WygaMan Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Simple; remove comma and force whole number at unit price. The GTN is being flooded by crooks that are selling crafting materials at ridiculous prices. Over 12 million credits for a stack of 10 grade 9 biochem mats??? The reasons why I believe this persists is because of the stupid comma as well as the ability to have a decimal point in a sale. Below is an example: x99 mats sold for 50000 = 505.50 each x99 mats sold for 49000000 = 494,949.50 each Depending on the resolution for your monitor the ',' and the '.' look very close and at first glance the mats being sold for an unbelievable 49 million credits seem cheaper. I understand that with more effort and time taken when determining purchases this can be avoided, but why not change a system that is easily being used to scam credits, And it would be an easy fix: Remove the comma and make unit price sales round down to a whole number or make the lazy seller be forced to make a whole number at the unit price. x99 mats sold for 50000 = 505 each x99 mats sold for 49000000 = 494949 each I think Implementing this would stop scum from scamming credits off of simple mistakes, which, I think most of us can agree would be a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infernixx Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 sigh it's not a scam. Pay attention to what you're doing on the GTN and you won't get burned. There's a frickin confirmation window with the item you're buying 'and' the price you're paying for it. Take a second and review the window and this'll never get you. I lost 4mil credits a long time ago to this....tactic....and I've paid very close attention to my purchases ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faardor Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 oh look its this thread again not a scam, look better, etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOHboy Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Simple; remove comma and force whole number at unit price. The GTN is being flooded by crooks that are selling crafting materials at ridiculous prices. Over 12 million credits for a stack of 10 grade 9 biochem mats??? The reasons why I believe this persists is because of the stupid comma as well as the ability to have a decimal point in a sale. Below is an example: x99 mats sold for 50000 = 505.50 3 digits left of <something> two digits to right this is a 3 digit number x99 mats sold for 49000000 = 494,949.50 each 6 digits to the left of <something> 2 digits to the right Depending on the resolution for your monitor the ',' and the '.' look very close and at first glance the mats being sold for an unbelievable 49 million credits seem cheaper. I understand that with more effort and time taken when determining purchases this can be avoided, but why not change a system that is easily being used to scam credits, And it would be an easy fix: Remove the comma and make unit price sales round down to a whole number or make the lazy seller be forced to make a whole number at the unit price. x99 mats sold for 50000 = 505 each x99 mats sold for 49000000 = 494949 each I think Implementing this would stop scum from scamming credits off of simple mistakes, which, I think most of us can agree would be a good thing. apparently counting is hard... i'm not even going to go into the how to count decimals and how to do numbers larger than 999 they teach that stuff in elementary school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmortalLowlife Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 *clicks "sort by price" twice.... *slows down and pays attention to what I'm selecting And I haven't been taken in by this tactic yet... Go figure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalagante Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Click sort by unit price might work too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabethchase Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I'd be fine rounding everything up to the nearest whole credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabethchase Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 apparently counting is hard... i'm not even going to go into the how to count decimals and how to do numbers larger than 999 they teach that stuff in elementary school. Actually, with common core standards, I'm not so sure they do anymore. There's a real concept of "don't do the math as is, try and break it down into really tiny easy problems so it's not hard". This is to subtract something like 48-24, not on something hard like calculus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximusRex Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Please Explain to me how 505.50 Is supposed to look like a larger number than 494,949.50 I guess I don't understand how this is confusing because I passed the 3rd grade, which is when Decimals are taught in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lecaja Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) Isn't there suppose to be a warning if you are about to make a really big purchase? I feel for anyone that fallen prey to this. Can't tell you how many times the warning message I got for almost sending wrong credits/items to an alt. One time was for a brand new toon which represented every credit I had in the game. Wait I just had an idea. I think I've done this. I use the same tactics as stores do instead of charging 20 dollars I'll label it as 19.99. I always price my mats in the middle of the pack though so I don't think I tricked anyone into thinking they were paying twenty when I was asking for two thousand. Edited October 7, 2015 by Lecaja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angror Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I was taught to read everything before i clicked yes or signed my name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lecaja Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 If this happened to you OP try opening a ticket. I doubt they will help you but it's free to do so and who knows you might get someone sympatheic on