Kamitsuna’s Sellers Guide to Safe Transactions v2.0
I’m writing this guide to assist people in selling their World of Warcraft accounts in the safest most secure way possible. Some of the tips in this guide might be debatable by others but, I have been scammed once. I did my research and have never been scammed again. So they seem to work.
So let’s get started!
<font color="Red"> Creating a Post</font>
When creating a post, you want to create the detailed account of your character possible. Include your skills, your reputation, your inventory, your bank. Using screen shots of your armory info can be useful.
TIP: I have found that color coding your post makes a better impression on people. It shows that you put some time in to make a good post. In turn that means you put time in to make a good character. It shows that you’re serious about selling.
Be sure to include account information like:
Asking Price: Amount
Server Type: PvP, RPPvP, Normal
Transfer: Available or Unavailable
TBC Enabled: Yes or No
Original Owner: Yes or No
All Account Info: Yes or No
Time Left on the Account: Yes or No (how much)
Be sure to include character information like:
Faction: Horde Or Alliance
Sex: Male or Female
Race: Any Race
Class: Any Class
Mount: Yes or No
Epic Mount: Yes or No
Flying Mount: Yes or No
Epic Flying Mount: Yes or No
Gold: Amount
Honor Points: Amount
Arena Points: Amount
TIP: Now, be careful when you do this, you do not want to give out “unique” information for your character so that it can be found on armory. The reason for this is, if blizzard decides to troll these forums one day searching for accounts that are to be sold. You do not want them to have any information that they can find your account and ban it.
With that part finished its time for you’re to sit back and wait for responses.
<font color="Red"> Sorting Through Your Responses</font>
You’re likely to get many messages about your character. Many people will ask many different questions about your character and account. Be sure to be honest with everyone. If you act shady, you’re likely to attract shady people.
The first thing to do is have the person post on your thread. We do this for two reasons:
1) It gives us some sort of information on the person we are talking to. We get to see if they have any reputation, how active they are on the website, whether or not they have an account.
2) It bumps your post. If this person doesn’t turn out to be a buyer, at least you have your post back at the top of the list.
Now that your potential buyer has posted (or not posted) on your thread you should have some information to work with which will help you proceed.
If the buyer does not have an account, you now have to approach the transaction much more carefully. It’s very easy for a scammer to just browse the forums and pick out potential scams. All people who do not have an account are guilty until proven innocent. This isn’t a competition for friends, its business. It’s a business where a LOT of people are looking to take advantage of your lack of knowledge. That does not mean haul off and say something like “Well you don’t have an MD account you’re a scammer, bye.” It just means you have to be more careful about your dealings with this person.
If the buyer does post on your thread, you can now assess the deal. Does the person have any reputation thread in their signature? Do they have any +Rep under their username in the post? How many posts have they had? Are they Trust Who Verified? If they have some sort of reputation or validation then you can proceed with the transaction knowing that at least in the past, this person has done legitimate business or has taken steps to prove his legitimacy. You’re good to proceed.
TIP: If your buyer has had less than 20 posts and no reputation, approach the transaction as though they had no account at all. Email addresses are free, Markee Dragon accounts are free. It’s easy for a scammer to create a new account to seam more legitimate.
The next step is to determine whether or not your buyer is from the same country as you. In most cases this means America, but I have met a few Canadians and Australians that do business on US servers. This step is very important. I’ve met people who have had their accounts banned for being logged in from an IP address that far exceeds a reasonable distance. For example: Let’s say you leveled a character. Then you sell the character to a person from China. The new owner logs in and soon after the account is banned. Then the new owner decides they want their money back so they file a dispute with PayPal.
A good way to start the process is to just ask them if they are from the US. If they say yes, but it doesn’t seem quite right then pay attention to your conversation. If their grammar is horribly incorrect (I don’t mean in that 17 year old ghetto slang way) I mean just incorrect in general, then you should be concerned about the transaction. Trust your instincts about the conversation, they are usually right.
<font color="Red"> Beginning the Transaction</font>
You have found someone who wants to buy your character and are ready to start the payment process. The first thing to do is make sure your buyer is comfortable with your transaction policies. (those will be outlined below) Explain to them how the transaction is going to take place before you go through the trouble of doing everything. If they don’t like the terms, then you saved yourself some time.
First thing to do is get the buyers PayPal email address. Make sure they do not send you money, but rather, you request money from them.
That’s the only way you can assure that the transaction is labeled as it’s supposed to. PayPal has a great invoicing tool for requesting money.
Use this tool for all of your transactions. Go ahead and create the invoice.
TIP: There has been some debate on how to label your transaction. Do you label it Goods, Services, Other? I don’t know 100% what is the best way to go, but I say the following. I spoke with a customer service representative from PayPal when I was scammed. I asked them how to prevent being scammed in the future. The woman told me to be sure that the transaction is labeled as “GOODS”. Which makes great sense, and here is why…
Most scams I have seen are the result of someone claiming an “Unauthorized Transaction”. If a scammer tries to recall their money after receiving a registered mail for the transaction (That comes later) by Unauthorized Transaction, they will lose because the “goods” have been sent with a tracking number. The post office will verify that the “goods” were delivered. After that, it would be very difficult for a scammer to attempt to make a new claim for “Incorrect Description of Goods” since they filed an Unauthorized Transaction claim.
