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Scams in EVE Online: Difference between revisions

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*The scammer create a contract for 3 items for a total of 500 million isk
*The scammer create a contract for 3 items for a total of 500 million isk
*The scammer also places 3 different buy orders for 200 million isk each, making you think that you can buy and resell immediately for 100 million isk profit
*The scammer also places 3 different buy orders for 200 million isk each, making you think that you can buy and resell immediately for 100 million isk profit
*As soon as you accept the contract the scammer withdraw their buy orders. If the actual market price is 100Misk, you have lost 200 million isk.
*As soon as you accept the contract the scammer withdraw their buy orders. If the actual market price is 100 million isk, you have lost 200 million isk.
*Making 3 different buy orders makes it longer for you to resell all your items, the buy orders usually have .1 isk difference so a lambda will usually try to sell the items one by one. Giving more time to the scammer to remove the other buy orders. Even if you manage to resell 1 of the item before the buy order is removed, you have lost 100 million isk
*Making 3 different buy orders makes it longer for you to resell all your items, the buy orders usually have .1 isk difference so a lambda will usually try to sell the items one by one. Giving more time to the scammer to remove the other buy orders. Even if you manage to resell 1 of the item before the buy order is removed, you have lost 100 million isk