Record your in-game trades

[Jaerin]

RECORD YOUR IN-GAME TRADES

If you decide that you trust your buyer enough to go first and give your in-game items to them before you get your money then you need to record the trade. Without this it would be like handing someone cash without any kind of receipt. We have had a number of people claiming they gave in-game items and then never got paid for them. Without this evidence we have NO way of knowing if you are telling the truth or not.

BE SAFE, VERIFY THEIR IDENTITY, AND COLLECT EVIDENCE OF YOUR TRADE, EVERY SINGLE TIME!

A successful trade yesterday DOES NOT guarantee a successful trade today.

Make sure that in your skype conversation that you clearly have the in-game character name, what you are planning on trading and then make sure in-game that character name and items are clearly visible. This means that you need to record at a resolution that will make sure the name is visible and comparable to the screenshots of the chat.

TEST YOUR RECORDING BEFORE YOU TRADE

Make sure that you understand how to use these tools and that they are working before you make your trades.
Make sure that you can read and see the items that are being traded.
Make sure that you can read the name of the person you are trading with in-game on your video.
Even better use a code word given in the out of game chat that the character says to you in game to verify that they are the same.

Here are some free tools you can use to record:

FRAPS - FRAPS show fps, record video game movies, screen capture software
TAKSI - Taksi: Video capture/Screen capture for 3D applications
EZVID - The Best Free Video Maker for YouTube - ezvid.com
BANDICAM - Bandicam - Best Game Recording Software, Free Video Recorder, Game Screen Capture, Free Screen Recorder

GIVING SOMEONE IN-GAME ITEMS WITHOUT ANY VIDEO EVIDENCE IS JUST LIKE HANDING THEM CASH WITHOUT A RECEIPT

[somaliasky]

Thx big man! I can't rep you?

[cl0wned]

nice guide, thanks

[yellowsubb]

thanks, cool guide!!

[GreatHeisenberg]

I'm using FRAPS for PoE trades for almost 1 year, but tbh i have no idea how can i reduce the avi file size, they are huge, any help?

[Nick_]

Have you tried Dxtory? Seems to be the standard these days.

[SeamusTheDog]

Yes, necro thread, but adding useful info for anyone wanting to shrink their .avi files. Best thing is to convert them to mkv with XMediaRecode. It's a free, fairly simple tool that has lots of options for bandwidth, compression, and filesize.

That's what I use when my anime comes in too big because of a lazy uploader. I usually shrink the files ~40% without losing appreciable quality.