Decent profit, not sure if bannable

[Akaras]

On my server, the nobles deck goes for about 13k. Most people don't even know which decks do which. After wasting 3.5k on creating an Undeath deck and then being completely unable to sell it, I got a great idea.

I posted messages in trade, "WTS Undeath Deck"

Wait for the people that ask WHAT CARD IT MAKES. If they say how much, say like 8000g and they will just stop talking to you.

/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("Shift-click this to place a link into a chat message: \124cffa335ee\124Hitem:42987:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0\124h[Darkmoon Card: Greatness]\124h\124r");

I clicked that and linked them that card, and also explained you could pick Str, Agi, Int, or Spirit. Within maybe 30 minutes I sold my Undeath deck that actually makes Darkmoon Card: Death for 7199g.


Ingredients:
-New level one character with random but believable name
-Some gold to start (2-4k)


Steps:

1. Build or buy a cheap deck. Prisms is the cheapest on my server.

2. Post that you are selling it in trade channel. Put it on the AH for a high price if there isn't any others on there.

3. If someone asks "How much?" deter them with an insane price. If they ask what card it gives however, use a macro with the above script and link them the greatness card. Don't forget to tell them they can pick the stat: Str, Agi, Int, Spr

4. If they catch you, say "Oops, sorry, my friend told me it makes that." If they say "How much" now, say "Offer...prefer something higher than XXXXg, which is what it cost me to make it"

5. Sell it! Do this scam before the faire comes January 5th. Delete the character. Win. People are too lazy to look it up, and you accidently linked the wrong card. Oh well!

Good luck all!

[Henessy]

I think this is ban-able. Nice scam though.

[shizzlemydizzle]

Sounds good.. I doubt its bannable since ur just overpricing something.. I wouldn't call it a scam.. more of a ripoff or something

[Akaras]

I'm linking them the wrong item. I believe its their own fault for being too lazy to look it up and trusting a busy businessman hehe...but yea I might end up getting banned. Whatever :P

[ooberstan]

Haha, this is a great way to mess with people at like 4 A.M, lol

[Akaras]

Yea. Did it three times last night. 12k profit. Please try it, weekends coming up, lots of retarded potential buyers are out of school too.

[Aiwin]

that would be like the CoD scam, where you change the number of items you sent so people buy it. this will prolly get you a 48 hour ban, but since the fair doesnt come for a while, and people wont remember the name of some random guy who made it for them, you should be able to get away with it.

[jagex]

I've been doing the CoD scam for about 2 weeks now and its been working great. Over 40k in gold. So I dont think you can get banned for this

[Jesselee]

Id say bannable

[7itanium]

its not bannable.. the person is responsable for knowing what item they are buying and what it procs.. they have access to the same loot tables as anyone else

if you find someone dumb enough more power to you

the worse that will happen is the GM will reverse the trade.. but I doubt that will happen even

[Akaras]

Sales have slowed on the decks, buying decks cheap at the moment and saving them until January since the faire will be here the 5th. 27,000g profit so far selling undeath and prism decks while linking greatness cards, and not a single person suspected anything.

Make sure you check AH and sell cheaper than the one in AH, unless its too low for you to profit.

[Aiwin]

you 100% sure this isnt bannable? it is misinformation, you are telling them they are getting item A, when in reality they are getting item B.
i got a 48 hour ban use the primal fire CoD scam, and it really isnt that different.

[Imbecill]

I thinks its banable, but what isnt? xD +rep

[nnaa]

yeah, prolly banable but nice idea

[Akaras]

I hope its not bannable. I've made 40,000g or more this week doing this. Sales died though, will try again when faire comes. I used a second account then transfered money to my main accounts alts through a guild bank and mailed to my main, then deleted the level one chars.