Uncle_Voodoo wrote: »You need to remember, the guild is also profiting between 3,500 - 7,000 gold off your sales as well. The "house cut" is 7% of all your sales!
After playing Eve Online for many years I find gameplay like this smart, not scamming. As in Eve anything goes. You can offer to sell someone something and simply not comply after you get the money, no harm no foul. Or sell them a ship, as soon as they undock - blow it up. Not only does it make for great and cunning gameplay, it also teaches people great life lessons. Lessons that may be better off learned with virtual fake money or items as opposed to real life money and items.

Lordklinger wrote: »It's not right or fair, but gambling is inherently risky. I never participate in raffles because the odds aren't in my favor. Having said that, I see no problem implementing a weekly membership for trade guilds. I would rather pay 2,000 gold and know I have secured a good trader, then not have a fee and risk not having one. I typically make between 50,000 - 100,000 gold a week through trading, so 2k is a small price to pay. If the leader decided to split with our weekly donations at least I am still making money on the deal.