Welcome Back Apathy Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 I fear I may have done something stupid again. Technically, I don't know if I'm being scammed or not. And if I am, it's very much my own fault. I came back to neopets to find my account 14 mil richer. Whoops...it was only supposed to be 1.4 mil from an auction. Someone bid, and whoever it was, they paid ten times the amount it was supposed to be because I accidentally priced it too high. I got a neomail from someone claiming it was them. For all I know, it could be...except it's a newbie account. Could just be a side account, but still, suspicious, right? They asked it I'd return it by re-bidding on it. I did so...BEFORE noticing it's a newbie account. So I don't know. Could be legit, or it might not be. Either way, I'm an idiot. Moral of the story: Look before you leap. That goes for me AND for my buyer. EDIT: Okay. Wow. Right there was an easy way to check. TNT did send me a neomail after my auction was successful, telling me who bid on the item. And it was the right person. I'm ridiculous. Quote
Saxen Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 I don't understand. How would this person know about the item/money if it wasn't them? Have you spoken about it anywhere? Quote
Welcome Back Apathy Posted March 17, 2012 Author Posted March 17, 2012 I don't understand. How would this person know about the item/money if it wasn't them? Have you spoken about it anywhere? No, but anyone who saw it on the auctions could find out. It's a good point, though, and it makes me feel a little better that it probably is the right person. Quote
Jacky Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 next time ask them to put the item they bought in their gallery so at least you can see they have it. If they bought it they surely will understand that you don't want to give an amount like that to the first one who claims its theirs... But I can't imagine you would get in trouble over that... Quote
Saxen Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 That'd be a bit of a strange thing to do if it wasn't the person, so hopefully! You could mail them and ask if they're on a side/if you could have the link to their main? Quote
Welcome Back Apathy Posted March 17, 2012 Author Posted March 17, 2012 Wow. I'm an idiot. I really am an idiot. But a relieved idiot. When your auction is successful, TNT sends you a neomail telling you who won your item. And it was the right person. WHERE IS MY BRAIN TONIGHT? Quote
skylee Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 at least you're a nice person who was trying to do the right thing. and it ended up working out for the best since it was the person who bought it :) Quote
sftangliz Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Good that you have a sense of fairness. But how does someone accidentally bid 14 million? That seems like that they are the one who should feel like an idiot and then a relieved idiot when you returned their np's. Quote
Lauren_x Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 What newbie account has 14 million neopoints though? :O Quote
chibi_chibi_tsukino Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 What newbie account has 14 million neopoints though? :O Could be a shell account. Be careful, this person might be doing illegitimate things on neo! Quote
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