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===What you see=== | ===What you see=== | ||
It's a contract to buy items that | It's a contract to buy items that seem to offer above-market rates. They are often linked to in local chat. | ||
===How it works=== | ===How it works=== | ||
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==Manipulated Buy Orders== | ==Manipulated Buy Orders== | ||
The contractor will advertise a contract for several copies of the same item at an inflated price but will put in buy order at en even slightly higher price. As soon as you buy the contract, the scammer withdraws the buy orders. | The contractor will advertise a contract for several copies of the same item at an inflated price but will put in a buy order at en even slightly higher price. As soon as you buy the contract, the scammer withdraws the buy orders. | ||
Note that since this is highly time-sensitive, requiring the scammer to constantly monitor the market and be ready to change or cancel the order at a moment's notice, it's very unlikely that people actually do these types of scams with normal buy orders. | Note that since this is highly time-sensitive, requiring the scammer to constantly monitor the market and be ready to change or cancel the order at a moment's notice, it's very unlikely that people actually do these types of scams with normal buy orders. | ||
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* The scammer creates a contract for 3 items for a total of 500 million ISK. | * The scammer creates 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, leading you to believe you can buy and resell the contracts immediately for 100 million ISK profit. | * The scammer also places 3 different buy orders for 200 million ISK each, leading you to believe you can buy and resell the contracts immediately for 100 million ISK profit. | ||
* As soon as you accept the contract, the scammer withdraws their buy orders, or they fail due to lack of ISK. If the actual market price is 100 million ISK, you have lost 200 million ISK. | * As soon as you accept the contract, the scammer withdraws their buy orders, or they fail due to a lack of ISK. If the actual market price is 100 million ISK, you have lost 200 million ISK. | ||
* Making 3 different buy orders makes the process of | * Making 3 different buy orders makes the process of reselling the items longer; the buy orders usually have a 0.1 ISK difference, so a lambda will usually try to sell the items one by one. This gives the scammer more time to remove the other buy orders. Even if you manage to resell 1 of the items before the buy order is removed, you have lost 100 million ISK. | ||
===How to recognize the scam=== | ===How to recognize the scam=== | ||
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==BPCs as BPOs== | ==BPCs as BPOs== | ||
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. | 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 the market. | ||
===What you see=== | ===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 | 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=== | ===How it works=== | ||
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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. | 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 | ===How to recognize the scam=== | ||
* BPCs have a light blue background on their icon, | * BPCs have a light blue background on their icon, whereas BPOs have a dark blue background. | ||
* If the contract item has a limited number of runs, it is a BPC. BPOs have infinite runs. | * If the contract item has a limited number of runs, it is a BPC. BPOs 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. | * Watch for comments that suggest it is below market price—these may be intended to make you check the market price and not notice it's a BPC. | ||
===Skin/Ship Scam=== | |||
This Scam is common with capital ships, usually carriers and supercarriers though it can apply to any ship. This scam relies on the complex way the contract search function works. | |||
===What you see=== | |||
When searching for a ship (usually a supercarrier) on contracts, you see a contract that looks cheaper than all the rest, usually by not that much, but still cheaper, for example, 55 bil when the going price is 60. You immediately accept the contract, but then realize it doesn't contain a supercarrier but a far cheaper carrier and a skin with the name of the supercarrier you wanted. | |||
===How it works=== | |||
When searching for items on the contract system, the query will return all contracts bearing items with the name you typed, regardless of what it is you wanted. For example, searching "Bastion" will return contracts bearing either the Bastion Module or the Storyline "Bastion" armor plates. In the real scam, a pilot looking to buy a Hel supercarrier will search "Hel" in the search bar, but the query will return contracts bearing the Hel supercarrier, bpo's and bpc's for the Hel, and/or skins for the Hel. An over-eager buyer will not notice that the contract, with all of its "fluff" fittings and fighters, doesn't actually have the Hel in it but merely a significantly cheaper Nidhogur and a near-worthless Hel skin. This scan can work with any ship but is most common with capitals because these are less easily sold on the market and are commonly traded via contract. | |||
===How to recognize the scam=== | |||
The simplest way is to improve the way you search for things on the contract system. Instead of merely typing in "Hel" or whatever else you want, use the filter functions instead and avoid the unwieldy search tool. Using the "more search options" tool, you can filter for "ship," then filter for "supercarrier," and then and only then type in "Hel" to the search bar. This will return only contacts containing physical Hels and not blueprints or skins. | |||
Another way to avoid this scam is to simply read the whole contract to the bottom and ensure that you are getting what you think you are getting. | |||
=Other Miscellaneous Scams= | =Other Miscellaneous Scams= | ||