Common POE Trade Scams for new players.

[5ean5ean]

Hello I want this to help out new players who are interested in trading but do know what they are doing. I actually want to talk about common trade scams bc people are terrible. I can't talk about every single one so if other POE 1 vets want to talk thier favorite scams they come across feel free to contribute. I want to talk about the oldest and most prevalent scam in POE

The Bait and Switch

Here's how it works. You're on trade and you see a unique amulet you need , the stats are great, and the price is acceptable. You whisper, they invite you to thier hideout. You open the trade window. You put down the correct currency they want, they put down the amulet you want. You press accept and all of a sudden the seller backs out the trade. No worries he chats you and says thier cat jumped on the the keyboard and they are ready to trade. You open the window, you put down the currency, they put down the amulet...you accept the the trade. You're happy, they are happy and you return to your hideout. You look at the amulet and you notice the stats are lower than they are suppose to be. You message the seller, the seller has blocked you. Congratulations you just been scammed and there nothing you can do about it.

How to avoid this scam.

Its pretty self explanatory. Don't press accept until you are 100% sure youre getting what you're paying for. This also goes the other way. People try to short change you using the same method. Instead of 150 exalts they try to to give you 140 tje 2nd time and hope you dont notice. As soon as a trade is canceled for any reason your alarm bells need to be blaring. Not saying everyone who does this is trying to scam you...but this is how people scam. Scammers take advantage of your excitement and create frustration to get you to make mistakes. Take your time and read the items, count all the currency ...don't get jammed.

Hope this helps...I have plenty more scams to discuss later.

https://youtu.be/Bwrn1NNnb6U?si=lesozNPmGtW68hBK

[Orclover]

I love how the currency for items talks about 100+ exalts....i've seen maybe 7 since I started playing and hit act II cruel.

[alan0n]

This game will literally not even let you complete the trade unless you mouse over the item though?

[5ean5ean]

Originally posted by alan0n:

This game will literally not even let you complete the trade unless you mouse over the item though?

Scams are about quantity....not quality. Most people won't fall for it....some do.

Scams per minute

[Archangel]

Sure would be nice to not have a trade system stolen from 1996.

[Stockwerk 13]

playing trade is only worth it if u want to PAY2WIN

SSF is the real game anyways

[Archangel]

Originally posted by Stockwerk 13:

playing trade is only worth it if u want to PAY2WIN

SSF is the real game anyways

SSF Is masochism in this game. Drops are tailored to support their precious trade economy.

[Karak Sonen]

If only there was some form of a system that prevents scams, like.. an automated trade that removes player input after the item has been put up for sale outside of removing the item from sale again unless bought.

If only.

[5ean5ean]

Scam: Low Selling

You're on trade and you see an amulet that usually cost 100 exalts being sold by a bunch of people for 70. OMG today is my lucky day. You whisper them and........nothing. Overtime you keep asking about the item and they keep ignoring you. Congratulations...youre not being scammed bc you're not the target.

Meanwhile Joe Newplayer drops the same amulet and doesn't know what to do with it. They hear this trade thing can help you make currency so they try it for the first time. They watch a couple of bad YouTube videos, go on trade, see an amulet like there's being sold for 70 exalts. Ok...I will also sell my amulet for 70 exalts. Suddenly you get a whisper from another seller wanting to buy your amulet for 70 exalts. Congratulations...you just got scammed. What you dont know is the people who originally put the amulet for 70 have no interests in selling thiers for 70, they just want to get a sucker to sell their amulet for 70 so they can buy it for cheap.

How to avoid:

Experience and using all the tools at your disposal to understand how how much something is really worth. I don't want to get into all the tools bc this is long enough, just want to tell you if something is too good to be true...then it is.

[Psycha]

Originally posted by Karak Sonen:

If only there was some form of a system that prevents scams, like.. an automated trade that removes player input after the item has been put up for sale outside of removing the item from sale again unless bought.

If only.

Maybe PoE 3 will have an item auction house...

[m99noble]

who doesnt read what they are buying? what a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ stupid post.

[Karak Sonen]

Originally posted by PsychaChi:

Originally posted by Karak Sonen:

If only there was some form of a system that prevents scams, like.. an automated trade that removes player input after the item has been put up for sale outside of removing the item from sale again unless bought.

If only.

Maybe PoE 3 will have an item auction house...

Doesn't even have to be an Auction House.
Just have the PoE Trade window in some form in game, instead of an whisper a little Portal icon that gets you to the Hideout of the seller, and then being able to just buy it out of their Stash.

[5ean5ean]

All this automated stuff isn't going to happen...the devs are 100% against it. Yall think you're the first to come up with ideas of the nearly decade long history of POE?

So it's just better to stop complaining about it and make the best of what we have.

[Karak Sonen]

Originally posted by 5ean5ean:

All this automated stuff isn't going to happen...the devs are 100% against it. Yall think you're the first to come up with ideas of the nearly decade long history of POE?

So it's just better to stop complaining about it and make the best of what we have.

Yes, just stop complaining. Take it as it is, and never say anything.
That's how things change, right? Not like it's an early access and that they're listening to feedback, especially with how many things they changed from PoE 1 that for years have been something that Dev's have been 100% against.


As for myself; i will never stop telling GGG that parts of their vision are stupid, no matter how many times they try to explain how it's "necessary friction".

[Doomtrigger]

They should just make the ah auto instead of having to go trade with the person also tired of ppl listing items for augs only to then ask for chaos or exalted orbs

[Echo2Omega]

How to avoid any and all scams.

Don't trade with other players.