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Qoi New Eden Warriors	Posted - 2010.06.02 09:56:00 - [31] Originally by: Rothrin its almost impossible not to get scammed. I'd like to get scammed then.
omgfreemoniez	Posted - 2010.06.02 09:59:00 - [32] I've never really been scammed. Closest thing would be hitting a "2" instead of a "3" when making a contract... unfortunately there were eight zeroes after the two and someone accepted it straight away (it was 100mil below market).
Gunnanmon Gallente The Scope	Posted - 2010.06.02 10:30:00 - [33] When writing that out, did you notice the red squiggly lines under most of your words? Signature locked for discussing moderation. Navigator
Malcanis Caldari Vanishing Point. The Initiative.	Posted - 2010.06.02 10:31:00 - [34] EVE needs more people like you, Daniel Jackson. Malcanis' Law: Whenever a mechanics change is proposed on behalf of "new players", that change is always to the overwhelming advantage of richer, older players.
Daniel Jackson Caldari Planet Watchers	Posted - 2010.06.02 10:31:00 - [35] Originally by: Gunnanmon When writing that out, did you notice the red squiggly lines under most of your words? nope, but eve forums should invent a spell checker ___
Qui Shon	Posted - 2010.06.02 10:45:00 - [36] Originally by: Tiberizzle ps. only scammers use the trade window, there is no legitimate use for it whatsoever Of course there is, just don't do it with strangers.
Grath Telkin Amarr Sniggerdly Pandemic Legion	Posted - 2010.06.02 10:49:00 - [37] who the hell still does business through trade windows?
oolk	Posted - 2010.06.02 11:01:00 - [38] I've lost a few hundred mil worth of pixels in FW but who cares...really.
Akita T Caldari Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force	Posted - 2010.06.02 11:04:00 - [39] Originally by: Daniel Jackson Originally by: Gunnanmon When writing that out, did you notice the red squiggly lines under most of your words? nope, but eve forums should invent a spell checker Use some other browser, one that's not Internet Explorer. All the cool kids (and even the not so cool kids) laugh at you when you use Internet Explorer. Opera, Firefox and Chrome all have built-in spell-check (and most likely also all have suggest-a-correction too). As for not getting scammed, as per your own admission, you're kind of ahem slow... and that's not something you can do anything about, sadly... so you just have to be extra-careful. At best you can check, double-check and even triple-check everything you do that does involve money before accepting anything, even if that involves delaying the transaction a bit (and slightly annoying the one you're trading with in the process). BEFORE you click accept on anything, check the item is what it's supposed to be (i.e. navy version instead of regular version, or that the rigs are actual rigs not blueprint copies in the cargo), if there's something you CAN'T check assume the most worthless possibility (i.e. if they offer you a "rigged ship" in a direct trade, ALWAYS assume it has no rigs at all, ask for it to be a contract so you can see before you accept), check and re-check the number of zeroes AND THE DIRECTION of the ISK transaction (i.e. that you get paid 500 mil instead of getting paid 500k or you paying 500 mil to them). You know, stuff people would usually call "common sense". _ Beginner's ISK making guide \| Manufacturer's helper \| All about reacting _
Oddymandius Minmatar	Posted - 2010.06.02 11:35:00 - [40] I've lost just under a billion in suicide ganked untanked tech 1 haulers filled with faction ammo. But I've made around 2 billion, so the message I get from it is MUST TRY HARDER.
Jommis Big Shadows Atlas Alliance	Posted - 2010.06.02 11:39:00 - [41] I have lost 26 tengu's \o/
Daniel Jackson Caldari Planet Watchers	Posted - 2010.06.02 11:40:00 - [42] Originally by: Akita T Originally by: Daniel Jackson Originally by: Gunnanmon When writing that out, did you notice the red squiggly lines under most of your words? nope, but eve forums should invent a spell checker Use some other browser, one that's not Internet Explorer. All the cool kids (and even the not so cool kids) laugh at you when you use Internet Explorer. Opera, Firefox and Chrome all have built-in spell-check (and most likely also all have suggest-a-correction too). As for not getting scammed, as per your own admission, you're kind of ahem slow... and that's not something you can do anything about, sadly... so you just have to be extra-careful. At best you can check, double-check and even triple-check everything you do that does involve money before accepting anything, even if that involves delaying the transaction a bit (and slightly annoying the one you're trading with in the process). BEFORE you click accept on anything, check the item is what it's supposed to be (i.e. navy version instead of regular version, or that the rigs are actual rigs not blueprint copies in the cargo), if there's something you CAN'T check assume the most worthless possibility (i.e. if they offer you a "rigged ship" in a direct trade, ALWAYS assume it has no rigs at all, ask for it to be a contract so you can see before you accept), check and re-check the number of zeroes AND THE DIRECTION of the ISK transaction (i.e. that you get paid 500 mil instead of getting paid 500k or you paying 500 mil to them). You know, stuff people would usually call "common sense". i use google chrome so can u please point me to where i enable such a feature, and btw i never use IE because its slow and contains viruses always ___
Akita T Caldari Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force	Posted - 2010.06.02 11:46:00 - [43] Originally by: Daniel Jackson i use google chrome so can u please point me to where i enable such a feature, and btw i never use IE because its slow and contains viruses always http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95604 _ Beginner's ISK making guide \| Manufacturer's helper \| All about reacting _
Ka choop	Posted - 2010.06.02 12:26:00 - [44] You could stop using the trade window. Anything higher then a few million I do on contracts. With a contract you can take your time to carefully read all of it. (check if it's in the right station also) There is no need for anyone to convince you to not use a contract. If someone doesn't want to, or makes some lame excuse like "all my contract slots are full" make a reverse contract where you place a "want order". And last but not least: if some stranger offers you that superdeal, then it's probably a scam. why would anyone give ISK away to a stranger? If it's too good to be true, it probably is.
