The "Beggar" Meta
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I suppose I'm only really posting this to vent, but the current state of trade is one of the most frustrating experiences I have had in POE. I have thousands upon thousands of hours in POE 1, and typically always have a very strong trade strategy.
In POE 2 though, 90% of my sales are either people asking for an extreme discount, or straight up scamming. I'm not talking about a 5 div rare chest and someone offers 4, i'm talking max rolled ingenuities that are ~40div, and people *spamming* me offering 20, however it's not just that they offer 20, it's that they send the trade message. Wait for a party invite, have me leave whatever it is i'm doing, open trade, then either offer a lesser amount, or straight up just put a less amount in the trade window and hope I accept it. This is compounded further by the amount of players who have tried to give me alcs for items, then once i cancel trade, block me and leave. On top of all of that, people are starting to actually swear and rage at me for *not* giving them a discount. What? I know there's a large influx of players that are new to POE and that trade etiquette does take a little bit of time to learn, but i'm starting to get a bit bitter with trading man. Finding myself being rude when I never was in the past, and have no intention to. I know the economy is fubar'd 17 different ways and it's hard on us all, but damn man. I never once thought that trade was the thing that started to make me dislike POE. Last edited by Nihility656#1968 on Jan 2, 2025, 7:34:34 PM Last bumped on Jan 4, 2025, 7:30:18 PM
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" If anyone sends me a party invite after spamming me messages to trade they go to the ignore list. If they tell me to come to them.. you guessed it they go to the ignore list. If the items is listed for 50.5d and they put 50c and 50ex they go to the ignore list. As a matter of fact, If they come to my hideout and look at me wrong.. they go to ignore list. I do not tolerate self-entitled people, scammers or demanding people. You respect the unwritten code of POE trade or you get ignored by me. Last edited by QticaX#4168 on Jan 2, 2025, 7:50:11 PM
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You and I have had wildly different experiences in POE 1 then, scam wise someone might do the ol' swaparoo on an enhance 3 instead of 4, or offer you ~10% less on certain items, but generally what things are listed for, are what they sell for, and if someone is making an offer, they at least do it up front. At least, in my experience.
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This is exactly what I have been doing as well, it's the only way I know how to "fight back" against it. Good on ya man, keep it up!
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" I've had these experiences also these "swaparoos" are probably the most common. Here.. since a lot of players are new though people like to switch the currency because they all look similar. |
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I am not really trading because I tend to play SSF. Only in Settlers of Kalguur I really gave it a shot. I don't think it was really a scam. But I listed an item for 5 Divine Orbs and the buyer gave me 4 Divine Orbs and some Chaos Orbs.
I was not sure what the correct trade etiquette is. But I did know that there is some conversion happening between Chaos and Divine. But I am not using any trading apps, so I have no clue about exchange rates. I just accepted. After the trade I checked in the currency exchange and saw that I was shorted by maybe 10-15 Chaos Orbs. Basically nothing at that stage of the game, but it still left a sour taste in my mouth. So now, if I do not see exactly what I listed the item for in the trade window I will not accept the trade. No conversion, no shorting, nothing. That's the only thing I can suggest. If someone does not like this, kick from party and block. |
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Truly this post just makes me think not that these people are trying to underpay you, but that you're trying to overcharge them.
I see you getting offered actual value of items and acting like you're being ripped off when you don't get to rip them off. |
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"Actual value relative to what? Other listings? Then buy from the others!
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Ah, wait, the "cheaper" ones are not responding?
In last several days, I got the same experience as OP - people message me, I invite them to party, then once I'm in HO (yes, they wait for me there), they ask if I can sell the item for 30%-40% of the listed price. Eventually someone offers the full price, but for that to happen, I need to endure quite a few "fake" buyers. Probably I'll start adding them to ignore list at some point. Last edited by 6_din_49#4066 on Jan 2, 2025, 9:40:27 PM
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" Someone who hates a free economic market playing a player-to-player free market. Clearly, people who blow you up means your item is under priced. So if I get 15 people messaging me in 5 seconds that item is over priced? Clever.. very smart. lmfao. |
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