1. Use your eyes, it's free
Look at the player list at the trading location and possibly locations around it (or ask a clanmember). Are there any known thieves around? Does it look suspicious? If so, cancel or postpone the trade.
2. Check the forums & chats
Players warn each other. By keeping an eye on the forums and chats you will know who the notorious thieves and scammers are.
3. Do not discuss trade details in trade chat
Thieves keep an eye on this chat for potential targets. Discuss details like final price and location via whispers or messages. In addition, you can post false information in trade chat to send thieves the wrong way.
4. Communicate
If you do not know the person you are trading, talk to him! Is he polite? does he respond quickly? Does he agree to perform the trade quickly? Ask him some questions and test him out. If he acts suspicious or changes behaviour later on, think twice before trading him. For big trades, it may also be a good idea to run a background check on him, asking people you trust about their experiences with the player.
5. Build a house at the Trade post
When you have a house at your trading post, you can quickly put away the money you just received. You will only have the money on you for a short time.
6. Avoid trade posts without houses
Some locations/islands have constructing restrictions. These are more attractive to thieves because the are more likely to get a shot at your money.
7. Wait before taking money out of your house
You can access your house during a trade without cancelling the trade. Wait until the other player has added the items before getting the money from your house. This decreases the time you have money on you, and you can see if the player actually has the item.
8. The fake trade
If you trust the person you are trading, agree to do a fake trade first (no gold involded, keep it in your house). Any players that attempt to thieve you will be sent to jail and/or think you already put the money away. You can then safely trade when the thieves are in jail, or a few minutes later when they are gone.
9. Shop-trading
Secure, alternative way of trading. Build a shop (anywhere), and add just the one the item you are selling to it. The player you would trade simply buys it from your shop. Once the player buys the item, the shop goes empty (and therefore not shown in the shoplist anymore) and can thus not be thieved.
10. Trade in alternative currency
Rocks are worth 1gp at the NPC Markets. If you have rocks, trade with those instead of gold pieces. Needless to say rocks cannot be thieved and you can just sell them later on.
*Note: feel free to add more below.
DISCLAIMER: none of the scammer lists posted below are officially recognized by the creator of this thread or the game staff.
Edited on 01-06-2010 18:09
Look at the player list at the trading location and possibly locations around it (or ask a clanmember). Are there any known thieves around? Does it look suspicious? If so, cancel or postpone the trade.
2. Check the forums & chats
Players warn each other. By keeping an eye on the forums and chats you will know who the notorious thieves and scammers are.
3. Do not discuss trade details in trade chat
Thieves keep an eye on this chat for potential targets. Discuss details like final price and location via whispers or messages. In addition, you can post false information in trade chat to send thieves the wrong way.
4. Communicate
If you do not know the person you are trading, talk to him! Is he polite? does he respond quickly? Does he agree to perform the trade quickly? Ask him some questions and test him out. If he acts suspicious or changes behaviour later on, think twice before trading him. For big trades, it may also be a good idea to run a background check on him, asking people you trust about their experiences with the player.
5. Build a house at the Trade post
When you have a house at your trading post, you can quickly put away the money you just received. You will only have the money on you for a short time.
6. Avoid trade posts without houses
Some locations/islands have constructing restrictions. These are more attractive to thieves because the are more likely to get a shot at your money.
7. Wait before taking money out of your house
You can access your house during a trade without cancelling the trade. Wait until the other player has added the items before getting the money from your house. This decreases the time you have money on you, and you can see if the player actually has the item.
8. The fake trade
If you trust the person you are trading, agree to do a fake trade first (no gold involded, keep it in your house). Any players that attempt to thieve you will be sent to jail and/or think you already put the money away. You can then safely trade when the thieves are in jail, or a few minutes later when they are gone.
9. Shop-trading
Secure, alternative way of trading. Build a shop (anywhere), and add just the one the item you are selling to it. The player you would trade simply buys it from your shop. Once the player buys the item, the shop goes empty (and therefore not shown in the shoplist anymore) and can thus not be thieved.
10. Trade in alternative currency
Rocks are worth 1gp at the NPC Markets. If you have rocks, trade with those instead of gold pieces. Needless to say rocks cannot be thieved and you can just sell them later on.
*Note: feel free to add more below.
DISCLAIMER: none of the scammer lists posted below are officially recognized by the creator of this thread or the game staff.
Edited on 01-06-2010 18:09
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then go retreive the gold at a later date lol
) the tp is at kinam, which is very close to unera though, but no jail at kinam