Hello everyone. Flint here, to talk about a scam/thing to watch out for that I come across occasionally.
This scam occurs anytime someone tries to convince people that items are worth more than they are. It's not much more complicated than that. They can try a couple different methods of convincing you that worthless items are valuable, but it's ultimately a very simple scam.
These sorts of people might drastically overprice items in My Shops, or they might trade one for one of your rares, or they might tell you that one of their items is valuable when it isn't. The items they use will usually be uncommon ones where the worth isn't widely known, like seasonal items, adventure prizes, random items from shops like Jam Mart Furniture, etc.
People may also try to trick you into thinking similar-looking but low-value items are actually rares, such as pretending a non-glitched item is glitched. This is probably a good topic for another AI, but know that you should verify the item you're trading for.
People may also try to trick you into thinking similar-looking but low-value items are actually rares, such as pretending a non-glitched item is glitched. This is probably a good topic for another AI, but know that you should verify the item you're trading for.
There are several ways to avoid overtrading/overpaying for items. One is to always look up the approximate value of any expensive item you're acquiring. The Item Worth Wiki is helpful for this. Even just looking up the item in general can tell you information about it, like if it's in stores, an adventure prize, a seasonal item, etc. Another way is to be wary of people who try to get you to accept without thinking. If they're rushing you, it's likely that the item they're offering isn't actually worth much. In general, don't accept trades in which you offer lots of currency or your valuables for items where you don't know the worth for certain.
Note that not everyone who overprices items or tries to undertrade you is scamming. Sometimes they genuinely don't know how much their item is worth, or they traded you as a joke and didn't expect you to accept. Only treat them as a scammer if they try very hard to convince you the item is worth a lot, even after you've told them it's not worth much.
Some scams, like the S14/Two Person scam, rely on tricking people into believing worthless items are worth a lot. Watch out for those types of scams.
That's all for today. Bye!
Some scams, like the S14/Two Person scam, rely on tricking people into believing worthless items are worth a lot. Watch out for those types of scams.
That's all for today. Bye!
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