vmk message from staff question

[Pirate Me]

i got this after reporting someone for begging "to try on" the mickey sorcerer hat i was wearing. after isaid no ty, i reported him and i got this message, they said " this is not a scam" isnt it? or was that a mistake

 

[cowboys_girl]

I'm assuming they mean this is not a scam as you are giving it to them in a trade window and they never promised to trade you anything in exchange.

Unlike a stitch or inferno trade for example where it takes many windows and they say they will give in last window. Then they leave with 2/3 of your stuff never giving you the rare item.

-Stacey

 

[Goofy05]

Anything someone "Trades" to someone else in vmk is considered a fair trade. Everyone is asked more than once if they are sure they wish to continue, taking any responsibility away from vmk. So, in that respect, anything traded to another is not a scam.

 

[poohbear1234]

i would think vmk would send a message to the person to never ask to barrow other peoples items

 

[koolashley]

i did this once to someone on VMK because he told me "don't worry i'll give it back when i'm done playing pirates", and i gave him my invisibility. well, every day, i asked if i could have it back soon and he kept on telling me "i'm not done yet". a few months while he still had it, i went on every day to check up on him and he never went to play pirates (this was about the year VMK was created). soon one day he sent me a message saying "i miss you", and i tried to message him back but he deleted me from his friends list before i could send it back . i reported him, but staff just told me "be careful next time you trade and this was not a scam" (like what your message said). that boy is now a proud owner of the rare invisibility .

i now don't let anyone trade with me thanks to staff and the new block trade requests thing MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Disney Dreams]

It's pretty simple: If you agree to it, and click I agree 2x, you have agreed.

VMK will not consider that a scam. Why? Well, you agreed to it.

 

[mking624]

Going by that, technically anything could be considered not a scam since for a scam to actually occur, the victim needs to agree to whatever is taking place. For example, they are warning you about "scam rooms" on vmk's newsletter about the "games" where you have to guess the room owner's favorite "fill in the blank." Well the victim in these rooms is willingly participating, willingly paying items to keep guessing, etc. And yet VMK calls it a scam. What's the difference here? Both have bad intentions, both have people willingly participating...and yet only one is recognized as a scam? I honestly don't get it.

On another note, today I reported someone for asking to borrow my magic (and who kept pushing me for it) and I didn't receive the message shown in the OP....my message said "Thank you for reporting this to us. We will check it out." I wonder why the different message for the exact same concern?

 

[Pirate-Emery]

It's pretty simple: If you agree to it, and click I agree 2x, you have agreed.

VMK will not consider that a scam. Why? Well, you agreed to it.

... twice.

 

[Tiggerholic]

i got this after reporting someone for begging "to try on" the mickey sorcerer hat i was wearing. after isaid no ty, i reported him and i got this message, they said " this is not a scam" isnt it? or was that a mistake

I wonder if this was the same person who asked to try on my Black Mickey Ears earlier today? I mean seriouosly, do these people think we just fell off the turnip truck I did not think of reporting him, I just ignored him and did not even go into trade window

Lyn

 

[amazingsuperpixie]

I used to get people all the time asking to try on hats or halloween costumes. A lot of them get extremely annoying about it and don't even deserve a responce to their question. Thank goodness for the ignore button. It makes VMK a better place for everyone!

 

[Sparkle&Shine]

VMK and VMK Pal are down.......... It stinks i've tried everything but nothing has worked.



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