the nerve to ask that much almost requires my respect. Almost. And that you had the unmitigated gall to start a thread complaining that you only got the maximum amount that you character can carry for it is beyond my ability to express in the english language.
Other than that, your question has already been answered. If you feel this is worth complaining about though I think I may be sick.
Fantras
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Wow.. I have an inventory full of bows with +15% while health is above 50%... If I knew I could gouge that kind of scratch for them I'd have more money than my account could hold by now.
Seriously though, NO bow is worth 200 platinum no matter how you look at it. That you had the nerve to ask that much almost requires my respect. Almost. And that you had the unmitigated gall to start a thread complaining that you only got the maximum amount that you character can carry for it is beyond my ability to express in the english language. Other than that, your question has already been answered. If you feel this is worth complaining about though I think I may be sick. |
Dude, don't be so mean. He's saving up to buy the Crystal Desert. Didn't you know that?
Dirkiess
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Step out of the computer & understand that some of the words you think mean something, have a real world meaning also.
tr.v. duped, dup·ing, dupes To deceive (an unwary person). |
Mr. Matt
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Originally Posted by Nasenbluten
"DUPED" is when you duplicate an item or gold or something not when you get "SCAMMED" fyi
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He/she was speaking ENGLISH.
Stone
i still cant get over a single item being over max allowed gold myself..
only way i see any1 getting that kind of money is to spend all thier time in market offering 100g for 10k+ items +many other ways they exploit the economy(scamming newbs) , or being lucky with sigil drops.. tho im glad we have scrolls now too, at least some roleplayers have a bit more chance at getting one of these "godly items" or even a superior vigor....
Playing 1month, 300+hours,nearly 300k EXP , currently at thunderheadkeep. have 2 perty scrolls of insight & 6plat to my name.. Oh btw those scrolls are currently worth 12 & 15k at the trader.. to Sell. soon ill have a few more gold coins but i hardly see multiple hundreds of thousands for months.. has game even been out that long?
Personally id have to query the methods these 100kionares clubbers used to Gain thier Riches to find out & well im enjoying my adventures, nvr had to worry bout a sup/major rune & my dropped weapons do quite fine, my upgrades will come soon & no doubt ill end up with a few gold sooner or later.
But hey you got 100k from a drop right? if you are against bad things like this "scammer who stole your 100k" (Stealer) then you must also note that Greed is just as bad .. check the ten commandments.. might wanna yank that log out of your eye before you go Killing others for thiers.. Hypocrytes bug me.
only way i see any1 getting that kind of money is to spend all thier time in market offering 100g for 10k+ items +many other ways they exploit the economy(scamming newbs) , or being lucky with sigil drops.. tho im glad we have scrolls now too, at least some roleplayers have a bit more chance at getting one of these "godly items" or even a superior vigor....
Playing 1month, 300+hours,nearly 300k EXP , currently at thunderheadkeep. have 2 perty scrolls of insight & 6plat to my name.. Oh btw those scrolls are currently worth 12 & 15k at the trader.. to Sell. soon ill have a few more gold coins but i hardly see multiple hundreds of thousands for months.. has game even been out that long?
Personally id have to query the methods these 100kionares clubbers used to Gain thier Riches to find out & well im enjoying my adventures, nvr had to worry bout a sup/major rune & my dropped weapons do quite fine, my upgrades will come soon & no doubt ill end up with a few gold sooner or later.
But hey you got 100k from a drop right? if you are against bad things like this "scammer who stole your 100k" (Stealer) then you must also note that Greed is just as bad .. check the ten commandments.. might wanna yank that log out of your eye before you go Killing others for thiers.. Hypocrytes bug me.
BaleFire
lol this is funny.
if you let ppl exploit you its ure fault.
a good rule:
never trust any1 exept ppl u play with regularly and "know", or guildmembers.
if you let ppl exploit you its ure fault.
a good rule:
never trust any1 exept ppl u play with regularly and "know", or guildmembers.
Saerden
How many in here cant understand the concept of "rare"? If its rare, it does not matter how much i sell it for, getting it will still be though. If its not worth my time selling, ill delete it. GL getting it now.
