item transfers

[Wrench]

Originally Posted by yualin001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

screenshot doesnt help since GM told me I can either hope guy changes his mind and gives stuff back , yeah that will happen , or they can ban him and never get it back , I have screenshots , I have logs gms showed where he traded and never gave to my other character which is no different than puppet string for the MQ , I paid him 150plat to transfer for me , he said f it and kept my stuff so how is that different than a mq and being scammed?

if he was in a guild and you had screenshot he might get the option of getting booted or giving back if you provided officers screenshot

if he wasnt in a guild its great rnf and psa

[Ella`Ella]

Originally Posted by yualin001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

screenshot doesnt help since GM told me I can either hope guy changes his mind and gives stuff back , yeah that will happen , or they can ban him and never get it back , I have screenshots , I have logs gms showed where he traded and never gave to my other character which is no different than puppet string for the MQ , I paid him 150plat to transfer for me , he said f it and kept my stuff so how is that different than a mq and being scammed?

Ehh, buying an OT hammer is an agreed upon transaction and they've always been protected and enforced on the server. Jacking someones strings then becomes a 'scam'. You handing all your items to some random isn't really a transaction. They can ban the dude for unjust enrichment (you proud, Ele?) but there is no assurance you'll get anything back. You weren't scammed; you just used poor judgement.

[loramin]

Originally Posted by yualin001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

screenshot doesnt help since GM told me I can either hope guy changes his mind and gives stuff back , yeah that will happen , or they can ban him and never get it back , I have screenshots , I have logs gms showed where he traded and never gave to my other character which is no different than puppet string for the MQ , I paid him 150plat to transfer for me , he said f it and kept my stuff so how is that different than a mq and being scammed?

It's no different, but what sounds different is the GM's response. I'm surprised that they'd be so unsympathetic, but I'm naturally biased towards the GMs so I wonder if there's more to your story then is being repeated here.

Either way, posting screenshots can't hurt; at the very least they'll convince everyone who reads the forums to believe you really were scammed, and to act appropriately towards Alife when they seem in-game. If enough people harass him and he finds he can't get a group anymore perhaps he'll consider returning the items he stole (if that really is what happened).

[loramin]

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

Ehh, buying an OT hammer is an agreed upon transaction and they've always been protected and enforced on the server. Jacking someones strings then becomes a 'scam'. You handing all your items to some random isn't really a transaction. They can ban the dude for unjust enrichment (you proud, Ele?) but there is no assurance you'll get anything back. You weren't scammed; you just used poor judgement.

How is handing someone your strings with the understanding they'll give them back any different from handing them any other item with the understanding you'll give them back? Either way it's clear the recipient is supposed to return the items, and if they don't it's a scam.

Maybe you could argue that normal item transfers aren't "transactions" since no plat is involved. I wouldn't agree with that, but even if I did OP actually offered to pay the scammer so it definitely was a transaction in this case.

[Ele]

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

Ehh, buying an OT hammer is an agreed upon transaction and they've always been protected and enforced on the server. Jacking someones strings then becomes a 'scam'. You handing all your items to some random isn't really a transaction. They can ban the dude for unjust enrichment (you proud, Ele?) but there is no assurance you'll get anything back. You weren't scammed; you just used poor judgement.

According to OP, this was a transaction. He paid the transfer guy 150p for his time/services with the expectation of receiving his items back.

If OP's choice is to 1) hope thief returns his items or 2) ask that thief be banned including his items, then strings shouldn't get special consideration from CSR, when some clown decides to keep them. String clicks should be priced to balance the risk of losing them.

[Ella`Ella]

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

String clicks should be priced to balance the risk of losing them.

If that were the case, people would require a 225k refundable deposit + x cost of hammer. Even then, because of the hassle, fewer people would do hammers and eventually that service would just die out.

[Ele]

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

If that were the case, people would require a 225k refundable deposit + x cost of hammer. Even then, because of the hassle, fewer people would do hammers and eventually that service would just die out.

I don't have a problem with that. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[jpetrick]

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

On a serious note, you can always ask Cucumbers and Argh for item transfers. They are on all day in East Commonlands Tunnel auctioning their Free-Item transfer service. They keep all their inventory slots empty so not having enough space for someone is never a concern.

Argh and Cucs are too busy in class C to be EC spin buddies with me anymore. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you catch me in the tunnel I am happy to help as well. I like to minimize my game when I am sitting in there so don't freak out if you come back hailing me and I don't respond for a minute or two though.

[Thulack]

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

You could have, if your mom was letting you pay for 2 account subscriptions a month.

On a serious note, you can always ask Cucumbers and Argh for item transfers. They are on all day in East Commonlands Tunnel auctioning their Free-Item transfer service. They keep all their inventory slots empty so not having enough space for someone is never a concern.

I just would use my moms account to xfer stuff [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Argh]

If you lost all or most of your stuff, I can hook you up with the 'I just got scammed out of all of my stuff and all I've got left is this stupid t-shirt' starter pack.

Getting scammed in EC is about as classic as it gets. I think twelve year old me shed a tear when some bozo traded me a rusty halberd instead of a wurmslayer.

PM me your bozo's name and find me in the tunnel.