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===Double WTB contracts=== | ===Double WTB contracts=== | ||
It's a contract that looks like a buyer willing to pay over market prices for expensive items (often PLEX) but the contract is actually for multiples. | It's a contract that looks like a buyer willing to pay over market prices for expensive items (often PLEX) but the contract is actually for multiples. | ||
====What | ====What you see==== | ||
It's a contract to buy items that seems to offer above-market rates. They are often linked to in local chat. | It's a contract to buy items that seems to offer above-market rates. They are often linked to in local chat. | ||
====How it works==== | ====How it works==== | ||
This scam exploits the fact that a contract's title need not match its contents. The contract title says something like, "WTB PLEX for 890M ISK," when the going rate is 750M, for example. However, the terms of the contract actual state that the buyer will pay 890M ISK for ''two'' PLEX. These contracts are often linked to in local chat. | This scam exploits the fact that a contract's title need not match its contents. The contract title says something like, "WTB PLEX for 890M ISK," when the going rate is 750M, for example. However, the terms of the contract actual state that the buyer will pay 890M ISK for ''two'' PLEX. These contracts are often linked to in local chat. | ||