Interesting to see people who think that your scamming a newb if you ask 100k. Sure, how many newbs have 100k? If you have 100k, and buy a max dmg weapon without mods, IT IS YOUR FREE DESCICION. If i say that this weapon will make you fly, it is YOUR duty to verify it by doing research. Why does the seller always have to determine the exact value of an item, while its perfectly acceptable for the buyer to have no clue at all?
Interesting to see people who think that your scamming a newb if you ask 100k. Sure, how many newbs have 100k? If you have 100k, and buy a max dmg weapon without mods, IT IS YOUR FREE DESCICION. If i say that this weapon will make you fly, it is YOUR duty to verify it by doing research. Why does the seller always have to determine the exact value of an item, while its perfectly acceptable for the buyer to have no clue at all?
Canook
did u make a profit? i think you did, a 100k profit. i'd be happy with that.
thejynxed
Simple way for Anet to fix price gouging: Tie the max amount of gold you can offer in the trade window to the NPC sale trade value of the item (the value you get when identifying the item), and stop allowing direct gold trades. That would also create the largest gold sink possible in the game, since everyone's crap would only be worth the ID price of the item. It's already rediculously easy to get gold without price gouging.
Azmodan
How is someone price gouging if they offer an item and some moron says they'll pay 200k for it? Look at how much people are paying for fellblades and crystalline swords. If he was asking 200k for it, then you're not obligated to say that you'll buy it.
You can't tell me if someone offered any of you 100k for you clean 6-9 tribal blade, that you wouldn't jump all over it. Before the rune trader, people were paying 100k for a superior vigor rune that only offers 9 more HP then a major which can be purchased for 15k.
The solution is simple. You should be able to trade gold up to the limit of your storage. The first 100k goes on the character and the remainder goes automatically to storage. Or, your character should be able to hold an unlimited amount of gold.
You can't tell me if someone offered any of you 100k for you clean 6-9 tribal blade, that you wouldn't jump all over it. Before the rune trader, people were paying 100k for a superior vigor rune that only offers 9 more HP then a major which can be purchased for 15k.
The solution is simple. You should be able to trade gold up to the limit of your storage. The first 100k goes on the character and the remainder goes automatically to storage. Or, your character should be able to hold an unlimited amount of gold.
asdar
It doesn't matter what the bow was worth.
There's a clear right and wrong in this situation and everyone that even mentions a price should be ashamed.
If player A says he'll give 10 gold for an item but he only has 5 now and he'll give 5 when they get to a town and bails he's a low down lying jerk.
The original poster is clearly the wronged person here and cheated regardless of what the cost or price of the bow was.
Quit reflecting your own anger at inflation to what is clearly a black and white situation.
There's a clear right and wrong in this situation and everyone that even mentions a price should be ashamed.
If player A says he'll give 10 gold for an item but he only has 5 now and he'll give 5 when they get to a town and bails he's a low down lying jerk.
The original poster is clearly the wronged person here and cheated regardless of what the cost or price of the bow was.
Quit reflecting your own anger at inflation to what is clearly a black and white situation.
Epinephrine
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It doesn't matter what the bow was worth.
There's a clear right and wrong in this situation and everyone that even mentions a price should be ashamed. If player A says he'll give 10 gold for an item but he only has 5 now and he'll give 5 when they get to a town and bails he's a low down lying jerk. The original poster is clearly the wronged person here and cheated regardless of what the cost or price of the bow was. Quit reflecting your own anger at inflation to what is clearly a black and white situation. |
I agree that things are worth what people pay for them - I wouldn't ever pay $60,000 for a comic book, but some people will. Their problem. The only thing about this ccase is that ANet tried to set a cap on trade value - you can get around it by trading objects and money together, but it was put in for a reason, to stop outlandish inflation. People refuse to be bottled up, greed knows no bounds. Sorry you had a contract broken, not particularly sympathetic about the loss though. I agree that people are pretty unethical - he broke his word, while you are simply a greedy capitalist - surely a lesser crime than a cheat.
unclee
I agree if you find someone dumb enough to pay that much then by all means GO AHEAD and sell. LOL I don't think macro economists are worried about inflation in GW.
