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schurem
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Posted - 2005.12.25 14:45:00 -
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I just bought a millitary connections skillbook off of escrow for the nice price of 79 million isk.
Or thats what i thought. Some smart-alleck made misuse of my inattentiveness and sold me a criminal connections skillbook for 79 million isk. Those are worth aout 180 thousand isk, not eighty million.
Is this sort of scam an exploit? Griefing? Or is it just part of the game, akin to being ganked at the gate?
I can bear the loss, but DAMN what a way to start christmas day 
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Mantar Mattox
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Posted - 2005.12.25 14:48:00 -
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Someone sold you an item at a price..
Where's the scam?
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Bhaal
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Posted - 2005.12.25 14:49:00 -
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 Originally by: schurem
I just bought a millitary connections skillbook off of escrow for the nice price of 79 million isk.
Or thats what i thought. Some smart-alleck made misuse of my inattentiveness and sold me a criminal connections skillbook for 79 million isk. Those are worth aout 180 thousand isk, not eighty million.
Is this sort of scam an exploit? Griefing? Or is it just part of the game, akin to being ganked at the gate?
I can bear the loss, but DAMN what a way to start christmas day
Use the inspect merchandise & read carefully b4 you claim...
It's not an exploit, it's buyer beware...
Merry Xmas!!!
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j0rz
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Posted - 2005.12.25 14:49:00 -
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OMFG H4X
OMFG H4X
try looking at it first
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Bhaal
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Posted - 2005.12.25 14:50:00 -
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Edited by: Bhaal on 25/12/2005 14:50:54
Originally by: Mantar Mattox
Someone sold you an item at a price..
Where's the scam?
They misrepresented the item with incorrect info, something you get banned (from eBay etc) or sued for in RL...
That's the scam pal, stop being a smartass...
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Martin Mckenna
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Posted - 2005.12.25 14:50:00 -
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just a kick in the teeth. no exploit
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Vaedian GER
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Posted - 2005.12.25 14:50:00 -
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1. You can inspect escrows before buying them.
2. When you hit "Claim Escrow" you get a window to conform the transaction where the *true* item is listed.
It's like clicking yes at the warning message to enter Low Sec, its your choice.
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franny
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Posted - 2005.12.25 14:51:00 -
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part of the game
inspect item/merch before you pick claim
it would be nice if they added search and block seller options
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franny
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Posted - 2005.12.25 14:52:00 -
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Originally by: Bhaal
Edited by: Bhaal on 25/12/2005 14:50:54
Originally by: Mantar Mattox
Someone sold you an item at a price..
Where's the scam?
They misrepresented the item with incorrect info, something you get banned (from eBay etc) or sued for in RL...
That's the scam pal, stop being a smartass...
in RL yes, it's bad
in EVE it's part of the game, same as gate campers, pirates, and a billion other complaints
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Bhaal
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Posted - 2005.12.25 14:54:00 -
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Originally by: franny
Originally by: Bhaal
Edited by: Bhaal on 25/12/2005 14:50:54
Originally by: Mantar Mattox
Someone sold you an item at a price..
Where's the scam?
They misrepresented the item with incorrect info, something you get banned (from eBay etc) or sued for in RL...
That's the scam pal, stop being a smartass...
in RL yes, it's bad
in EVE it's part of the game, same as gate campers, pirates, and a billion other complaints
I'm not saying it's not part of the game, but don't act like it's not a scam, because misrepresenting an item is a sacm...
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Deja Thoris
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Posted - 2005.12.25 14:55:00 -
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Think of it as an expensive reading lesson.
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Vlaknar
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Posted - 2005.12.25 15:00:00 -
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how the heck does someone make hundreds of millions of isk and not know how escrow works?
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Bhaal
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Posted - 2005.12.25 15:03:00 -
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Edited by: Bhaal on 25/12/2005 15:03:58
Originally by: Vlaknar
how the heck does someone make hundreds of millions of isk and not know how escrow works?
Not saying the OP does, but a lot of ppl buy ISK with RL money and do stupid **** like this all the time because they did not play the game properly to earn it...
Others just make mistakes & want a rare item so badly and are afraid it won't stay up on escrow for very long so they read quickly & claim it...
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Scrammer
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Posted - 2005.12.25 15:03:00 -
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Originally by: schurem
ESCROW scams...
Are allowed.
You can do it in real life...you can do it in game.
Only difference, is that in-game, you ARE allowed to go kill them afterwards.
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Mantar Mattox
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Posted - 2005.12.25 15:05:00 -
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Originally by: Bhaal
Edited by: Bhaal on 25/12/2005 14:50:54
Originally by: Mantar Mattox
Someone sold you an item at a price..
Where's the scam?
They misrepresented the item with incorrect info, something you get banned (from eBay etc) or sued for in RL...
That's the scam pal, stop being a smartass...
It's easy to work around it.
The buyer could easily see what he bought...
If I offer you a cheap car and turn up with a shoebox, would you buy it and then complain?
