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WoW Account Sale Turns into Scam Accusation

A WoW account for sale, an old scam accusation, and a staffer's cryptic apology

NutterNZ posted a WoW Armory link offering to sell his Level 70 Mage in the Other Trades subforum, noting the recovery answer was forgotten and there were no gold reserves included. A couple of members expressed interest but admitted they couldn't afford it, before pyeman jumped in accusing the seller of running the exact same 'forgot the recovery answer' scam on him previously. Staff member mr.N0Nam3 posted a vague apology early in the thread and again at the end, suggesting some moderation or behind-the-scenes resolution happened that isn't fully spelled out in the visible posts.

i wouldnt trust him he scammed me he told me hed forgotten the recoverys aswell anything look familiar in this topic ?— pyeman

sorry for the misunderstanding.— mr.N0Nam3

I'd buy it if I had some cash— waLLa

RuneScape Membership Account Sale Confuses the CS-Focused Trading Forum

Guy tries to flog a 'lvl 99 mem acc' in the CS trading forum, nobody knows what he's talking about

A member calling himself ijusk03du posted in the Trading > Other Trades section trying to sell what turned out to be a RuneScape membership account, listing off in-game loot and offering to trade for Maplestory or Steam accounts with a middleman. The thread quickly derailed into confusion, since most of the community had no idea what 'Mem' even meant on a Counter-Strike-focused forum, with staff and regulars poking fun and asking for screenshots. It ends on a cautionary note from a member warning that publicly advertising the account could get it banned by Jagex.

What the hell is Mem?— Shifty

membership it costs $$— Cud

Congrats Now if JAGeX read that or someone reports it they will watch the account and once they see it logged in from a completely different IP it will get disabled.— bobbafett07

Steam Account for RS Money

Wayneo01 wants to trade his loaded Steam account for Runescape gold — the offers get weird fast.

A member named wayneo01 tries to offload a multi-game Steam account (CS:S, Garry's Mod, Stubbs the Zombie among the games bundled) for Runescape currency or items, sweetening the pot over a couple months as he racks up unwanted accounts. Various members counter with RS gold amounts, whole RS accounts, and even trade offers of other Steam accounts, with one user calling out an obviously scammy 'give you my whole maxed account for gold' offer. Classic early cross-game barter thread from the era when Steam accounts and Runescape gold were both hot currency on cheat/trading forums.

Obvious scam.. why would you give an entire account with millions of gold when all he asked for was gold..— Sideways

150k? lol— fizzer

i got 1.5 mill css + gmod for it ?— jcomp6

Willing to trade for a vent sever =D

A guy offers free dedicated CS:S server slots if someone chips in a Ventrilo server — one reply later, another member casually brags about jacking someone's TeamSpeak login and email instead.

In this Other Trades post, member fatsanta (running a CS:S clan off his own dedicated server in Dallas) offers to host game server slots for anyone willing to pay for and share full admin access to a Ventrilo server. The only reply comes from thesource, who instead offers a compromised TeamSpeak server (with stolen admin login and the owner's email) as his contribution. The thread is short, casual, and typical of the forum's grey-area trading culture where 'trades' sometimes crossed into outright account/server theft treated as a punchline.

well i jacked this kinds ts server with the admin login page and shit like that lol if u want it— thesource

Im asking for this because with me paying off the dedicated sever im alittle broke right now so ya...— fatsanta

Selling Level 92 RuneScape 2 Account with Holiday Rares

A RuneScape 2 account loaded with holiday rares, up for sale over MSN and PayPal in 2007

A user named Purplecowz posted in the Other Trades subforum offering to sell a level 92 RuneScape 2 account for real money via PayPal. The listing detailed the account's gear including an Abyssal Whip, Rune equipment, and a notable collection of discontinued holiday and rare event items like the Full Chicken Suit, Full Skeleton outfit, and Full Lederhosen. It's a small time capsule of the old cross-game item/account trading culture common on cheat-scene forums of that era.

