Oh god. I just had one of my best EVE moments, ever. Allow me to tell the story...

I was hopping through an asteroid belt in a 0.6 system in a Condor, making some ISK off of the rats around there, when I find a lone Venture, surrounded by five cans, each filled to the brim. A D-scan confirmed he was all alone.

You know where this is going.

I jumped to the nearest station and bought a Venture. Without even fitting it, I quickly jumped out to the spot and stole all the ore I could hold (about 1,000,000 ISK worth in all), as he sat there oblivious. I jumped back out to the station, cackled, and deposited the ore.

...What? Did you think the story was over? No, I wasn't satisfied yet. I took my Venture out for another spin and once again filled my ore hold to the brim with stolen minerals of all kinds. At this point, he caught wind of what was happening, and attacked me...with a Civilian cannon. Needless to say...

I deposited another 1,000,000 worth of ore, and undocked to do it all over again, when I see the guy just...sitting there outside of the station. I was only 500 meters away from him, and out of curiosity I hestitated a moment and waited for him to do something. Nope. He was just hanging out there. So I go out to his cans, now unguarded, and take the last bits and pieces.

As I docked up for a final time, I went to a chat channel to tell my friends the tale. Just as I start to type, my victim, who was apparrently only 5 days old, invites me to chat. Okay....

Miner > please take off my minerals
Farsiris Arbosa > Look, I want to help you.
Farsiris Arbosa > But I'm not giving you ore back. Instead, let me give some advice.
Miner > what you help me?
Farsiris Arbosa > 1) This isn't the last time someone will screw you over for a profit. Such is the nature of EVE. Learn to accept it.
Farsiris Arbosa > 2) If you're going to mine with a Venture, don't store the ore in cans. Take it to a station in between mining ops.
Farsiris Arbosa > 3) NEVER use a Civilian-level anything.
Farsiris Arbosa > 4) If you want to go far in this game, you're going to have to stand your ground better than that.
Farsiris Arbosa > And thanks for the ore.

[A friend of mine makes an evil suggestion.]

Farsiris Arbosa > Wait, actually.
Miner > my tactic i take off ore in container....
Farsiris Arbosa > I'll make you a deal.
Farsiris Arbosa > If you send me 1 mil, I'll give you your ore back. Sound good?
Farsiris Arbosa > If you give me 1,000,000 ISK, I will give you your ore back.
Miner > =))
Farsiris Arbosa > Okay. Right click on me, then click "Give Money", then send me 1,000,000 ISK.
Miner> i do not trade with thieves
Miner > and i russian i do not know english))
Farsiris Arbosa > Okay. How about 300,000?
Miner > do not trade
Farsiris Arbosa > Okay, well. I'm keeping it then. No ore for you. Bye.

Good times.