user 18 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 So I haven't cleaned out my friends list in a while, and as a result I have a bunch of people I've added for one trade or another that still have me in their friends list. I was approached by this user who tried to sell me a gold botkiller sniper rifle. The first trade that I accepted, I saw that he was selling a gold botkiller sniper rifle, but the trade crashed before I was able to determine whether it was mk1 or mk2. From the price the user was asking for, and knowing they had at least a cursory knowledge of suggested prices, I assumed it was the mk1, with a suggested price of 4 keys. We haggled for a bit, and came to an agreement, but when the trade came back up, I backed out, realizing it was the less valuable mk2. I'm just curious as to what other users think, whether this was a move of desperation to get something they wanted, or an attempt at a scam. I've attached the entire chat log below. I can't find the spoiler button on the editor, so if someone knows where it is, I'll happily throw the image under one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@@@@@@ Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 desperate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddingkip Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Scamming = stealing. he wanted to trade with you, so not a scam. I could sell violet paint for 3 houwars and it wouldnt be a scam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user 18 Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Scamming = stealing. he wanted to trade with you, so not a scam. I could sell violet paint for 3 houwars and it wouldnt be a scam Okay, maybe my terminology is wrong.What's the word I'm looking for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0night Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I guess you could take the view that he was deliberately misleading you to start with but he did acknowledge which one it was in the end so it's not a scam. and puddingkip scamming doesn't have to be blatant stealing; I'd say sharking is a form of scamming. This isn't sharking either, it's like a mirror image of a shark where he's implying his item has a higher value than it does. But I think he's just desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddingkip Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I guess you could take the view that he was deliberately misleading you to start with but he did acknowledge which one it was in the end so it's not a scam. and puddingkip scamming doesn't have to be blatant stealing; I'd say sharking is a form of scamming. This isn't sharking either, it's like a mirror image of a shark where he's implying his item has a higher value than it does. But I think he's just desperate. Misleading? He never ever stated it was a mk. 1. He didn't mislead anybody. That you think it would be a mk.1 at his price, that's not his fault. If I was to sell a baseball bill's sport shine thingy for 6 keys, and you'd think it was a bill's hat. That's not intentionally misleading you in any way. And maybe you think sharking is a way of scamming. I disagree. Making an idiot believe his picasso painting is worth $10 isn't stealing. And paying a b/o can never be sharking Okay, maybe my terminology is wrong.What's the word I'm looking for? A smart guy? He hoped to take a bit of advantage, but did nothing wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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