In the Invoice be sure to include the name of the character, the level of the character, and the server the character is on. When you fill out the price of the transaction I ALWAYS sell the character for $5.00 cheaper and tack on $5.00 shipping. The price comes out the same but now the buyer has paid for shipping for their “goods”. Once you have completed the invoice, it will give you a preview of what the invoice looks like. Print out that page, it’s going to get sent to the buyer. Send the invoice to the buyer.
The preview should show whether or not the buyer’s PayPal is verified or not.
<font color="Red"> Finishing the Transaction</font>
If the buyer agrees with the invoice they will send the money through PayPal. Once the transaction has completed, print out a copy of the transaction receipt. That also gets sent to the buyer. Type up a text document with the account information and your phone number, and then print it. That means account name, account password, secret question, and the secret question answer. The phone number is so that the person can call you to have you change the email address. It’s a show of good faith, so to speak.
Now take all 3 sheets of paper with the Invoice, Receipt, and Account information and put them into an envelope. Ask the buyer if the address on the PayPal receipt is the correct one. You will mail that envelope to the address on the PayPal account only. DO NOT EVER send that mail to any other address than the one on the PayPal. If it’s not correct, they can rectify the error on the PayPal website.
Go to the post office. Tell them you need to send a registered mail. They will give you a green sticker to put on your envelope and fill out.
It will cost $3 and some change. If your account is over $250 then PayPal requires you to get a signature. It’s the same green sticker but you will have to fill out another form. That costs $5 and some change. Pay your postal fees and send the mail.
When you get back home, contact the buyer to let them know you mailed the information. If they have reputation on Markee Dragon, consider giving them the username and password to the account over the net so they can play the account right away. If they do not have reputation on Markee Dragon, DO NOT EVER GIVE OUT THE INFORMATION ONLINE. Instruct them to make a reputation thread and let them know you will post a positive post on their thread so they can get started.
Your transaction should be complete now. Sit back and wait for the phone call. Once that phone call comes, your money is safe and secure. Enjoy!
<font color="yellow">Thank you for reading my guide! I hope it helps you with any future transactions you might have!
If you would like to help me out here on Markee Dragon, please visit my Services Post here: Kamitsun'a DarksideWoW Services.
Feel free to give me a bump over there if you’re feeling nice! Thanx again! Happy Selling!</font>
I’m writing this guide to assist people in selling their World of Warcraft accounts in the safest most secure way possible. Some of the tips in this guide might be debatable by others but, I have been scammed once. I did my research and have never been scammed again. So they seem to work.
So let’s get started!
<font color="Red"> Creating a Post</font>
When creating a post, you want to create the detailed account of your character possible. Include your skills, your reputation, your inventory, your bank. Using screen shots of your armory info can be useful.
TIP: I have found that color coding your post makes a better impression on people. It shows that you put some time in to make a good post. In turn that means you put time in to make a good character. It shows that you’re serious about selling.
Be sure to include account information like:
Asking Price: Amount
Server Type: PvP, RPPvP, Normal
Transfer: Available or Unavailable
TBC Enabled: Yes or No
Original Owner: Yes or No
All Account Info: Yes or No
Time Left on the Account: Yes or No (how much)
Be sure to include character information like:
Faction: Horde Or Alliance
Sex: Male or Female
Race: Any Race
Class: Any Class
Mount: Yes or No
Epic Mount: Yes or No
Flying Mount: Yes or No
Epic Flying Mount: Yes or No
Gold: Amount
Honor Points: Amount
Arena Points: Amount
TIP: Now, be careful when you do this, you do not want to give out “unique” information for your character so that it can be found on armory. The reason for this is, if blizzard decides to troll these forums one day searching for accounts that are to be sold. You do not want them to have any information that they can find your account and ban it.
With that part finished its time for you’re to sit back and wait for responses.
<font color="Red"> Sorting Through Your Responses</font>
You’re likely to get many messages about your character. Many people will ask many different questions about your character and account. Be sure to be honest with everyone. If you act shady, you’re likely to attract shady people.
The first thing to do is have the person post on your thread. We do this for two reasons:
1) It gives us some sort of information on the person we are talking to. We get to see if they have any reputation, how active they are on the website, whether or not they have an account.
2) It bumps your post. If this person doesn’t turn out to be a buyer, at least you have your post back at the top of the list.
Now that your potential buyer has posted (or not posted) on your thread you should have some information to work with which will help you proceed.
If the buyer does not have an account, you now have to approach the transaction much more carefully. It’s very easy for a scammer to just browse the forums and pick out potential scams. All people who do not have an account are guilty until proven innocent. This isn’t a competition for friends, its business. It’s a business where a LOT of people are looking to take advantage of your lack of knowledge. That does not mean haul off and say something like “Well you don’t have an MD account you’re a scammer, bye.” It just means you have to be more careful about your dealings with this person.
