Is this considered as "vendor scamming"?

[royaltydust]

I'm not sure if this is a TOS Violation. If it is, I'm reporting. :D
http://i46.tinypic.com/2emz7ud.jpg

[kasteroid]

Nope, they can set the price at whatever they want. IT'S THEIR SHOP <removed>.

If you buy something before you look at the price then it's your fault. Of course if everybody did check, nobody would be doing this.

[Dragonfly77]

In my opinion, that's what a gold lump should be worth. :'D

On topic, I'm not sure if it's reportable, but I'm pretty sure it is...don't hold me to it though. >.<

[Andromeda]

No it isnt since it isnt misleading but almost everyone should know by now they are only worth 10s

[Dragonfly77]

To be honest, the average person in Uruga should know by now what a gold lump is worth; it'd only work on newbies. And no newbie has 1g in their pocket..

[kasteroid]

And who in the world would buy Lumps anyway? They're worthless.

[phreakshot]

i don't know what the sign's shop says, if it's misleading or not with different price for the gold lumps.
it just appears way overpriced.

[ohsosushi]

By the looks of it, it only looks like she's selling the shield. And just placing the gold lumps for, you know, show. Just like how people sell some things for real, and put up their gears for 6969 gems or something.

[Orchids_Mantis]

And who in the world would buy Lumps anyway? They're worthless.

The same people that buy copper and silver lumps...people that have never seen them before and don't know they are worthless. People new to the game who have a scammer as the first to show it to them, tell them it's worth a ton if they sell it to players and offer it to them at a "discount".

[FatalLace]

yeah i wouldn't consider this scamming either....

if he had said "Cleric Shield 5g" and then made a price of 1gem, 5gold.. i would have an issue with that, but then again, it's up to the buyer to check before purchase also. there's a certain amount of responsibility on the consumer as well... keep that in mind.

[Takimi]

This is why someone would buy Gold Lumps <3



http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c41/transcendence89/Heart2.jpg



Lol @ Walti and his Heart of Gold

[Dthugtherealist]

I agree with Fatal its the buyers ultimate responsibility to sometimes quadruple Check what their Buying. If you get scammed like that then imagine how easily you get scammed with other things?

[lolznplz]

yeah, people have the right to name their shop anything, and put anything in their at any price they choose. if you get "scammed" because you click to fast, that's your fault

[Baktwerel]

This isn't necessarily a scam, most people don't know anything about those lumps. What are they? For what could they be used? All they see is that NPCs don't give much for them so they might suppose that 1 gold lump = 1 g. Either that or they suppose that OTHERS don't know that, which is less possible for most people who have at least one gold won't buy it either because they don't need it or because they know it's not worth it.

Vendor scam/false advertising is usually if the sign says 'vit scroll for 1 s' and they are selling it for 1 g instead.

[Orchids_Mantis]

yeah, people have the right to name their shop anything, and put anything in their at any price they choose.

Not entirely true...you cannot name a store +9 godly swords for 1g, and be sellling for more than 1g; THAT is a scam and is reportable.

You may not advertise an item and be selling an item that looks similar for a similar price (advertise perfect end boss weapons and be selling perfect end greens for the price of perfect end boss weapons.) otherwise it is a scam and reportable.


So you can't name it whatever you want. You can say "cheap" and be expensive (because those are relative terms determined by the person that reads them), but you cannot say "Item name" and sell a different item that looks similar, and you cannot say selling/buying for "x" amount nd sell for anything higher or lower than "x".

[Dthugtherealist]

Not entirely true...you cannot name a store +9 godly swords for 1g, and be sellling for more than 1g; THAT is a scam and is reportable.



wow you know that 1g could mean 1gem too right? :rolleyes:

[Baktwerel]

That is....actually true o.O

[Andromeda]

Hey hey hey dont give people ideas :p

S> HG Axe for 4g

Ha

[lolznplz]

Not entirely true...you cannot name a store +9 godly swords for 1g, and be sellling for more than 1g; THAT is a scam and is reportable.

You may not advertise an item and be selling an item that looks similar for a similar price (advertise perfect end boss weapons and be selling perfect end greens for the price of perfect end boss weapons.) otherwise it is a scam and reportable.


So you can't name it whatever you want. You can say "cheap" and be expensive (because those are relative terms determined by the person that reads them), but you cannot say "Item name" and sell a different item that looks similar, and you cannot say selling/buying for "x" amount nd sell for anything higher or lower than "x".

as long as you keep at least one slot open, do as you please. people don't know what you already may or may not have sold

[spookyiness]

deliberately misleading people with the name of your store is what's against the rules, as many have pointed out (using "g" to mean "gem" isn't much of a defense though), but you can sell anything you want for any price no matter what it is, otherwise it would be wrong to sell any green lv96 hat for more than 10s, as they npc for 8s.
just because gold lumps have no specific purpose in the game, doesn't mean they should be the only things that are only every allowed to be vended for the npc price.
some people do use them (i'm someone who actively purchases/farms/uses them), and i always pay more than 10s when i do purchase them, but then, i'm not someone who tries to take advantage of the ignorant - if you're gonna prevent that, then anyone who tries to sell anything over and above what is considered "normal" for selling everything would have a bannable store (which is pretty much everyone selling pots or scrolls on cypion)... you can't report someone for overpricing a weapon sale...

gold lumps may not be usable in any of the production skills, but they do serve a purpose, especially to those who run academies and want specific levels to have a bonus payment without being forced to give 5 levels a bonus payment, or if your guild holds private events on a regular basis and offers gold lumps as the rewards. people (for no reason i can fathom) seem to prefer getting "things" over money, and even if the only use those "things" have is that they sell them, getting a bonus of 10 gold lumps for hitting a certain level, or for winning out in a mini guild tourney is something people like to get.