Night
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"DUPED" is when you duplicate an item or gold or something not when you get "SCAMMED" fyi
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FYI, Lol you have spent way too much time online my friend. The word duped is a word meaning cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation "He was duped into buying that conterfiet polo shirt". Whereas online folks got lazy and start using the word dupe to be a shortened version of duplicate. So in the context he was using the word, he meant duped not duplicate and therefore correct.
Now back to reporting him, what are you going to say? Maybe he thought the 100k is all you wanted so therefore he went with it. Send proof and maybe they will do something but doubtful on the first post. Bottom line is take it a lesson. Don't trust anyone.
Stev0
I have about 16K gathered from the start of the game and you just made 100K in one transaction and complain you got ripped off?
Christ!
*time to post pics of starving Ascalonian Child Refugees*
Christ!
*time to post pics of starving Ascalonian Child Refugees*
Stev0
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FYI, Lol you have spent way too much time online my friend. The word duped is a word meaning cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation "He was duped into buying that conterfiet polo shirt". Whereas online folks got lazy and start using the word dupe to be a shortened version of duplicate. So in the context he was using the word, he meant duped not duplicate and therefore correct.
Now back to reporting him, what are you going to say? Maybe he thought the 100k is all you wanted so therefore he went with it. Send proof and maybe they will do something but doubtful on the first post. Bottom line is take it a lesson. Don't trust anyone. |
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Speculators just take money from those asking to have it taken from them. While it is truly idiotic to spend anything close to that much gold on anything, period, people will do it, because much as in the real world, some people prefer to throw money at a problem instead of spending a little time finding it for themselves.
Morat
Hey guys, I've got a bridge for sale if you want to have a look...
Reiden Argrock
all I can say is sorry,
that won't fix people's problems though,
I don't think their is anyway to report this either,
sorry
that won't fix people's problems though,
I don't think their is anyway to report this either,
sorry
Algren Cole
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Hey guys, I've got a bridge for sale if you want to have a look...
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I'll give you 500plat
Moskel
Next time if you are going to sell something for 200k, make it 100k + 7 unided gold armors or 100k+ sigil + 2 gold armors or make the person pay you 100k up front for 7 gold armors, then make him trade you the 7 armors + 100k back for the bow. The 7 armors you carry as collateral so he doesn't worry about getting scammed.
And $200 for a purse, that buys a nice purse, try going to Google and putting in 'Hermes Birkin Bag Crocodile'. Now thats expensive
And $200 for a purse, that buys a nice purse, try going to Google and putting in 'Hermes Birkin Bag Crocodile'. Now thats expensive
hydrak
I don't know what is the deal with this original poster. I think he's lying about the whole thing, trying to pump up the value of his bow. I wouldn't be surprised if he still has the bow and is still spamming it for 200k in Lion Arch.
I spent one hour spamming the same bow for 50k. And I didn't even get one returned message.
I spent one hour spamming the same bow for 50k. And I didn't even get one returned message.
Thargor_the_Barbarian
No, Im not lying about the bow and no I do not spam thankyou. My aim wasn't to get sympathy or pity as some have claimed. Nor was I trying to argue about bow prices. Or to argue about price gouging and whatnot. I wasn't trying to find out "how lucky I was to even get 100k".
What I was trying to do was to find out if there was a way to alert the games "admin", or whoever, in order to keep tabs on ppl who have repeatedly were dishonest to other players. Someone who easily walks away with that much potential money would be have no problem doing again to another player (I saw the same character later trying to sell for 150k, and later said that he would sell it for 300k). I never lie to ppl about my bows, if they say the price is to high, I say, "you CAN find it cheaper if your'e patient enough to shop around or try to find it yourself". Often, ppl are too lazy to find themselves or shop around for it at lower price. So they pay. I find cheap bows for sale all day long, Ive never paid over 40k for anything. I am not dishonest, this fellow was, as he lied to me repeatedly begging to pay 200k.
On the other hand, thanks for the advice about the armor and rune + 100K trade. And thanks to those who attempted to help me find a way to report repeatedly dishonest ppl. Thanks for your time, I apologize if I offended anyone.
And yeah I dont like vamp 5/1 string either, but in the past week, its been hard to find one even under 80k.
