Apparently the trade window is only for use between friends
Correct. Only use COD for buying or selling.
Kyle1983b14_ESO wrote: »Yeah lots of scams in player face to face, they really need to modify trades better GW had the same problem, there trade system is based off GW 1 style
MLGProPlayer wrote: »Apparently the trade window is only for use between friends
Correct. Only use COD for buying or selling.
COD fees are so high that they negate any savings. Why trade with another player then when you can buy the item for the same price on guild traders?
I say just be careful and you won't get scammed.
luen79rwb17_ESO wrote: »Damn, I'm really sorry for what happened to you but thank you for sharing this with us! I don't do direct trades often but I wasn't aware this could happen! Unbelievable what some people can do.
How do the system in ESO work?
I put in my offering and press ok so my part grays out, the other part can add stuff and press ok to trade,
If I'm last my second ok finalizes the trade.
Obviously pretty easy to scam here.
As you say it should obviously been required that both verified after the window was locked, you could mouse over items to inspect and verify but not add or remove something without removing the lock.
So first phase is adding offer, then lock then both had locked both then had to press "trade".
It would make switching items impossible and would just require one extra click.
Yes you could still scam on value
Runescape was insane in the amount of scamming going on.When spending big bucks... be very cautious and don't rush trades. If you've ever been scammed before, I'm sure you've never let it happen again. (Reminisces back to Runescape....)
But as others have stated, COD is a much safer option.
Swapping items in trade was for the professionals.
The idiots used the drop item on ground and press Alt-F4 to duplicate
Up to hard core grieving, getting otter players killed so you could loot them was one.
clocksstoppe wrote: »Enemy-of-Coldharbour wrote: »Yeah, I see people in zone chat selling their stuff and they say "face-to-face trade only". Instant red flag. I only COD.
It's not a red flag. If the guy who gets your COD doesn't pay up, you will have to wait 1 *** month for it to expire and you to get your *** back. Face to face trade is the only way to go. OP is just a sucker and probably didnt even look at the trade right, he just locked in like a monkey and got scammed in the process.
Indigochild3rdi wrote: »Wait what is COD? I'm a noob to mmos so I don't know too much about the phrases
Indigochild3rdi wrote: »Wait what is COD? I'm a noob to mmos so I don't know too much about the phrases
Isn't it supposed to undo the accept trade if the other person pulls their item from the trade window?
Apparently the trade window is only for use between friends
MythicEmperor wrote: »Kyle1983b14_ESO wrote: »NewBlacksmurf wrote: »Enemy-of-Coldharbour wrote: »Yeah, I see people in zone chat selling their stuff and they say "face-to-face trade only". Instant red flag. I only COD.
Exactly. No idea why anyone would trade outside of COD unless it's giving someone something...honestly....not trolling.
Also have to make sure its the exact item in CoD too cause I had multiple occasions where I was trying to buy a high end motif, IE: Akaviri Chest, and someone sends, an Akaviri Boots which I already had way before, knowing full well they were trying to scam cause boots only cost 100k AP and Chest 500k AP.
Also for him being kind of a *** trying to scam me, I was gladly to return the CoD back to him so he wouldn't have to wait 3 days. I wasn't going to be one of those that sit on CoD till it returns doesn't seem to right as well, even if it is for a scammer.
So he can scam someone else immediately without waiting 3 days?
120 wax for 360k....what.the.***? 3k for one piece? What.the.***? I am on pc and that *** is so cheap... like 150g per piece...
purple-magicb16_ESO wrote: »
When spending big bucks... be very cautious and don't rush trades. If you've ever been scammed before, I'm sure you've never let it happen again. (Reminisces back to Runescape....)
But as others have stated, COD is a much safer option.