They're looking to buy any and all familiars from Blooming Grove (hoardsell value: 2000t) to Forbidden Portal (hoardsell value: 2940t) for a flat rate of 2g each. Which... eh... it would have been nice to make a note of those hoardsell values in the top post for anyone who might not be aware of them (especially new players who could really use the extra treasure), but whatever. Maybe some players just really want gems instead of treasure, and can't be fussed to hoardsell and then convert the currency themselves. Information was omitted but not misrepresented... right?
NOPE. Turns out someone did try to point out the hoardsell values, and Weide deflected, played dumb, and straight-up lied about the values (claiming that the highest one is 2300t): https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ibaz/3278975/3#post_58037901
I'm not sure if what they're doing is explicitly forbidden by site rules, but it's scummy as hell. There are so many ways to make money in this game (especially during NotN!) that don't involve essentially scamming newbies. Just... ick. :(
Archives of the thread: https://web.archive.org/web/20241221081150/https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ibaz/3278975 https://web.archive.org/web/20241221080948/https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ibaz/3278975/2 https://web.archive.org/web/20241221081107/https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ibaz/3278975/3
It's the same person who's sold gem items at inflated prices in the past and lists Rainbow Sprites like they're Water so I'm not surprised... He always does scummy shit that's not forbidden by the rules but is still, well, scummy.
That comment about 2300t might not have been a lie tho, people sometimes list fams that low (even 1g ea) but they don't stay on the AH for too long for obvious reasons.
Almost bought one of this person's listings a while ago because I wasn't on the lookout for a rainbow sprite scam in the year 2024 :/ easy block from me.
From what I can recall, they also used to sell gem genes above MP price at round numbers on the AH, but stopped once people started listing at the gem mp price specifically to stop scammers like that.
NAYRT Yeah that'd be this person, they used to be Weidenbaum and would scam newbies/less experienced players all the time with the rainbow sprite or gem MP items.
Sad that stuff like this isn't a banable offense (the AH scams not the familiar scam, which is also bad)
oh man weren't they also the one who kept spamming scroll listings on the ah one treasure less than whatever anyone else tried to sell like within seconds
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
Re: Wanker Thread
(Anonymous) 2024-12-26 08:33 am (UTC)(link)"[B] Coli Familiars @ 2g"
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ibaz/3278975
They're looking to buy any and all familiars from Blooming Grove (hoardsell value: 2000t) to Forbidden Portal (hoardsell value: 2940t) for a flat rate of 2g each. Which... eh... it would have been nice to make a note of those hoardsell values in the top post for anyone who might not be aware of them (especially new players who could really use the extra treasure), but whatever. Maybe some players just really want gems instead of treasure, and can't be fussed to hoardsell and then convert the currency themselves. Information was omitted but not misrepresented... right?
NOPE. Turns out someone did try to point out the hoardsell values, and Weide deflected, played dumb, and straight-up lied about the values (claiming that the highest one is 2300t):
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ibaz/3278975/3#post_58037901
I'm not sure if what they're doing is explicitly forbidden by site rules, but it's scummy as hell. There are so many ways to make money in this game (especially during NotN!) that don't involve essentially scamming newbies. Just... ick. :(
Archives of the thread:
https://web.archive.org/web/20241221081150/https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ibaz/3278975
https://web.archive.org/web/20241221080948/https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ibaz/3278975/2
https://web.archive.org/web/20241221081107/https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ibaz/3278975/3
Re: Wanker Thread
(Anonymous) 2024-12-26 09:30 am (UTC)(link)That comment about 2300t might not have been a lie tho, people sometimes list fams that low (even 1g ea) but they don't stay on the AH for too long for obvious reasons.
Re: Wanker Thread
(Anonymous) 2024-12-26 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)From what I can recall, they also used to sell gem genes above MP price at round numbers on the AH, but stopped once people started listing at the gem mp price specifically to stop scammers like that.
Re: Wanker Thread
(Anonymous) 2024-12-26 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)Yeah that'd be this person, they used to be Weidenbaum and would scam newbies/less experienced players all the time with the rainbow sprite or gem MP items.
Sad that stuff like this isn't a banable offense (the AH scams not the familiar scam, which is also bad)
Re: Wanker Thread
(Anonymous) 2024-12-26 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)Re: Wanker Thread
(Anonymous) 2024-12-27 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)Oh, I had no idea Weidenbaum changed their name! Makes sense they would be the one making a scammy thread like that tbh.