Ok, well i am selling it for real $$ Via PayPal, 100% Legit, Top price I can get.— Purplecowz

Runescape Account Trade: 94 Fishing, $70 to $30

A level 93 Runescape account, a $70 asking price, and a haggle that ended at $30 on MSN.

NutterNZ, a retired supervisor on the forum, listed his own level 93 Runescape account (94 Fishing) for sale in the Other Trades section back in November 2007, insisting it wasn't scammed and that recovery details would be handed over on purchase. A handful of members floated offers, including trying to trade games like Orange Box, CSS, and Garry's Mod instead of cash, which NutterNZ turned down. After a couple weeks of back-and-forth, the price settled way down from the original $70+ ask to $30, with the deal moving off-forum to MSN.

This IS my account, not scammed or whatever, I have the recoveries etc for it which the buyer will get on purchase.— NutterNZ

dam all i have is orange box and css+gary mod— ynaggo

Yes I'll sell it for 30.. add me to msn— NutterNZ

Rapidshare Premium Accounts For Sale

A guy named 'laptops' hawks year-long Rapidshare premium accounts for cash, undercutting the official price and haggling with a Fkn0wned Crew member over months and dollars.

A late-2007 trading thread in the 'Other Trades' subforum where member 'laptops' advertises Rapidshare premium accounts of various expiration dates for sale, preferring cash/PayPal over game-account trades. A back-and-forth haggling session ensues, mainly with 'Sonikk' (a [FkN] Crew member who later shows as a Supervisor), negotiating price and account duration down from a full year to six months as a loyalty discount. It's a small, casual slice of the site's grey-market trading culture, complete with cheeky off-topic banter about pizza and hand jobs derailing the deal briefly before business resumes.

how bout a hand job and a piece of pizza!— .:XxX:.

a years account from rapidshare itself is 37.50 so im chargin 12, very worth it!— laptops

i have one ending in july 08 thats 8 + months from 21 nov, see, the bargain keeps coming!!!!— laptops

WarRock Account for Trade

One user's dead WarRock account, up for grabs for a Steam account instead

A member called Sideways posted in the Other Trades subforum looking to offload his WarRock account, listing off its level, XP, and a permanent weapon perk from a retail purchase, hoping to swap it for a Steam account. A couple of members chimed in with counter-offers and a small tangent about quitting Counter-Strike, but no deal seems to have closed on the page itself. It's a tiny, everyday snapshot of the site's trading culture, where game accounts were casually bartered like trading cards.

Anyone play this? I want to get rid of my account since I never play it.— Sideways

ill trade for HL2 and hl2dm— ijusk03du

Yeah, I was addicted as fuck to it. But one day I ...— Sideways

Selling Level 70 Dwarf Hunter (Europe)

Guy tries to sell his WoW hunter, forgets the golden rule: 100 posts to trade.

A member named Jawl posted a for-sale listing for a level 70 Dwarf Hunter on a European WoW server, linking an armory profile and offering PayPal or Steam trades. The thread was quickly shut down by other members pointing out he didn't meet the forum's 100-post minimum required to trade, leading to a curt exchange before a moderator officially closed it in early 2008. A tiny, forgettable footnote of the Trading subforum's gatekeeping culture.

you have to have over 100 posts to trade mate— jcomp6

im sorry im not mr. farkin spammalot.— Jawl

need 100 posts plz close— chaser123

WTT: WoW Rogue + Steam Account for Rapidshare Account

A WoW rogue, a Steam library, and some 'guides' — all up for grabs for a Rapidshare account.

A short trade thread in the Other Trades subforum where user snuffz offered a level 43 WoW Rogue account, a Steam account loaded with Source games, and a stack of WoW guides in exchange for a Rapidshare account. One reply from a 1000-Club member (haha.1) indicated they'd sent a PM to work out the trade. A tiny snapshot of the era's barter economy around file-hosting accounts and game accounts.

i have a wow account lvl 43 rouge on it i have a steam account DoD css hl2 and hl2dm i have all WoW guides— snuffz

yeh i got .. pmed u..— haha.1

Steam Account for MapleStory Account Trade Thread

One guy's whole Steam library (minus Orange Box) up for grabs — for a MapleStory character.