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schurem
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Posted - 2005.12.25 15:05:00 -
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first off, i DO know i should have read the details, and i know its my own risk
heck, i think i agree with all the posters in this thread that its my own dumb fault, and not the games'.
like the man said, its still a kick in the teeth, i came looking for a little sympathy, not a whine.
now, to go constructive on this thing again, is there a way for me to find out who did it, and to kick HIM in the teeth? 
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Mantar Mattox
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Posted - 2005.12.25 15:07:00 -
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Originally by: schurem
first off, i DO know i should have read the details, and i know its my own risk
heck, i think i agree with all the posters in this thread that its my own dumb fault, and not the games'.
like the man said, its still a kick in the teeth, i came looking for a little sympathy, not a whine.
now, to go constructive on this thing again, is there a way for me to find out who did it, and to kick HIM in the teeth?
I'd give you sympathy if I knew what to give you sympathy for?
Yes, it sucks *******s and more that you lost that amount of money, but I can't pity someone who bought previous mentioned shoebox
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schurem
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Posted - 2005.12.25 15:09:00 -
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I'm not complaining, i'm venting anger, frustration and grief over my loss and stupidity
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Mantar Mattox
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Posted - 2005.12.25 15:12:00 -
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Originally by: schurem
I'm not complaining, i'm venting anger, frustration and grief over my loss and stupidity
Oh, ok, emm, nevermind me then, I'm just self-righteous due to not having done it myself 
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Galk
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Posted - 2005.12.25 15:19:00 -
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The only exploit here is that the low life bottom feeders that do it hide behind alts.
Wouldnt be a problem if people did it with their main playing characters.
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862 buses later, galks back on the road again:)
Seasons greetings, merry christmas to one and to all.
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Abdalion
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Posted - 2005.12.25 15:22:00 -
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Crime and Punishment is where this belongs, So Moved.
Whoooosh.
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Zavernus Hamarabi
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Posted - 2005.12.25 15:47:00 -
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This isnt ebay.
Sorry mario, wrong castle.
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Gonada
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Posted - 2005.12.25 15:50:00 -
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They misrepresented the item with incorrect info, something you get banned (from eBay etc) or sued for in RL...
That's the scam pal, stop being a smartass...
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your right , it was a scam to fleece the stupid from their cash.
and you fell for it
nect time look at the item in question to verify.
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Anjerrai Meloanis
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Posted - 2005.12.25 16:31:00 -
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ill just say what everyone else is thinking "i wish i did it"
i remember playing eve whilst slighty tipsy and bought an ebil 11mil shuttle 
uh.
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Plexreticle
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Posted - 2005.12.25 22:11:00 -
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Nice caper. usually it's some idiot selling a piece of trit for 10 mill or something else that would never fly. It works both ways. I've bought stuff that obviously was underpriced because of a typo. Not really a scam but I wasn't about to go give it back.
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Norach
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Posted - 2005.12.25 22:54:00 -
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Crap things in escrow for a even crappier price?
Well, its a tax on the stupid
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Bhaal
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Posted - 2005.12.26 00:42:00 -
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Edited by: Bhaal on 26/12/2005 00:42:11
Originally by: Gonada
They misrepresented the item with incorrect info, something you get banned (from eBay etc) or sued for in RL...
That's the scam pal, stop being a smartass...
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your right , it was a scam to fleece the stupid from their cash.
and you fell for it
nect time look at the item in question to verify.
I'm not the one who fell for the scam dumbass...
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Zavernus Hamarabi
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Posted - 2005.12.26 02:34:00 -
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To put it coarsely:
Eve doesnt protect people from their own stupidity, if you fail to notice its not a Charon, but Carbon, it's you're fault. Ebay? You can put in a description that says gold watch, and put pictures of a gold watch, and send a lump of coal. Thats impossible in EVE. You can look at the item, know what it is, and decide on buying it or not from there.
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Malthros Zenobia
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Posted - 2005.12.26 02:36:00 -
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Originally by: schurem
I just bought a millitary connections skillbook off of escrow for the nice price of 79 million isk.
Or thats what i thought. Some smart-alleck made misuse of my inattentiveness and sold me a criminal connections skillbook for 79 million isk. Those are worth aout 180 thousand isk, not eighty million.
Is this sort of scam an exploit? Griefing? Or is it just part of the game, akin to being ganked at the gate?
I can bear the loss, but DAMN what a way to start christmas day
There is nolonger such a thing as ESCROW scamming, now it's just the buyer being really stupid and not paying attention to what they're getting. You can see what's for sale before you buy it, and when you confirm it there's a list.
You ripped yourself off and made someone else's day. It sucks but it happens.
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Frezik
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Posted - 2005.12.26 06:20:00 -
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Originally by: Bhaal
I'm not saying it's not part of the game, but don't act like it's not a scam, because misrepresenting an item is a sacm...
Sure, it's a scam. Many scams work within the boundries of the game's rules.
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