thanks for the heads up

 

Wow... Some people ugh

 

So @Everyone this is the items names:

Horse - Horse Egg.
Chicken - Chicken Egg.

Also a new one is thats sometimes fallen for is
"I am selling a melon and sword starting at 200k" - done thats 200k down the bin.

 

It is important that everyone understands how to prevent these scams from happening to them. Here are some common suggestions.

Always ask to see the item first in their hand. Horse eggs are different in appearance.

If the player is not specific in their description ask them to be and tell them a screen shot will be taken.

Pay attention to ranks. Obviously season players are more trustworthy as they have more exprience and know the penalties for scamming on ECC.

Have a mod assist in the transaction. Most will be more then willing to help and can easily verify. If the user is not willing to have a mod involved, it is likely a scam.

And most importantly.....

"If it seems to good to be true then it is most likely too good to be true."

The quote above has helped me my entire time on ECC. I have only been scammed once in well over a year.

 

I just tried the melon and a sword thing and it didn't work, so maybe it was a one time thing.

 

You can always ask a supermod+ to /invsee the player, right ? (correct me if I'm wrong)

 

In addition to the great tips ajp said, there is something I want to add. Do not be afraid to be blunt when someone is auctioning an item you are not sure of. If a Staff Member does not ask them to clarify what is being auction, don't be afraid to say "The item for auction is that a [insert exact description]?"

Another great tip is to use trade signs where possible. Even if the user is trying to scam, they cannot scam a properly made trade sign. Trade signs work for all items short of anything enchanted and I myself would highly recommend if you do not trust the user in question, or want to make sure nothing goes wrongs in the transaction.

 

If a user is dodging a question, I myself would avoid bidding on the auction as being vague never looks good when you are trying to sell something. In addition, if a user feels the auctioneer is attempting to scam, feel free to pm a staff member that is online, and they will deal with it if they feel the user may try to violate our server rules.

 

What I do when I see this

What I want to do to those people

 

If the people who come up with these elaborate ways to scam would devote there mind power to something good it would just be...wow

 

The world would be a better place

 

I don't think I've seen one forum post from you that doesn't involve some sort of reference, pun, or meme...

 

I don't know that he is the best builder. He may be the best person who is of the rank builder, though. :D

 

I truly believe that people see it as a challenge more than a means to getting rich. I think people want to see if they are "smarter" than someone else. When really what they are doing is taking advantage of someone's naivete.

 

But as it stands now, what Eek is describing is perfectly legal and there is no punishment for carrying it out if they find some poor schmo that falls for it? Would it be considered flaming if we call out the non-scamming scammer? What if we do it repeatedly every time they try to auction or sell it?
What should a regular user do to make sure people dont fall for this type of thing?

BTW mad props to EEEKZ for writing this up. This particular thing has been bugging me lately.

 

i did the oppisite td, i said selling a egg ppl thought it was a chicken egg but it was a horse egg XD