Danae Melios
Azteca Transportation Unlimited
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Posted - 2007.11.30 06:30:00 -
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Edited by: Danae Melios on 30/11/2007 06:34:19
Apparently part of the problem is two different sets of cultural norms and laws.
One says that property transfers are legal even if the seller has no title, if the transaction is done in good faith. This was argued several times in this thread, cba to link it.
The other (which is the case where I am) says that stolen property will be returned to the owner without compensation. In fact, the law where I am goes even further and says that possession of stolen goods is itself illegal.
I would hazard that the internet lawyers in this thread are working from different legal frameworks, making a rather common error in assuming that the case is within the scope of their familiarity.
Frankly, arguing law (particularly law regarding property rights) on the internet in an internationally public space is an exercise in futility and frustration.
The fact is, there is a policy, and it says the character's wallet will be hit for the total amount of ISK received illicitly. I know this was necroed from about a month ago, but the issue remains.
YOU PURCHASE CHARACTERS AT YOUR OWN RISK! Any transferred characters may have wallets hit at any time by the devs.
Workaround: Have the original owner of the character petition himself for ISK buying, and include the fact of the petition and its results with the auction post. That way, the winner of the auction can see that the character is clean of that, at least.
EDIT: To those hassling the GM about logging items, remember that losing ships/items are events. If your ship goes poof due to desynch, the logs will tell the same story your eyes did: the items ceased to exist. What caused the items to go poof is an event, and if it is not recognized as an error by the system then it will not be logged as such. If it is recorded as an error-free combat-related event, then of course the logs will show nothing unusual, even with perfect tracking of the item IDs.
 Originally by: game box
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