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Estel Again
Doomheim
#1 - 2012-06-20 13:10:50 UTC  |  Edited by: ISD Stensson
it works Cry


Every since my 12 PLEX giveaway thread got buried in a forum section no one knows exists, the only traffic to the thread has been when I was spamming it in Jita local Roll

Edit: The link is removed to avoid possible spam - ISD Stensson
masternerdguy
Doomheim
#2 - 2012-06-20 13:13:09 UTC
I feel sad for mankind.

Things are only impossible until they are not.
Estel Again
Doomheim
#3 - 2012-06-20 13:47:21 UTC
masternerdguy wrote:
I feel sad for mankind.


Me too.

On the upside, there are interesting interactions to be had once you block a few of the more annoying spammers.
For instance, just today someone tried to post a bunny and failed - not once, not twice, but literally a dozen times. I felt so sorry for him I gave 100M isk to the first guy who did succeed (cheers Anton!). Ah, the good times.
Ohanka
#4 - 2012-06-20 14:00:01 UTC
scamming the scammers is the way to go

best 1 bil i ever earned when that scammer put the hookbill as "you will pay" and the billion has "you will recieve".

North Korea is Best Korea
dontbanmebro
Doomheim
#5 - 2012-06-20 14:09:11 UTC
Pretty sure flyers are still the most effective form of advertisement.

Spam works.
Grandpa Bill
Twin Lakes Retirement Home
#6 - 2012-06-20 14:09:41 UTC
Yeah I know how ya feel there sonny. I have a thread in there too and have seen little attention so I started chattin in local, not to scam mind you but just to get the word out that Im starttin a raffle. I havnt sold too many tickets either so everyone so far has pretty good chances of winnin.

Grandpa Bill
Nyreanya
Serenity Labs
#7 - 2012-06-20 14:12:35 UTC
Thread not getting enough attention? Bumping rules getting you down?
Make another thread with no point other than advertising your first thread! Forum rules are for pansies!

[/sarcasm]
Ituhata Saken
Killboard Padding Services
#8 - 2012-06-20 14:13:50 UTC
I am disappointed that my membership to your corp since 1979 until Armageddon 2012 was not accepted.

So close...
AFK Hauler
State War Academy
#9 - 2012-06-20 14:16:41 UTC
So I should post here to keep your thread at the top?

Stealth bump?
Estel Again
Doomheim
#10 - 2012-06-20 14:20:32 UTC
Nyreanya wrote:
Thread not getting enough attention? Bumping rules getting you down?
Make another thread with no point other than advertising your first thread! Forum rules are for pansies!


I resent that comment. This thread is about a legitimate ingame phenomenon and is worthy of discussion, as is evidenced by the many replies so far.
Please keep any future contributions on-topic, I don't want to this topic derailed and locked.
Abel Merkabah
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#11 - 2012-06-20 15:06:50 UTC  |  Edited by: Abel Merkabah
Estel Again wrote:
Nyreanya wrote:
Thread not getting enough attention? Bumping rules getting you down?
Make another thread with no point other than advertising your first thread! Forum rules are for pansies!


I resent that comment. This thread is about a legitimate ingame phenomenon and is worthy of discussion, as is evidenced by the many replies so far.
Please keep any future contributions on-topic, I don't want to this topic derailed and locked.


I've actually always wondered if people fell for all the spam in Jita local. Especially the obvious scams, like offering to sell plex through contract for less then buy order prices...

I assume since people do it, there must be takers; which is frightening in a way.

James315 for CSM 8!
Joe Hinken
Cetan Consortium
#12 - 2012-06-20 16:33:13 UTC
Abel Merkabah wrote:
Estel Again wrote:
Nyreanya wrote:
Thread not getting enough attention? Bumping rules getting you down?
Make another thread with no point other than advertising your first thread! Forum rules are for pansies!


I resent that comment. This thread is about a legitimate ingame phenomenon and is worthy of discussion, as is evidenced by the many replies so far.
Please keep any future contributions on-topic, I don't want to this topic derailed and locked.


I've actually always wondered if people fell for all the spam in Jita local. Especially the obvious scams, like offering to sell plex through contract for less then buy order prices...

I assume since people do it, there must be takers; which is frightening in a way.

For the life of me, I can't figure out what's a scam about that. I see those, I assume they're scams, but I look at the contract and see that I am indeed giving less than buy order price and recieving 1x PLEX.

Help me out here.

Brick Royl > bad timing the isk is deflating fatser then a baloon in a cactus shop
Christine Peeveepeeski
Low Sec Concepts
#13 - 2012-06-20 16:39:21 UTC
Usually when i see this the contract is actually closed, they'll then say 'oh sorry let me make you a new one' and pop one up with you will give one plex, you will give (insert price).
Raven Solaris
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2012-06-20 17:24:06 UTC
I've seen something similar once, only the scammer in question posted 3 contracts together, the first two were indeed 1 PLEX for far, far, below market value, but had already been bought, the third was the scam contract.

It worked, since a person clicking through the first two would automatically assume the third is legit and hurry to grab it before it's snatched up like the first two.

I'd have fallen for it myself had I not double checked.
Reaver Glitterstim
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2012-06-20 18:41:47 UTC
Joe Hinken wrote:
For the life of me, I can't figure out what's a scam about that. I see those, I assume they're scams, but I look at the contract and see that I am indeed giving less than buy order price and recieving 1x PLEX.

Help me out here.

You're also giving away 1x PLEX.

FT Diomedes: "Reaver, sometimes I wonder what you are thinking when you sit down to post."

Frostys Virpio: "We have to give it to him that he does put more effort than the vast majority in his idea but damn does it sometime come out of nowhere."
Chokichi Ozuwara
Perkone
Caldari State
#16 - 2012-06-20 18:47:58 UTC
I buy everything advertised to me in Jita. I burn through 50 PLEX a month, but I have tons of skillbooks and ore.

Tears will be shed and pants will need to be changed all round.
Joe Hinken
Cetan Consortium
#17 - 2012-06-20 19:08:36 UTC
Reaver Glitterstim wrote:
Joe Hinken wrote:
For the life of me, I can't figure out what's a scam about that. I see those, I assume they're scams, but I look at the contract and see that I am indeed giving less than buy order price and recieving 1x PLEX.

Help me out here.

You're also giving away 1x PLEX.

I checked very carefully. It's been a few days since I've been in Jita, but I'm pretty sure I would have noticed this.

Brick Royl > bad timing the isk is deflating fatser then a baloon in a cactus shop
McVain089
Red-Giant Inc.
#18 - 2012-06-20 19:15:28 UTC
Jita... the cesspool of the Eve Online community all together in one spot... Love it, Fear it, Hate it Lol

Why people fall for obvious scams...have no freakin idea o.O
terzho
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#19 - 2012-06-20 20:46:47 UTC
I DIDN'T FAIL!!! I was merely scalping the bunny........
(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")
Makkal Hanaya
Revenent Defence Corperation
#20 - 2012-06-20 21:34:23 UTC
Joe Hinken wrote:

I checked very carefully. It's been a few days since I've been in Jita, but I'm pretty sure I would have noticed this.

It took me a while before I noticed it as well. It doesn't look 'wrong' until you look at a legitimate contract beside it.

Render unto Khanid the things which are Khanid's; and unto God the things that are God's.
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