Hellox	Posted - 2010.06.02 12:31:00 - [45] Originally by: Boogie Bobby Welcome to the buddy list of every scammer that reads the forum. This one made my day! BTW I've been playing for a month or so and already got scammed for 100mil. I read somewhere: "If the deal sounds to good to be true, it probably is." Well, now I know what that means...
Babel Utopian Research I.E.L. Hedonistic Imperative	Posted - 2010.06.02 12:31:00 - [46] Originally by: Daniel Jackson i lost 400mil by buying a frekle or waht er its called Nope - Thought about it for a bit, still have no idea whatsoever what you mean - please explain ... 'a frekle' ... ?? PS - please mail me if you get me some more of those drugs you sound like you're on ... . All generalisations are false - Discuss.
Dr Fighter	Posted - 2010.06.02 12:38:00 - [47] Originally by: Babel Originally by: Daniel Jackson i lost 400mil by buying a frekle or waht er its called Nope - Thought about it for a bit, still have no idea whatsoever what you mean - please explain ... 'a frekle' ... ?? PS - please mail me if you get me some more of those drugs you sound like you're on ... he means freki
Night Epoch Ishuk-Raata Enforcement Directive	Posted - 2010.06.02 13:06:00 - [48] Edited by: Night Epoch on 02/06/2010 13:06:42 I feel bad for you. Something to keep in mind: if somebody you don't know offers you a sale via the trade window, they are trying to scam you. Never use the trade window. Only contracts. And even then, double check to ensure the thing you're actually buying the the thing you think you're buying. And whenever your client throws a confirm dialog to you - it's best to read it first.
omgfreemoniez	Posted - 2010.06.02 13:07:00 - [49] I lost about 40bil in the last week by not exploiting the damn POS reprocessing. FML.
Sajk'Kamonde Caldari	Posted - 2010.06.02 13:15:00 - [50] Originally by: omgfreemoniez I lost about 40bil in the last week by not exploiting the damn POS reprocessing. FML. Completely the opposite here.
Daniel Jackson Caldari Planet Watchers	Posted - 2010.06.02 13:43:00 - [51] Edited by: Daniel Jackson on 02/06/2010 13:44:08 Originally by: Ka choop You could stop using the trade window. Anything higher then a few million I do on contracts. With a contract you can take your time to carefully read all of it. (check if it's in the right station also) There is no need for anyone to convince you to not use a contract. If someone doesn't want to, or makes some lame excuse like "all my contract slots are full" make a reverse contract where you place a "want order". And last but not least: if some stranger offers you that superdeal, then it's probably a scam. why would anyone give ISK away to a stranger? If it's too good to be true, it probably is. cant place a want order for a freki ___
Rawr Cristina Caldari Omerta Syndicate	Posted - 2010.06.02 15:02:00 - [52] lol I love DJ - Malyutka (The Virus) -
eFart Minmatar	Posted - 2010.06.02 15:46:00 - [53] Originally by: Daniel Jackson Edited by: Daniel Jackson on 02/06/2010 03:28:05 and then i just lost a Full set of + 5 implants, zor's custom Navigation hyper-link, a 'Squire' PG8 implant, a KVA2000 implant a ZME2000 implant and a ZMM1000 implant dont use implaints
Zions Child Caldari Carthage Industries	Posted - 2010.06.02 16:03:00 - [54] Originally by: Sergei Le'Poof (very few scammers in low sec, those living there just take stuff from you ) Not so much take, as repossess. With bullets. And missiles. And pod goo But seriously, Firefox, Chrome, and others all have spell check. When the squiggly line appears under your word, right click the word and it will give you a list of suggestions. Useful, tbh, I mean, hell, it certainly helps my spelling on the forums. Grammar, on the other hand, well, there's nothing that can fix that. Originally by: CCP Shadow snip Castration successful. Shadow.
Andrea Griffin	Posted - 2010.06.02 16:32:00 - [55] If you have trouble with contract scams, you can always link contracts to other people and have them look things over (I'd be happy to check them for you if I'm online). Also, never use the trade window.
Plocsk	Posted - 2010.06.02 16:44:00 - [56] Originally by: Andrea Griffin If you have trouble with contract scams, you can always link contracts to other people and have them look things over (I'd be happy to check them for you if I'm online). LMFAO
Xai Rayna	Posted - 2010.06.02 16:45:00 - [57] Originally by: Kephael I've lost about 400 million isk playing on and off since late 2007 in PvP only. Same here. It's because I suck though...
zombiedeadhead Minmatar Brutor tribe	Posted - 2010.06.02 16:53:00 - [58] Don't worry about all this isk loss ****, just link some more of your dancing vids please.
Ella Actinic The Actinic Agency	Posted - 2010.06.02 16:54:00 - [59] I feel for you, Daniel. While I haven't been scammed in the sense that you have, I did once drunkenly bought a 65 million isk shuttle off the market. This is not a game you can breeze through while not really paying attention. Like my friend the carpenter says, 'measure twice, cut once'. Ella
RAW23	Posted - 2010.06.02 17:16:00 - [60] 1 bil lost to a spelling error (Linkage). Most embarassing

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