A Warning for Buyers

[Elim]

Seller was legit. That's how buying a plot from a player works. The only other way is to buy a FC with a plot. But you would still need to relinquish the plot from that FC and re-buy it with yours. Unless you made everyone switch to the FC you bought. I'm sorry it happened to you, but you could have asked questions or done some research. You're on the forums so you know where to go to do some research. The mistake was completely yours. As the buyer and FC leader the onus is on you. You shouldn't have just given a stranger 3mil without knowing exactly what would go down. Sorry if I seem a bit harsh, but I'm an officer in my FC and if I had done what you did my leader would have ripped me a good one. In fact, I'm certain he'd demote any officer so careless with our gil. Of course the seller could have asked if you knew what you were doing, but he probably assumed you did.

[crc0427]

There actually is quite a bit of info in the help menu for housing. The seller didn't do anything wrong, he probably assumed you knew what you were doing. If he were to give you back your Gil, he'd not only be out 3m, he'd also be out not having a house.

I think it was just an unfortunately mistake, and I don't see a GM making him give your Gil back, unless they can get him his property and all furnishings that were destroyed back.

[MistyMew]

Which is exactly why se needs to implement a safe, fair way to sell houses to other players!

Should have been in place the day housing was released, no excuses.

Sorry to hear about your situation op ;;...agree the guy didnt do anything wrong, but I certainly can see where the confusion could come from.

[Rina_Leonhart]

I would periodically check my FC's house district's map to see if a house would pop for sale. Finally got lucky the other day and had enough on me to buy a small in the goblet for 2.2mil. I didn't have to pay another player extra to relinquish the property that way. Though in the end, I am in a pretty awkward place lol. A mansion's yard is overlooking mine xD anyways, patience can help a lot. There were a few people who came over to check it out while I was building it, so you have to be quick.

[Gwyenne]

As crappy as it sounds, it is something I knew from the beginning. The cost was for them to try to make some money back for moving/ losing their house and belongings.

There is no 'transfer' service; yet

That is how I bought my small house. I paid for the FC to relinquish it, then bought it. Its not a scam. It's how just about everyone is doing it. There is no information because SE didn't plan for people to start doing this, hence why there isn't a transfer system yet. This is a process made up by the community.

[Elladie]

I nearly got caught like this as, like the OP, I didn't understand how the transfer process worked. I just assumed that the gil you paid was a transfer in itself. Fortunately the seller asked me if I had the gil to purchase the plot on top of the fee for him to relinquish it (which I didn't). Realising I didn't understand the process sent me here to the forums to do a post search.

I do agree with the OP though. This information could be made MUCH clearer in game. I've talked to the housing NPCs and they really don't make it obvious that there is absolutely no way (currently) to transfer a plot. It's kind of implied, yes, when you ask about relinquishing land but, if you didn't already know how it worked, it's easy to miss the point.

[DkDerek]

I actually got my house for 2.5m....

After I handed over the gil, I realized I had not done the quest to unlock housing -_-

The guy waited for me while I sprinted to get the quest done. He even told a passerby that it was sold. Both of them were kind enough not to rip me off....


Really unfortunate what happened here. I hope SE comes through.

[Mikedizzy]

That sucks...sorry to hear that. I can't wait until there are free plots to buy on my server...has not been any for forever.

[HaseoTM]

It's against the TOS to buy houses from players. If you've read it you'd know it's against the rules so i'm surprised you even have your account.

"Your character was found to be involved in a transaction of selling a housing plot that was not readied by the system that was determined to be inappropriate. The transaction was determined to be inappropriate behavior towards others.

The violations committed in this case fall under:
FINAL FANTASY XIV User Agreement:
3.2 Disruption. You may not in any way disrupt or interfere with the Game experience of other a user, including the disruption of SQUARE ENIX’s computers and servers.
3.6 Any Illegal Activities. You may not conduct any illegal activities whatsoever in connection with the Game. This includes every illegal activity not specifically highlighted above, including without limitation gambling, defamation, harassment, and fraud."