What I was trying to do was to find out if there was a way to alert the games "admin", or whoever, in order to keep tabs on ppl who have repeatedly were dishonest to other players. Someone who easily walks away with that much potential money would be have no problem doing again to another player (I saw the same character later trying to sell for 150k, and later said that he would sell it for 300k). I never lie to ppl about my bows, if they say the price is to high, I say, "you CAN find it cheaper if your'e patient enough to shop around or try to find it yourself". Often, ppl are too lazy to find themselves or shop around for it at lower price. So they pay. I find cheap bows for sale all day long, Ive never paid over 40k for anything. I am not dishonest, this fellow was, as he lied to me repeatedly begging to pay 200k.
On the other hand, thanks for the advice about the armor and rune + 100K trade. And thanks to those who attempted to help me find a way to report repeatedly dishonest ppl. Thanks for your time, I apologize if I offended anyone.
And yeah I dont like vamp 5/1 string either, but in the past week, its been hard to find one even under 80k.
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There is no such thing. As someone who farmed items in EQ to sell for plat when bored, and farmed worthless crap in GW to try and hit a sup vigor/absorb (which not surprisingly arent on the rune trader), I can say for certain that the only rare thing is 'time'.
Speculators just take money from those asking to have it taken from them. While it is truly idiotic to spend anything close to that much gold on anything, period, people will do it, because much as in the real world, some people prefer to throw money at a problem instead of spending a little time finding it for themselves. |
Some people have a lot of money, whether its from farming, lucky drops, or even playing the market. That money is useless just sitting there, but being able to turn that money into something they would find enjoyment is a good thing.
Paine
Seriously. I think this game will end up with the same trade values like Diablo II - Lord of Destruction. Probably 1000k for 1 Superior Vigor rune in 3 years. You'll see =)
ManadartheHealer
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Seriously. I think this game will end up with the same trade values like Diablo II - Lord of Destruction. Probably 1000k for 1 Superior Vigor rune in 3 years. You'll see =)
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The most it is possible to charge an item for without the chance of being shafted is 100k+7 unid'd gold drops
Numa Pompilius
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It's not cheating. It's exploiting
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Exploit = taking unfair advantage of a game design flaw or bug.
Scam = tricking someone out of money.
Personally I don't think there were any scamming going on either. I think this is bullshit. A 200K bow? A "relative noob" with a 200K bow? Yeah, right!
Thargor is of course free to report this guy to Anet, but the burden of proof is on Thargor, and he will not have the evidence to support his version.
Dahl
Woah woah woah.... Let me get this straight here... You're mad.. because.. you sold a bow to a guy worth 20k.... for 100k... and you're mad you couldn't get 200k out of it... "OMGZORZ THIS DOODE SHUD ME BANND CUZ I CUDNT EXPLOIT HIM ENUFF!" look back, and listen to yourself... You're mad that you couldn't rip someone off for enough? I thought it was bad that I let a Red dye go for 100g when I was a newbie.
Zfactor
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I would feel sorry for you, but you are charging 200k for a bow, which is a TOTAL rip off in every way imaginable. Actually, I am glad I read this, because nothing beats when a price gouger gets screwed hard.
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If they ever put in a report system like this, I think I am going to report you for trying to exploit newbies.
Ibutho Ukuziqhenya
I can't stop laughing here... 200k for a crappy bow, lol... no matter what bow that is, I'd sell it for 20k MAX! What the hell do you want to do with so much money anyway? Nothing in the game is worth more than 20k... crappy inflationists! I wish beta times never ended :-( Since release there are so many morons cranking up the inflation...
Red Locust
I'm not surprised he ripped you off. I wouldn't agree to paying 200k for a bow like that unless I intended to scam the seller out of 100k. Hell I even doubt a plain 5/1 vampiric bow is worth 100k.
Galatea Orea
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"DUPED" is when you duplicate an item or gold or something not when you get "SCAMMED" fyi
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"Duped" as used in gaming lingo is a shortcut (of course) for "duplicated", meaning that an item has been illegally replicated.
Just to set the record straight.
Peace
Dragonkin
200k for a bow? lololololol *falls off his chair*