New annoying trade practice (semi-scam)

let's take a look at the simplest definition of a word "scam" in Meriam-Webster's dictionary
(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scam):

1. "a dishonest way to make money by deceiving people"
2. "to deceive and take money from (someone)"
3. "to get (something, such as money) by deceiving someone"

so, in the light of the above, the activity describied in the OP, is clearly a form of scam, since the so called buyer intends to obtain something by deceiving the seller.

doesn't matter if it is easily verifiable by the seller what b/o price a particular item has been listed under in his shop, the fact remains that the buyer tries to deceive the seller by providing him with false information about his item's price in hopes that the seller does not remember it or is either too lazy to check the actual b/o for himself or is so naive as to trust a stranger that what is being told to him is true.

of course, this form of scam is rather a minor form of deceit, isn't also illegal and thus bannable, but is still rather not very ethical thing to do.

also, contrary to what some people say here, trying to dismiss this shady activity as irrelevant or defending it as a form of "outplaying", it is a good and useful thing that this thread has been intiatated and the attention has been given to yet another form of scam/deceit/rip-off - or however you want to call it.

many forms of scamming in PoE wouldn't have taken place if the game had some form of in-built trading tool. it's only a fault or lack of resources on the developer's part that such activities are still happening and hopefully this situation will change in the future, as has been promised by developers, once the safe trading system is finally implemented.

It's incredible how people are having such a hard time understanding the concept of this thread...

People that use these kinds of deceptive tactics are very likely to be untrustworthy crooks in real life and probably don't deserve to have any contact with other people. It's really pathetic how most of the poe players I see online have no common decency.

I see a lot of people in this thread are like this as well...

wow, dont care.

People who are scumbags in game tend to be the same in real life.

That's not a scam? Just say no, kids.

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JohnNamikaze wrote:

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Emil_kof wrote:

It's incredible how people are having such a hard time understanding the concept of this thread...

People that use these kinds of deceptive tactics are very likely to be untrustworthy crooks in real life and probably don't deserve to have any contact with other people. It's really pathetic how most of the poe players I see online have no common decency.

I see a lot of people in this thread are like this as well...

Tell that to the Politicians.




For the most part, when you are behind the monitor, you can get away with a lot of things without facing any repercussions. Of course, there is a limit to that, but the limit is much higher than that of real life. Try the same BS in a video game with real life, and you will not last long.

That would imply the majority of people are sociopaths. Which, would match up with the studies all claiming that millennials are the most narcissistic generation to date.

Threat of repercussions is not the force that should be keeping people in line, and it certainly isn't for any decent person.

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Halezor wrote:

Capitalism = I can get ahead, at your expense.

lol'd

where did you get that definition from, the communist manifesto?

This is why I always have Procurement open while I play :) No big deal.