Watch out for this rip off!

[NotYoCookiez]

Well then, I have come across a rather Clever evil pot by the masterminds in pocket legends.

This is basically a warning for all the merchants who wanna make quick profit lol.

Anyways, people are in balefort saying stuff like "buying alien robes 50k" when In cs it's listed for like 30k. They make you buy it then when you do, they run off. They overprice useless items and claim to buy it for more and don't.

I'm not sure what kinda hooligan stunt this is but just be careful lol

I've seen 3-5 people do it since yesterday. Not sure if it's the same guy but still.

[Swords]

There was a thread made about this already :/

Its good to keep us informed updated since the other thread was old.

[Nick41324]

Smart noobs these days. Darn them

[LwMark]

Ive heard/seen this before

[Swimmingstar]

Ive heard/seen this before

Yep, see anyone doing it, do it back to them!

[Darkfader]

Smart noobs these days. Darn them


+1.

[KingFu]

Undercut them and have someone buy yours.

[Enforcer]

Um, here's a better idea :surprise:

List a item in cs for wayyyyyy Over priced:afro:

Then on a different character list that same item, but a lot cheaper! :devilish:

[Jcyee]

Ive seen something like this on the forums before... Ppl say theyre buying for way overpriced, but the lowest price for thst certain item was listed by the person buying it way overpriced or by one of their alts... Something like that

[Elyseon]

Sounds more like a rip-on to me!
Count me in!

[Bless]

I've seen this yesterday with a noon buying Seers blizzard stick (Purple) and it was 50k in cs but he was trying to buy for 100k. He wanted to make someone else buy it and he ran away after.

[nomad187]

There was a thread made about this already :/

Its good to keep us informed updated since the other thread was old.

This just made me LOL.

[Carth]

This is the most genius market tactic I've ever heard of.

+1 to the players behind this.

[Luvaria]

I've heard of this so much, but I've never actually seen anyone do it =o

[NotYoCookiez]

I've seen many people Undercut them lol.

Too bad they are not smart enough to use less know items. I hope they don't read this xD

[Bunnyshoota]

Lol I saw someone saying <Buying scabbys dagger 23k> and cs was high, about 10k..........
But I had a scabbys dagger in my inventory at the time, so when I traded him and showed him he logged out...............

[Bless]

Lol I saw someone saying <Buying scabbys dagger 23k> and cs was high, about 10k..........
But I had a scabbys dagger in my inventory at the time, so when I traded him and showed him he logged out............... LOL!! genius!

[Snakespeare]

Yeah, this is a classic scam in PL. It's been going on since the CS opened. The devs know this scam, so be sure to report it.

I first encountered it when I was in CS after farming Boulderfist. The scammer said he'd pay 20K for a green that was dropping like flies off of Boulderfist, so I went over and gifted him, and told him, "You shouldn't pay that much! It's a common drop." Then I went on to CS to put up a pink, but first I looked to see if anyone was selling that green and what the true value was and guess what? You already know, of course. It was listed in his name for 10K. :rolleyes:

He wanted to take advantage of a greedy person. In this classic scam, the greed of the mark is part of the equation. A nice person would say "Why not just buy the one in CS for 10K?" But a greedy person will buy the one for 10K and try to immediately sell it to the con man for 20K, who amazingly just bought it from someone else. What really happened is, he sold a POS for 10K.

[razerfingers]

This isnt necesarily scamming. This is a money tactic say i put up robes for 30k then blast in balefort huying robes 60k someone will see oh they 30k ill make 30k profit from this dummy well in actuality hes getting the 30k running away farming again and doing same thing so its not a scam in my opionion just smart way of making money. Lol

Sent using spray paint from a "can"

[Fao]

Meh, why can't people just play without scamming? Mean seriously?

Oh well! Guess we'll just have to deal with it!

[vampinoy]

For me, scamming is anything that involves deception to make someone do things that he would normally not do had he known better. I personally consider this a form of scam, a "smart scam", but scam nonetheless...though I'd understand if some don't because there's a fine line that separates smarts from deception since someone needs to be smarter over someone to deceive, you can either focus on the smart deed or the deceitful deed depending on your appreciation. Anyway, that's beside the point, my opinion about the topic is I think this is not a cool way of merching...merchants should rely on facts and speculate the future whether short term, mid term, or long term...merching by deception (or smarts) is an attempt to shortcut the art of trading (not to mention it is highly destructive to the buyer) which is also unfair to those merchants who are doing things the right way. These people should be penalized.