If the buyer does post on your thread, you can now assess the deal. Does the person have any reputation thread in their signature? Do they have any +Rep under their username in the post? How many posts have they had? Are they Trust Who Verified? If they have some sort of reputation or validation then you can proceed with the transaction knowing that at least in the past, this person has done legitimate business or has taken steps to prove his legitimacy. You’re good to proceed.
TIP: If your buyer has had less than 20 posts and no reputation, approach the transaction as though they had no account at all. Email addresses are free, Markee Dragon accounts are free. It’s easy for a scammer to create a new account to seam more legitimate.
The next step is to determine whether or not your buyer is from the same country as you. In most cases this means America, but I have met a few Canadians and Australians that do business on US servers. This step is very important. I’ve met people who have had their accounts banned for being logged in from an IP address that far exceeds a reasonable distance. For example: Let’s say you leveled a character. Then you sell the character to a person from China. The new owner logs in and soon after the account is banned. Then the new owner decides they want their money back so they file a dispute with PayPal.
A good way to start the process is to just ask them if they are from the US. If they say yes, but it doesn’t seem quite right then pay attention to your conversation. If their grammar is horribly incorrect (I don’t mean in that 17 year old ghetto slang way) I mean just incorrect in general, then you should be concerned about the transaction. Trust your instincts about the conversation, they are usually right.
<font color="Red"> Beginning the Transaction</font>
You have found someone who wants to buy your character and are ready to start the payment process. The first thing to do is make sure your buyer is comfortable with your transaction policies. (those will be outlined below) Explain to them how the transaction is going to take place before you go through the trouble of doing everything. If they don’t like the terms, then you saved yourself some time.
First thing to do is get the buyers PayPal email address. Make sure they do not send you money, but rather, you request money from them.
That’s the only way you can assure that the transaction is labeled as it’s supposed to. PayPal has a great invoicing tool for requesting money.
Use this tool for all of your transactions. Go ahead and create the invoice.
TIP: There has been some debate on how to label your transaction. Do you label it Goods, Services, Other? I don’t know 100% what is the best way to go, but I say the following. I spoke with a customer service representative from PayPal when I was scammed. I asked them how to prevent being scammed in the future. The woman told me to be sure that the transaction is labeled as “GOODS”. Which makes great sense, and here is why…
Most scams I have seen are the result of someone claiming an “Unauthorized Transaction”. If a scammer tries to recall their money after receiving a registered mail for the transaction (That comes later) by Unauthorized Transaction, they will lose because the “goods” have been sent with a tracking number. The post office will verify that the “goods” were delivered. After that, it would be very difficult for a scammer to attempt to make a new claim for “Incorrect Description of Goods” since they filed an Unauthorized Transaction claim.
In the Invoice be sure to include the name of the character, the level of the character, and the server the character is on. When you fill out the price of the transaction I ALWAYS sell the character for $5.00 cheaper and tack on $5.00 shipping. The price comes out the same but now the buyer has paid for shipping for their “goods”. Once you have completed the invoice, it will give you a preview of what the invoice looks like. Print out that page, it’s going to get sent to the buyer. Send the invoice to the buyer.
The preview should show whether or not the buyer’s PayPal is verified or not.
<font color="Red"> Finishing the Transaction</font>
If the buyer agrees with the invoice they will send the money through PayPal. Once the transaction has completed, print out a copy of the transaction receipt. That also gets sent to the buyer. Type up a text document with the account information and your phone number, and then print it. That means account name, account password, secret question, and the secret question answer. The phone number is so that the person can call you to have you change the email address. It’s a show of good faith, so to speak.
Now take all 3 sheets of paper with the Invoice, Receipt, and Account information and put them into an envelope. Ask the buyer if the address on the PayPal receipt is the correct one. You will mail that envelope to the address on the PayPal account only. DO NOT EVER send that mail to any other address than the one on the PayPal. If it’s not correct, they can rectify the error on the PayPal website.
Go to the post office. Tell them you need to send a registered mail. They will give you a green sticker to put on your envelope and fill out.
It will cost $3 and some change. If your account is over $250 then PayPal requires you to get a signature. It’s the same green sticker but you will have to fill out another form. That costs $5 and some change. Pay your postal fees and send the mail.
When you get back home, contact the buyer to let them know you mailed the information. If they have reputation on Markee Dragon, consider giving them the username and password to the account over the net so they can play the account right away. If they do not have reputation on Markee Dragon, DO NOT EVER GIVE OUT THE INFORMATION ONLINE. Instruct them to make a reputation thread and let them know you will post a positive post on their thread so they can get started.
Your transaction should be complete now. Sit back and wait for the phone call. Once that phone call comes, your money is safe and secure. Enjoy!
<font color="yellow">Thank you for reading my guide! I hope it helps you with any future transactions you might have!
If you would like to help me out here on Markee Dragon, please visit my Services Post here: Kamitsun'a DarksideWoW Services.
Feel free to give me a bump over there if you’re feeling nice! Thanx again! Happy Selling!</font>
