Scam or Not?
Demonism
SingaporeMember
in General Chat
For example, a player put a vending machine and set the price to 250 Cubits. Inside the vend, there is a witch hat, pumpkin head, bottomless stamp and many more rares. However, below all these are just big junks. Silver ores, mountain blocks, scaffold...
Is this a scam? Because I'm sure that in order for people to get the rares, they have to spend tons of cubits buying the other junk first.
=SIR.SCAFOLDER= and I have been debating about this. He is certain that it is not a scam and calls it overpricing of items. He also said that scorto7 the moderator could vouch for him.
I thought it was a scam. The purpose of the vending machine was clearly to cheat cubits. And honestly, it is very similar to a payaway. Except, this payaway is using a vending machine.
So what are your thoughts? Scam or not?
Is this a scam? Because I'm sure that in order for people to get the rares, they have to spend tons of cubits buying the other junk first.
=SIR.SCAFOLDER= and I have been debating about this. He is certain that it is not a scam and calls it overpricing of items. He also said that scorto7 the moderator could vouch for him.
I thought it was a scam. The purpose of the vending machine was clearly to cheat cubits. And honestly, it is very similar to a payaway. Except, this payaway is using a vending machine.
So what are your thoughts? Scam or not?
Comments
Example: If the person priced it to 50c and there was a junk in vends and at the end of item was a rare item, the owner might probably grab the vend and get all the cubits before reaching the rare item.
I have noticed that a lot of shop owners have multiple different items in vending machines, and you must wait for someone to buy the 'first' item before you can get the next one. I would suggest that everyone boycott these shops and only shop from vendors who sell single items or multiples of the same item in their machines. If they lose business they will discontinue the practice.
For a nice example of a shop, I suggest Juce's Best Shop. This shop has everything. The prices are good, and there is no crazy stacking as described above, My mall is the same. I have several cowls in one machine, but they are all the same price and can be dyed if you get a color you don’t like. I’ll even dye it for you! But I don’t put different items into the same machine. I think that’s wrong.
Everyone has to be carefull; it's same IRL.
We just could say that someone is trying to scam when man holla for a stuff that wont be in first position in the vend....but once more, be carefull. Everyone will have to leave "mama shield" a day.
I would urge everyone to be careful etc etc but IMO the users here on the forum are more or less fully aware, it's unfortunately the more naive/ younger player population that fall for such scams and it's very tricky to educate them.
"Angel wings 1k!!!"
Then when they quickly buy them without looking at the confirmation screen, They get a footprint. Some might say that its not a scam because you're just overpricing an item in the vends, but if you're the one who bought it without reading, I bet you would be claiming you've been scammed
They put some trash before the rare and set the price
But, between the trash and rare, they put footprints or flowers! So the player spends many cubits before discovering its a scam.