The Honorable Thing

Hi everyone just would like your thoughts about this .I purchased on trade 10 buckets of sweets for a price i thought was a good deal only to be mailed by the person who had placed the trade.They had made a mistake when placing and had missed a zero on the amount they were asking and could i return the so called items . Now i have been and i bet others have been in that situation before and i took it as a learning curve to watch myself in trade office when selling items . The thing is i cant return most of items as i have given 2 of them away before i got messaged (mail)

I remember the first time I made (the most usual) mistake of trying to sell an ls but reversing the trade and gave away a heap of coins for a fish. I felt really bad because I was low lvl and desperate for coins to buy stuff. The person who snatched that bargain up wouldn't reply to whisper or email. I felt really bad that someone had done that to me and vowed to be extra careful in future. Of course I'm only human and its happened a couple of times since. I watch out for friends who may have posted a mistaken trade and I'll buy it before anyone else does, then trade it back to them. When I buy a mistaken trade I always send back if the seller gets in touch because I remember how I felt when I made a mistake. Also I suppose I'm hard wired to be 'honest', my conscience won't allow me to keep something like that.

I have learnt that some people don't send back, as far as they're concerned a trade is a trade, of course that's how the rules are written. I think its very much a matter for your personal view of the world. There is an exception though and that is for players who are, for want of a better term 'professional traders'. They rarely do adventures and instead concentrate on buying and selling. Those types of players need to recognise that they're going to make mistakes and that they need to build in a level of 'wastage' to cover that loss. I have no sympathy for their mistakes, but I don't buy from them anyway as their prices are very rarely, if ever, "best in TO", "Lowest price", "see all the stuff I have, check out my user name". Seriously guys (rolls eyes).

i agree with geezer on ls mistakes (done that too and didnt get my coins back) but not sure about normal trades.... anyway i usually give back if seller says it was a mistake, all thought i only buy ls mostly.
But others might not be like me and ofcourse it dipends what kind of mistake it is and do buyer know that it cost more than what its asked in TO, might been the correct price and the 0 more to the price would have been totally wrong. but dont know the prices i buy what i think its fare and sell cheaper than currently listed in TO.

You gave a title "The Honorable Thing" to your post, I guess you know the answer, it's to trade it back (or remaining part of it).
If you had asked about the "legal thing" to do - then you can keep it :)

similar things have happened to me. i even spent days trying to contact a player who had bought an ft ls after it had gone to a guildie. in the end i sent a mail saying accept fr and 24 hours later sent coins back. that player never replied at all or thanked me, which i found odd lol.

as in rl there's always someone looking out for number one, i just avoid those types.

do the honest thing, give stuff back and don't let the few "strict traders" persuade u to do anything differently.

you conscience is your guide, you were compelled to post in forum. Send back what you can of course. Its good Karma :)

I agree with the majority, if I see a too `good to be true' trade and I get there before anyone else I keep it with the intention of giving it back, usually 24hrs before I break it up/build it, for that reason. ( The onus being on the seller to contact me ) In your case I am sure that the seller would appreciate getting back what you have left and be understanding of the reason for not being able to get the full amount, it was their fault after all.

well i got in touch with him and evryones happy except my sweet tooth .

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Originally Posted by dameanie

well i got in touch with him and evryones happy except my sweet tooth .

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*high five & hugs* :)

dameanie, I agree with what most people said, it was the right (or honorable, as you said) thing to do!

Change your name to "Not quite so meanie":-)

Free trade means that the quality/ethics is only as strong as the integrity of its traders. Most have good morals in this game, and the community is very strong overall. Many will actively seek out them trades and return them. We all do make mistakes from time to time and Im also a firm believer that you treat as others as you would expect to be treated.
On a slight tangent, i think that recently ive enjoyed trying to aid lower levels with materials and trades. It all ties in with good ethics and the community though and i think its an important and relevant point.
As TSO has less active players a healthy trade system relies on new players and people playing...enjoying! the game.
People with millions in star, excluding guild leaders etc, in my view are killing the game (in some ways) with greed for more coins they will never use unless we keep the community fresh with new blood...i mean people :D
Treat people good...they have fun. Its crazy. They get the bug too and we gotta remember the start of the game is tough! lots to pick up and sometimes a little help or a good deed can make that player break thru the wall and start to really see how good this game can be, and persevere with it.
Please dont take this as a rant, its more me tying together two different topics, but ones that can indirectly really effect whether someone sticks with TSO.
Without other people there wont be any wrong trades for em to buy lol
This is all of course just my opinion, and im regularly wrong lol but i think there are lots of players with few goals or 0 motivation that may actually find it quite a rewarding way to play...watching them green light keep coming back and their level going up!