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Discussion in 'Archived Reports' started by The Royal Spy Crab II, Jun 23, 2012.

  1. The Royal Spy Crab II

    The Royal Spy Crab II New User

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    I had uncrated my first unusual. I was happy but it was very unfimiliar but it looked great. Thats when my freind "Wheatley" traded me. I know how trading goes and the price he offered was low but i didn't know that. He offers 7 ref and 2 keys. Then he trys to "sweeten" the deal by making me add my Damaged Capacitor. I thought it was only fair until i learned from a freind that i was just scammed terribly. He then says I didn't scam you I only ripped you off. Cant post the chat.
  2. The Royal Spy Crab II

    The Royal Spy Crab II New User

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    Sorry the title messed up
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    The Royal Spy Crab II New User

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  4. Mr.Rager

    Mr.Rager New User

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    Hey, thanks for the report. If you can, you use the format for reporting a scammer and post it here? It's much easier for an Admin to look at your report that way.
  5. Champelliot

    Champelliot New User

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    Without actual proof, there is not much we can do. However, if he did only give you a bad deal, then Steamrep will not mark him, as they do not mark for Sharking (AKA ripping someone off). At current prices, the capacitor was worth more than the 7 ref and 2 keys.

    However, some communities DO mark for sharking, a good example would be say UTC, I'll post a link here. If you report him here (with evidence, for example your inventory history) they will not only ban him from all UTC servers, (one of the largest trade server collections) but from their site as well, I believe they also work in tandem with other servers, so he may be banned from other sites too.

    In the future, if you ever get an unusual, check it on TF2pricecheck.net.

    Sorry about your loss, but I do not believe he will be marked here.
  6. Wheatley

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    I didnt scam him, i lowballed him, and he accepted. Its not my problem is he was stupid enough to give me a very cheap unusual. I didnt not say" give me the unusual and i'll give you metal in 15 min" i gave him metal IN the trade. It wasnt a scam, it was a lowball.
    Since he said he cant post the pics, i'll do it for him.
    http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=157jg2d&s=6
    http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2a0dvnp&s=6
    http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2a0dvnp&s=6
    Also my trade history to prove we made a trade, and that i didnt scam him.
    http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2a0dvnp&s=6
    Enjoy, and nice try anyway spycrab.
  7. Wheatley

    Wheatley New User

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  8. Champelliot

    Champelliot New User

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    Technically, lowballing is just offering a low price, you're using wrong terminology. And you are right, it is not classed as a scam. It comes under sharking, abusing his (no offense) ignorance of unusual pricing. Anyway, with the provided evidence here, he can report you for Sharking to any one of the major TF2 communities, UTC, AF2 and I believe TF2outpost bans for Sharking also. They can and will ban you for Sharking from all of their respective servers, websites and communities and will make it quite hard for you to trade in the future.
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    Wheatley New User

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    "Technically, lowballing is just offering a low price, you're using wrong terminology"
    I offered a low price, and he took it.
  10. Wheatley

    Wheatley New User

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    Besides, i honestly didnt think he would give me such a good price lol, what was i going to do deny it after he readied up?
  11. Champelliot

    Champelliot New User

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    It's still dishonest, it's up to him whether to report you to UTC or the like and have you banned from their sites and servers as a shark.
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    Ðiego™ Retired Staff

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    no tag for sharks