A short 2007 trade listing in the Other Trades subforum where user soldja3678 offered a Steam account loaded with games (everything except the Orange Box) in exchange for a MapleStory account with 100+ posts of reputation. A couple of replies followed with counter-offers, including MapleStory character stats and a Counter-Strike 1.6/CZ account thrown into the mix. Classic small-time barter-era trading typical of the forum's Trading section, where accounts and games changed hands informally with little verification beyond screenshots and reputation.

has all steam games inc gmod but not orange box— soldja3678

yo you want a 1.6/cz account with cal im main and ...— kevel

Trading Half-Life 2 for a CS 1.6 Account

An Aussie offers his Half-Life 2 gift straight-up for your clean CS 1.6 account — first come, first served.

A short, low-key trade listing from November 2007 in the 'Other Trades' subforum, where member bobbafett07 offered a Steam Half-Life 2 gift copy in exchange for an unbanned Counter-Strike 1.6 account. Fellow member jacal chimed in briefly, and bobbafett07 backed off after apparently being told the trade wasn't allowed. A tiny, quiet snapshot of the forum's old Steam-era trading culture rather than any major event.

I have a Steam account with a Half-Life 2 gift. I want to swap it for a Counter-Strike 1.6 account— bobbafett07

Ahh, sorry then. I thought if I wasn't allowed...— bobbafett07

Guild Wars Account Wanted for Steam Accounts

Old-school barter: two Steam accounts offered for one loaded-up Guild Wars account

A short trade thread in the Other Trades section where user wayneo01 sought a Guild Wars account bundled with all three campaigns (Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall), offering two Steam accounts in exchange. The thread got a couple of replies over the following months, including from anarchie65 and monk3y, the latter offering an account months later in November 2007. A small, quiet snapshot of the account-trading culture that ran alongside the site's cheat and gaming scene.

I want a guild wars account that has the 3 games on the same account prophecies, factions, and nightfall— wayneo01

i have a gw accont with profs and nightfall on it,...— monk3y

RuneScape Account for Sale (Combat 87, Total 1218)

One member's high-level RuneScape grind, up for sale to the highest PayPal bidder — middleman included.

A short, single-post trade listing in the Other Trades subforum where member 'cedars' offered a RuneScape account (combat level 87, total level 1218) for sale, preferring PayPal payment around $30 but open to Steam accounts as an alternative. The poster offered proof via PM and specified use of a middleman for the trade, a routine precaution in these early forum marketplaces. No replies followed, a typical fate for many trade posts on the board.

Combat level = 87 Total level = 1218 High level stats— cedars

We will use a middleman.— cedars

DeathAdder's ETQW For-Sale Thread

A guy's PC couldn't run Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, so two days after buying it, he tried to flip it for $25 on the forum.

A short trading post in the Other Trades subforum where member DeathAdder offers his barely-used copy of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars for $25 after discovering his PC couldn't run it well. Fellow member Peski-Ruski replied with a quoted follow-up, and DeathAdder responded back the next day. A small, quiet corner of the site's classic pre-Steam-dominance PC game trading scene.

I am selling after realizing my PC can't handle it very well.— DeathAdder

Selling Runescape Account (52 Combat, 355 Total, 30-Day Membership) - Nov 2007

A forum GFX staffer hawks his RuneScape account for gold or items back in '07.

A one-post trade listing in the Other Trades sub-board where member Geist (aka Connor), a Graphics staff member, offers his RuneScape account for sale — 52 Combat, 355 Total level, with 30 days membership active. He's asking for RuneScape items or gold in trade and drops his Xfire handle and email for interested buyers. A small, dated snapshot of the mid-2000s RuneScape/forum trading economy crossing paths with a CS:S-flavored cheat-scene community.

Offer me bitches or add me on [email protected] for more details.— Geist