Trading with yourself

[Seungkyu]

I noticed that there is no shared bank feature. How do people safely trade between their characters?

[McSticky]

Ask someone to help you out with a transfer. Could also find a quite spot and drop it on the ground. There is plenty of time to switch toons and pick it up.

Just note, coins cannot be dropped on the ground.

[Legidias]

If you like to gamble with no chance to win, a chance to break even, but a large chance at loss, go ahead and ground transfer. If you DC in the middle take >5 mins to log back in, poof items gone and GM's wont restore. If your secret spot isnt so secret and someone picks the item up, its free game and GM's wont restore (the moment you ground drop or vendor an item it is FFA).

Just find someone to transfer. Ideally a friend or guildie, but often a lvl 60 from a raiding guild will do it just fine. If you want, you can toss them a few plat for their time.

[Legday]

I noticed that there is no shared bank feature. How do people safely trade between their characters?

Find a higher level player with a reputable guild tag above their head and ask them nicely. The amount of time people put into their characters to get to that point makes it so that there is no amount of plat or in game item that is worth stealing to throw it all away. The server's community is tight enough that any transfer thief would be greifed into another dimension.

[Expediency]

Unless you are transferring very high dollar items you can be sure any level 60 with a reputable guild tag will not steal them. Never ever ground transfer anything you arent willing to lose

[Seungkyu]

I was asking with the idea that I'll be starting on Green. There won't be any high level characters in reputable guilds.

In classic an FBSS is a top dollar item, and I remember people trying to ninja loot those. Even an Adamantite Band will
be highly desired.

Is dropping it on the floor and getting it stolen by people named sharptooth2 *glare* the only option? :confused:

[aaezil]

Ask a friend to xfer for you...

[Seungkyu]

Ask a friend to xfer for you...

I've been taken advantage by so many people online already. I'm afraid to trust anyone. Will you be my friend?

[Tethler]

Join a guild and ask guildies if you don't have anyone you personally trust. Guildies don't often blantantly steal from other guildies.

You could do the ground transfer thing, but it's risky. I've done it myself dozens of times over the years on p99 and have only lost items once due to a crash followed by repeated login server error. It's fine in a pinch, but not ideal.

[Legidias]

Can you let me know what spot you use so I know where is a good spot to ground transfer?

[EQElTodd]

I'd recommend finding a friend for transfer. I have dropped 100% successfully in the past. You just have to be smart and mind your load times. Most of us load in seconds nowadays, so no problem there.

If you do drop, just make sure the immediate area is currently abandoned by players.
Also, be wary that some NPCs might pick up your stuff if they wander close enough.

[Tethler]

Can you let me know what spot you use so I know where is a good spot to ground transfer?

Just do it right in the tunnel. Everyone gonna assume its some fishing grubs some forager dropped.

[tsuchang]

If I couldn't find a guildie, I'd ask one of the "Dial a Port" folks. They were always willing and honest.

[Sacer]

Just ask someone rich enough so you know he won't risk his account to steal your stuff.

And I wouldn't tip for a transfer it's hard enough to move gear between toons no one will ever be mad about not geting a tip for that.

[Keza]

Ground xfer is simple and safe provided the server isn't unstable. There's a million spots in EQ where you can safely transfer and you never have to go far to get to them, whether it be in water in West Karana or wedged in between two trees in a noob zone. Well, I wouldn't recommend noob zones for green obviously, but behind a dresser in some random useless inn room in Freeport for example is pretty safe even then.

I've xfer'd 100k+ items in the tunnel before and never lost anything. Just don't be stupid about it. Like xferring items in the tunnel. I never said it was a good idea, but if you're invis and drop it right before you log out there is a very short window to nab it.

[Huskaroo]

i am newand figured i would farm bone chips you think its safe to throw them on the ground stack at a time should i put in a bag? Does it matter?

[jolanar]

If you like to gamble with no chance to win, a chance to break even, but a large chance at loss, go ahead and ground transfer. If you DC in the middle take >5 mins to log back in, poof items gone and GM's wont restore. If your secret spot isnt so secret and someone picks the item up, its free game and GM's wont restore (the moment you ground drop or vendor an item it is FFA).

Just find someone to transfer. Ideally a friend or guildie, but often a lvl 60 from a raiding guild will do it just fine. If you want, you can toss them a few plat for their time.

Asking someone to transfer is just as much, if not more, of a risk than ground transferring IMO.

Just be smart about ground transferring and you will be fine. I guess if you are paranoid have a charged laptop nearby and a phone for an impromptu internet connection in case the power goes out.

[Legidias]

No, its not. If there is a player agreement, i.e. you ask someone to transfer and they reply yes, GM's will enforce it. Not to mention reputable raid guild characters arent gonna risk blacklists for your items.