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Kaladryn
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Posted - 2004.09.27 21:32:00 -
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Edited by: Kaladryn on 27/09/2004 21:34:55
I was truely vexed by this question for some time, as I saw little to no profit being made by escrow scammers. I'm talking about people who do things like put up a capsule and call it a memory implant.
EVERYONE inspects to some degree, when they buy, this is the catch. There is a time when most people DO NOT inpect: when price checking in order to sell something of their own.
Let me explain, say I have a +3 Memory implant i want to sell on escrow. First I go and check the current prices, I see them ranging from 29mil to 32mil, and because I want to sell it quick, I place it at 28mil. Well the catch is: the REAL lowest price was 32 mil, those implants at 29 were fake. I didn't check the escrow because I wasn't actually buying. Well that scammer is also an escrow troll, and he quick claims it making a quick resell profit.
So this is what most of those scams are about, not all, but most. The moral of the story is this: REMEMBER TO INSPECT WHEN YOU PRICE CHECK TOO!
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Kaladryn
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Posted - 2004.09.27 21:32:00 -
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Edited by: Kaladryn on 27/09/2004 21:34:55
I was truely vexed by this question for some time, as I saw little to no profit being made by escrow scammers. I'm talking about people who do things like put up a capsule and call it a memory implant.
EVERYONE inspects to some degree, when they buy, this is the catch. There is a time when most people DO NOT inpect: when price checking in order to sell something of their own.
Let me explain, say I have a +3 Memory implant i want to sell on escrow. First I go and check the current prices, I see them ranging from 29mil to 32mil, and because I want to sell it quick, I place it at 28mil. Well the catch is: the REAL lowest price was 32 mil, those implants at 29 were fake. I didn't check the escrow because I wasn't actually buying. Well that scammer is also an escrow troll, and he quick claims it making a quick resell profit.
So this is what most of those scams are about, not all, but most. The moral of the story is this: REMEMBER TO INSPECT WHEN YOU PRICE CHECK TOO!
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Kalfu
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Posted - 2004.09.28 00:42:00 -
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I always figured that scammers were hoping for that one drunk/tired/on medication causing drowsiness player who takes the bait. If you sell one unit of tritanium for 20M it covers all the costs of escrow fees for all your scams and a good profit. I'd really like to know how much isk excrow scammers make over time; probably less than what they like people to think.
I personally hate escrow spammers more than scammers, since there is nothing you can do to avoid spammers.
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Kalfu
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Posted - 2004.09.28 00:42:00 -
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I always figured that scammers were hoping for that one drunk/tired/on medication causing drowsiness player who takes the bait. If you sell one unit of tritanium for 20M it covers all the costs of escrow fees for all your scams and a good profit. I'd really like to know how much isk excrow scammers make over time; probably less than what they like people to think.
I personally hate escrow spammers more than scammers, since there is nothing you can do to avoid spammers.
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voidvim
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Posted - 2004.09.29 02:22:00 -
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um if scammer spam scamms are they scammers or spammers ?
but any thanks for your advice
P.s.
I would use the normal market for implants
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voidvim
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Posted - 2004.09.29 02:22:00 -
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um if scammer spam scamms are they scammers or spammers ?
but any thanks for your advice
P.s.
I would use the normal market for implants
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Hurg
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Posted - 2004.09.29 21:50:00 -
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Thanks... Now I can't get the word Hammers out of my head. 
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Hurg
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Posted - 2004.09.29 21:50:00 -
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Thanks... Now I can't get the word Hammers out of my head.
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Sleepy Dane
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Posted - 2004.10.05 11:43:00 -
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They're spamming scammers!!!!!
hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer
Well we have a few nice capsules in our corp-hangar named "10-million capsule" or "7.9M-capsule"......so sometimes ppl MUST be so tired that they fall for it!! and its THEIR fault....check or its your own fault...
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Sleepy Dane
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Posted - 2004.10.05 11:43:00 -
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They're spamming scammers!!!!!
hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer
Well we have a few nice capsules in our corp-hangar named "10-million capsule" or "7.9M-capsule"......so sometimes ppl MUST be so tired that they fall for it!! and its THEIR fault....check or its your own fault...
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ruro
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Posted - 2004.10.11 00:38:00 -
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I think that's an excellent point, i've been caught out pricing escrows the same as a scam escrow, thinking that was the lowest price. Now I check all the low priced items and often discover they're 1 unit of tritanium or the like. Heh. It looks as if all items will be on the market in Shiva, so this can be avoided in the future.
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ruro
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Posted - 2004.10.11 00:38:00 -
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I think that's an excellent point, i've been caught out pricing escrows the same as a scam escrow, thinking that was the lowest price. Now I check all the low priced items and often discover they're 1 unit of tritanium or the like. Heh. It looks as if all items will be on the market in Shiva, so this can be avoided in the future.
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