Unid herblore scam???

[mchainmail]

Today, I encountered a player who said they would trade 500 unid rannars for a whip. I am wondering if it is a scam, because:

 

 

 

1. It sounds too good to be true.

 

2. The player refused to trade my full inv. (except the unid rannar) for their full inventory.

 

 

 

Was this a scam? or did I miss out on a great opporitunity?

[xbluebloodx]

unids are 1k each so thats 500k for a whip....tell me if i'm doin some math rong but thats a terrible deal

[Kiriyama]

scam.

 

 

 

 

 

They probs have been guams or sumthin low like that

[Runescapefan948374]

scam.

 

 

 

 

 

They probs have been guams or sumthin low like that

 

 

 

+1, Good thing you didn't trade it, you'd probably've been one un-happy camper.

[BlackFalcon]

yeah most likely a scam but if they were unid rnarr that's 3m at 6k ea so you'd get some herb exp and 3mil. If you have unid ranarr then you and hold it noted and fill your invo and that whole she-bang and be certain it is ranarr.

[mchainmail]

yeah most likely a scam but if they were unid rnarr that's 3m at 6k ea so you'd get some herb exp and 3mil. If you have unid ranarr then you and hold it noted and fill your invo and that whole she-bang and be certain it is ranarr.

 

 

 

I thought so, but then I remembered that I wouldn't have my whip in my inventory after the trade, leaving 1 spot open.

[zaquierming]

It's a scam, Offer him a noted whip and see what he does.

 

 

 

What they do is, They say that they'll give you 500 unid ranarrs. So you probably go set up anti-scam and get a noted unid ranarr in your invitory, And fill the rest with space blockers so that you cannot get like guams or something.. But, When you put up the whip that opens up a spot for the guams which they are, Not ranarrs.

[mini193]

but say u have 2 whips and note both of em. You keep full spots when u offer 1

[steveinater]

then your would be safe if u had 2 whips but you would have to make shore you had space blockers.

[NukeMarine]

Yes, the only way this trade can work is if you have 2 noted whips. It sounds like a scam. Best way though is the person displays his entire inventory, and ALL spots must be filled with non-equipable items. Trade one herb to guarentee the unid, then trade the rest for the whip.

 

 

 

A better way is "buy" the herbs, he can then use the cash to buy the whip.

 

 

 

Trading unids is 100% safe IF you do it correctly. I'm suprised Rune Tips never posted a guide on trading unid herbs in the herblore section. Could be of use.

[queenbee3110]

You should've asked to buy one, then identified, if it was ranarr, accept it.

[dudeguy409]

good move. unless you had 2 whips, noted in your inventory, he could scam you.

[Jain_Charin]

You should've asked to buy one, then identified, if it was ranarr, accept it.

 

 

 

what if he had 2 kinds of noted unids in his invent? what if he gave you one rannar then traded you all the others being guams or something

[Controlled_Chaos]

You should've asked to buy one, then identified, if it was ranarr, accept it.

 

 

 

He coulda just givin you a real rannar and swaped out for a gaum in the whip trade :-s

[Soma2035]

Or, you could've gotten an unidentified ranarr. Fill up with 26 other items and 2 noted whips and trade him one whip. If it wouldn't let you trade, then you know those weren't ranarrs.

[Ts_Stormrage]

problem is that not everyone HAS 2 whips to be noted

 

 

 

(omg, i never even had one!)

[qwissa]

Fill up you're inventory. In one spot you put 1+ noted unid rannar. Do the trade, and if it says you have a full inv. its not rannar unids. :) Du-h.

[sessie]

Just ask him to id them, if he doesnt want that then he probably was scamming.

[nick44]

But the thing is if he had 500 guam and 500 rannar both unided theres no possible way to be sure. And you guys say "put a unid ranarr in your invetory", how do you know its a ranarr if its unid?

[ugafan_2009]

Tell him to trade the herbs and another junk item.

[Soma2035]

Fill up you're inventory. In one spot you put 1+ noted unid rannar. Do the trade, and if it says you have a full inv. its not rannar unids. :) Du-h.

 

 

 

Wrong.

 

 

 

26 items whip and unided ranarr.

 

 

 

You trade, and now you have 26 items, 500 unided guam in one space, and an unided ranarr.

 

 

 

When you trade away your whip it empties a space. That's what people always forget. That's why you bring TWO whips, noted. That way when you trade it away, it doesn't empty a space.

[Soma2035]

problem is that not everyone HAS 2 whips to be noted

 

 

 

(omg, i never even had one!)

 

 

 

That's what the scammer's counting on. That you would try to trade one whip, therefore leaving an empty space for his unided guams to take.

 

 

 

Actually it wouldn't matter. Because if it was a scam and he was caught, all you would earn is the right to report him... he's probably not going to trade the 500 ranarrs after.

[jessy87]

Or, you could've gotten an unidentified ranarr. Fill up with 26 other items and 2 noted whips and trade him one whip. If it wouldn't let you trade, then you know those weren't ranarrs.

 

 

 

 

 

yeah not every1 has 2 whips, i dont have 2 whips and i could afford a spare whip or 2.

 

 

 

 

 

but yes, what you said would work, if you had no more room for items then you would decline the trade if u had 2 noted whips, and offered 1. and had a noted Unid rannar in your inv, so whatever he offers if it ISNT ranarr, you will decline it when he presses accept.

[ugafan_2009]

Or, you could've gotten an unidentified ranarr. Fill up with 26 other items and 2 noted whips and trade him one whip. If it wouldn't let you trade, then you know those weren't ranarrs.

 

 

 

 

 

yeah not every1 has 2 whips, i dont have 2 whips and i could afford a spare whip or 2.

 

 

 

 

 

but yes, what you said would work, if you had no more room for items then you would decline the trade if u had 2 noted whips, and offered 1. and had a noted Unid rannar in your inv, so whatever he offers if it ISNT ranarr, you will decline it when he presses accept.

Or, you could tell him to offer another item like a hammer to fill up that spot. :idea:

[SAGE]

It's a scam, happened to a friend ages ago. You will try anti scam at first but they will drop herbs on the ground to prove it etc.