Scams in EVE Online: Difference between revisions

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*Contract price suspiciously higher that current market buy order prices

*For a given item, a couple of buy order prices with a much greater price than the others

===BPC's as BPO's===

The contract will contain a Blueprint Copy (BPC) at a price that is close to but better than the going rate for a Blueprint Original (BPO). The victim ends up paying more than a BPC is typically worth, because they compared the price to a BPO on market.

====What you see====

A blueprint, often of a type with very few existing contracts, that looks like a good deal when you click View Market Details from the contract window and find they are listed on the Market for a little bit more.

====How it works====

BPC's cannot be sold on the market, only un-researched (0/0) BPO's can. This scam relies on the victim clicking "view market orders" from the contract screen, which results in the BPO being displayed. Typically, a BPC is not worth as much as a BPO because of the limited runs, and the fact that anyone with a BPO can make an infinite number of BPC's from them.

This scam primarily relies upon the player not understanding the difference between the two, or not recognizing that a BPC cannot be sold on the market.

====How to recognise the scam====

*BPC's have a light blue background on their icon, where BPO's have a dark blue background.

*If the contract item has a limited number of runs, it is a BPC. BPO's have infinite runs.

*Watch for comments that suggest it is below market price - these may be intended to make you check market price, and not notice it's a BPC.

==Other Miscellaneous Scams==

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 *Contract price suspiciously higher that current market buy order prices
 *For a given item, a couple of buy order prices with a much greater price than the others
+===BPC's as BPO's===
+The contract will contain a Blueprint Copy (BPC) at a price that is close to but better than the going rate for a Blueprint Original (BPO). The victim ends up paying more than a BPC is typically worth, because they compared the price to a BPO on market.
+====What you see====
+A blueprint, often of a type with very few existing contracts, that looks like a good deal when you click View Market Details from the contract window and find they are listed on the Market for a little bit more.
+====How it works====
+BPC's cannot be sold on the market, only un-researched (0/0) BPO's can. This scam relies on the victim clicking "view market orders" from the contract screen, which results in the BPO being displayed. Typically, a BPC is not worth as much as a BPO because of the limited runs, and the fact that anyone with a BPO can make an infinite number of BPC's from them.
+This scam primarily relies upon the player not understanding the difference between the two, or not recognizing that a BPC cannot be sold on the market.
+====How to recognise the scam====
+*BPC's have a light blue background on their icon, where BPO's have a dark blue background.
+*If the contract item has a limited number of runs, it is a BPC. BPO's have infinite runs.
+*Watch for comments that suggest it is below market price - these may be intended to make you check market price, and not notice it's a BPC.
 ==Other Miscellaneous Scams==