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    Player
    PurpleSphinx's Avatar
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    Estelle Arwen
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    Odin
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    any ban risks for buying from market?

    So today i log into the game and check the market prices for thing i usually keep a close eye on and to my suprise i see wind shards down to only 11 gil, stocked all the way up to 20,000 since i stuck a stack on a retainer. now im worried it might of been a bots handy work though.

    Obviously many of us could be buying from bots without knowledge since we don't know who is selling on the market or where they get the items from. just hope that if i bought market items from a bot i don't get punished for it
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    NeoAmon's Avatar
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    Sparda Amon
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    I think half if not more FF XIV players would have been banned by now if your fears were true.
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    Sarai Vanlaere
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    I'm pretty sure SE does a pretty thorough job of investigating bots and gil sellers and learned their behavioral patterns and routines, I see no reason to be afraid of buying from the marketplace as long as you play the game normally like everyone else that is a non bot or gil seller. =P
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    Yaladilae Hallucinate
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    It is very dangerous, so you should never pay below 100 gil for shards

    And no, it's not a coincidence i am selling those expensive shards either by the way *winks*
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    Captnyan Meowpants
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    If you have ever bought a shard from the market you have bought from a bot.
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    It's not the ban I'm worried about. It's the removal of my Gil that an RMT that bought from me or item removal from an item I may bought from one.

    They should scroll down the market board and ban them some are easy to spot with names like Sfssdraar Khfaaw.

    Or better yet they can use my blacklist as a template is at full capacity right now.
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    Dalek Codex
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    SE doesn't seem to be following the flow of shards (or care really). Unless the people buying the shards from you also purchased the Gil from the botters (ironic if it's the one you just gave Gil too) then you should be clear of any prying eyes.
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    Last edited by Codek; 12-02-2013 at 11:22 PM.
    Always remember the Silver Rule:
    "Treat others as they treat you!" ...or something like that.

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    Meg Xori
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    Quote Originally Posted by PurpleSphinx View Post
    So today i log into the game and check the market prices for thing i usually keep a close eye on and to my suprise i see wind shards down to only 11 gil, stocked all the way up to 20,000 since i stuck a stack on a retainer. now im worried it might of been a bots handy work though.

    Obviously many of us could be buying from bots without knowledge since we don't know who is selling on the market or where they get the items from. just hope that if i bought market items from a bot i don't get punished for it
    I acually put a ticket about this but with fleece

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    Ksenia Solo
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    Quote Originally Posted by SarcasmMisser View Post
    If you have ever bought a shard from the market you have bought from a bot.
    I'd have to agree with this.

    You spend just under two hours gathering a 1K stack of shards and someone is offering you 11-15K for them, the only thing you are thinking is "screw you". An RMT Bot? They don't care.
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    Player alhandra's Avatar
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    Alhandra Starbreeze
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    case and point why i dont buy shards off the mb, whether ill get in trouble or not i refuse to fund RMT or botters. why anyone would buy shards anyways is beyond me, they are insanely easy to farm yourself and can farm a few hundred in less than an hour
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