the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_NovaBlast_ Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 *clicks "sort by price" twice.... *slows down and pays attention to what I'm selecting And I haven't been taken in by this tactic yet... Go figure Neither have i becase its not a scam ...its completely buyer error.... but the reason this topic keeps coming up is becase its totally an outlandish idea that someone actually pay attention to what they are doing and take responsibility for their own errors... soo it must be "x"'s fault ( x= anything or anyone anything but them) **facepalm** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danery Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Neither have i becase its not a scam ...its completely buyer error.... but the reason this topic keeps coming up is becase its totally an outlandish idea that someone actually pay attention to what they are doing and take responsibility for their own errors... soo it must be "x"'s fault ( x= anything or anyone anything but them) **facepalm** It is always someone else's fault, never your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno_Tarshil Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 L2Read Before clicking accept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banthabreeder Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 There is no scam. People are free to put what ever they want, at what ever price they want, in the GTN. People are also free to purchase what ever items they want at what ever price they feel appropriate. The best advice Bioware and Eric ever gave regarding items sold on the GTN: Take Your Time! /end thread PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiamaraSimi Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Oh boy its this thread again. Dont GTN shop while tired, drunk, high, in a rush, impatient, et cetera... Sort. Sort again. Put in max price. Read. Dont turn off buy confirmation. Read. Why is this so hard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SithKoriandr Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Or maybe remember "HEY! The comma comes after three numbers, and not with two numbers after it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearThing Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 All self-righteous posturing about "buyer beware" aside, can someone make a convincing case for why we need two decimal place precision on unit prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrellma Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Oh. This again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muljo_Stpho Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 All self-righteous posturing about "buyer beware" aside, can someone make a convincing case for why we need two decimal place precision on unit prices. Sense of accuracy, maybe? Okay, throwing a few numbers around to create an example.... Alright, let's suppose that you see the following two listings: 15 units for 1004 credits total 20 units for 1331 credits total Let's say that the unit price only shows values rounded to the nearest whole number. Both listings will show a unit price of 67 credits and you might be inclined to just grab the first listing because it's a lower total. But with those two decimal places we see the unit prices as 66.93 for the first listing and 66.55 for the second listing, revealing that it was actually the second listing that was the better deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teladis Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 You know what? I kinda agree with you on your points with the comma. I mean I never been a victim of it. However, because I am a nice guy and can understand the points outside my little box unlike some people in this community. I think the points you made are really well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMaulUK Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Simple; remove comma and force whole number at unit price. The GTN is being flooded by crooks that are selling crafting materials at ridiculous prices. Over 12 million credits for a stack of 10 grade 9 biochem mats??? The reasons why I believe this persists is because of the stupid comma as well as the ability to have a decimal point in a sale. Below is an example: x99 mats sold for 50000 = 505.50 each x99 mats sold for 49000000 = 494,949.50 each Depending on the resolution for your monitor the ',' and the '.' look very close and at first glance the mats being sold for an unbelievable 49 million credits seem cheaper. I understand that with more effort and time taken when determining purchases this can be avoided, but why not change a system that is easily being used to scam credits, And it would be an easy fix: Remove the comma and make unit price sales round down to a whole number or make the lazy seller be forced to make a whole number at the unit price. x99 mats sold for 50000 = 505 each x99 mats sold for 49000000 = 494949 each I think Implementing this would stop scum from scamming credits off of simple mistakes, which, I think most of us can agree would be a good thing. Or you could just stop being lazy and select the price brackets during your search and limit the amount you want to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled-Phoenix Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I think they should fix it. never been scammed but still think they should fix it. Round up to the nearest credit or down, whichever. Don't think half credits even show on your bank balance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soultranna Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 The derpishness is strong in this thread. Cover me, I'll handle it myself. IF... there are decimal points in the per-unit price, then it's a stack, and you're not paying for one unit. Pay attention to the LISTING price. You know, the whole number that you're going to be paying. any time I see mats listed at insanely high prices, i figure it's a gold seller trying to deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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