[plmafiaboss]

Lol i saw you there yesterday. That was my friend with the alien blaster thing :/ everyone figured it out cus whos gunna buy an alien blaster 110k <.<

[ImHawk]

Same... a seer mettalic robe for 100k in auction.. guy saying he buying for 152k....
Tho I have to hand it. To them.. quite a smart scam..

[elianel]

I think I found a scammer is a level 15 saying can someone trade me a rift Amor for 19k. then I check cs and the have one for 15k then I say oh look there is one for 15 k in cs go buy now and he say idk I'm a noob then I was thinking a noob with level 15 play armor and winter vanity ice wing but ok wait and I buy it for givi it to him for 15k the same price that I buy but when hi see thade message he left http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g386/thejoker177/699e7c9a.jpg
http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g386/thejoker177/8b8e7bea.jpg
http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g386/thejoker177/ee3fc9d0.jpg
I don't care if they want 19k I give to anyone but cheating like this lol

[JFelt8]

I was there with the rift armor. When I told him it was n cs for 15 he changed his price to 19, so I pulled out my rift to sell to him to c if he was scamming. Guy refused to trade wouldn't pm back so we reported him for scammimg

[NotYoCookiez]

That's a new guy. And I saw more today. :/

[LwMark]

Posting it on forums just helps more people do if they didnt know before

[StompArtist]

I fail to see how this is a scam, most car dealership and manufacturer do the same... oh look we are selling below MSRP!!!

[FluffNStuff]

I fail to see how this is a scam, most car dealership and manufacturer do the same... oh look we are selling below MSRP!!!

Most scams in PL are rehashes of cons that were "fresh" in the 1930's. Guess we are in a depression.

[TANKKAAR]

Got one last night lol

http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx287/Tedpotter3/Screenshot_2012-07-08-00-06-46-1.jpg


http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx287/Tedpotter3/Screenshot_2012-07-08-00-07-11-1.jpg

[Cobraguy]

Called several players out on this in the last couple of days...pathetic really.

[小孩子]

Smart noobs these days. Darn them

Smart noobs old tricks ;)

[LADYHADASSA]

This scam has been around for a long time another is telling peeps an item has just been discontinued..

[FluffNStuff]

Got one last night lol

http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx287/Tedpotter3/Screenshot_2012-07-08-00-06-46-1.jpg


http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx287/Tedpotter3/Screenshot_2012-07-08-00-07-11-1.jpg

Their not even listing it under an alt? Wow, the laziness of scammers these days!

[Chopper]

hey, i caught the same guy trying it on a wand! I announced he could get it cheaper in CS and told him to buy it. He obviously just left and i announced that he left it there, despite constant announcements that he was looking to buy one for a higher amount.

I presume it works for him, since he's been called out a few times, and still tries the same scam.

[McBain]

I'm with Razer on this one. I don't know that I would call it a "scam." A bit underhanded and scummy? Yeah, perhaps. It's legal in the real world though, whereas other in-game scams at least are comparable to real-world illegal acts. I guess since a lot of players playing this game are kids who might not know any better, it's better to be safe than sorry. Although based on the fact that so many of these people try this without even using an alt suggests that the kids who don't know any better are the ones doing it.

[Iehaenis]

Yep, have seen it myself also. Someone was screaming in Balefort that they wanted to BUY a certain item for 110k. I was curious and looked the item up on auction and it was selling for 60k. I sent them a tell and told them there was one on cs alot cheaper and still they kept on shouting. I was like... really? I'm sure some people are falling for it though. Shame, shame.

[NotYoCookiez]

I never said this was a scam but a rip off lol

I have no idea what is to be done when I see one of these in action... People are doing this on purpose and really needs to be stopped. Easier said then done should fit in perfectly here lol

[Yich]

If anyone is foolish enough to full for this... I think they don't deserve their money in the first place.

[Advicatus]

^ that

[Rockxout]

And this is reason I don't do any trading outside of the cs.

[cookiez]

Yeah lol, someone said "buying vyynar blaster 100k" (dunno how to spell) and I bought for 60k in cs and they left

[Jsaieagle]

it's an old trick, just be careful ;)