Supposed friend steals everything from me

[WizardEQ]

Originally Posted by Amelinda [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The staff of p99 has always asked that people who play here behave as decent human beings.

Thank you for stating this and upholding "decency" rules as just opposed to "written" rules. The rules are written for those who tend to break them or cause malice and chaos. If everyone adhered to your simple statement, there would be no need for rules. Disputes will always occur, but if mediated quickly usually lead to resolve.

I do remember a scam from early EQ of people invising and standing in between parties making transactions in EC. Back then most of us didn't necessarily look at the person you were trading with, we just made sure the pp and items were what was agreed upon. After hitting TRADE and then not getting said item or pp, it took a while before we figured out what was happening. I know it seems childlike now, but that was a huge scam and IIRC the GMs did nothing about it, even though it was 100% fraud!

Giving your items to a stranger on-line seems like a crapshoot. They could be untrustworthy or simply never sign on again. I'm reluctant to trade with anyone that's not a friend or established in a guild I know, even though I believe most people are trustworthy. This person is extremely lucky to have understanding GMs here!