EVE New Citizens Q&A

Had a guy earlier today ask me to sell him 2 of my blueprints via station trading. I obviously didnt fall for that scam... What I am wondering is there any way to scam via contract other then by misrepresenting the item contracted?

If I make a contract with a customer, is there any skill that can allow him to accept my contract and take my item without having the isk present?

I know of the Margin trading skill, does that have anything to do with contract creation/acceptance?

ok cool ty for the reply. The guy tried talking me into a station trade but I canceled that right off. He then dropped out of PM and blocked me...lol. I considered trying to send him the goods via contract but I wasn't real familiar with the way contracts worked. Thanks for letting me know.

The scam in question, for those unaware, involves taking advantage of someone's inexperience with the contract/trading system; the seller will offer something ridiculous (like 'one unit of tritanium') in exchange for all of their ISK, but in reality, they're trying to trick a victim into giving all of their own money to the scammer in exchange for a single unit of tritanium.

Related anecdote:

The story goes that Edgar Rice Burroughs, who created the Tarzan character, was about to cash his first paycheck when he noticed the text reading 'for all rights', and had the good sense to ask his publisher just what rights he would be signing away by cashing his check. Due to his care and foresight, he retained the merchandising and licensing rights to one of modern fiction's most profitable characters, and earned himself a small fortune in the process.

So -- the Golden Rule of Contracts, both in-game and in real life: always read what you sign, even if it's something you've signed a thousand times before.