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#1 Jun 06 2007 at 12:54 PM Rating: Decent
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This is pretty obviously an AH bot. EVERY item the person purchased was way below normal AH prices. Maybe just a frugal person that doesn't resell anything, but you tell me...

[link=]http://www.ffxiah.com/player.php?id=352716[/link]

Will a GM be able to tell if I find this player and report it?

Thanks!
#2 Jun 06 2007 at 1:03 PM Rating: Decent
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Is that person on Ramuh? Link is to someone on Asura.
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#3 Jun 06 2007 at 1:06 PM Rating: Decent
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Hmm, when I click it, it goes to Plextor on Ramuh.
#4 Jun 06 2007 at 1:08 PM Rating: Decent
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Looks like something is wrong with the site. But if you search for Plextor, click on the Ramuh one. I noticed some names that I'm familiar with in the list from Ramuh.
#5 Jun 07 2007 at 5:11 AM Rating: Decent
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(Cross server post) Check him out on Siren !!!! wow is he frugal !

Definately something fishy goin on here, alot of cross server names, both manipulating "must have" items or being INCREDIBLY lucky on.....EVERY purchase !!!!!

Could there be a way to glitch the AH ? or do people really list stuff at 10% of the going rate ? cant see that being a sound financial move ,LOL.

I mean risking 90% to save 1% AH fee?
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#6 Jun 07 2007 at 8:25 AM Rating: Decent
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OOPS !!

It appears there is something wrong with the site, or it doesnt do well with form filler or something, because when I searched the name on other servers I got the same exact dates-prices & items /em blushes.

However there ARE cross-server presences driving up prices on mid to low nessesity items.

Sorry again for accidental erroneous'ness....I go home now.
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#7 Jun 08 2007 at 6:10 AM Rating: Decent
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I noticed this Bot a couple of months ago, and made a post about it...but I didn't want to list the name just in case I was wrong. I did a little research on the items that were purchased, and went to see who was selling the items after Plextor purchased them. There was one name that kept popping up. I don't see anything on that name right now, so maybe they have switched to another mule that goes and sells the items.

http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=54;mid=1172514212160579551;num=5;page=1

Edited, Jun 8th 2007 9:15am by Cayuga
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#8 Jun 08 2007 at 3:54 PM Rating: Decent
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Yea more than likely an ah bot but then again maybe just someone that randomly tries to get stuff very low. I know I randomly will way under bid things but never actually spent a lot of time doing its possible its a legit person.

But you never know he gets a lot of pretty good deals but this happens when theres too many of 1 item listed people will under sell just to be first to sell why they go so low I dunno but ehh who knows
#9 Jun 08 2007 at 9:55 PM Rating: Decent
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I noticed this person a few months ago when he picked up a pair of striders for something like 2M, Name of seller is Portman obviously same person is making purchases with plextor and selling with portman

Edit; at the moment FFXIAH isnt matching up with purchase/sale between plextor/portman I am 100% positive that this is the same person ive been watching these names for several months now also appears to have lvld Cloth craft on plextor keep an eye out its very easy to link the two. I am pretty sure that this isnt luck
because it appears all the purchase prices are based on percent's of last sale for example a 100k item will usually only be purchased at 15k or less of last sale. whatever this dude has sure isn't legit no one can spam AH that mechanically. Ive also GM'd this person with the usual "blah blah We'll be sure to look into it" run around BS

Edited, Jun 9th 2007 2:07am by ninjah

Edited, Jun 9th 2007 2:16am by ninjah
#10 Jun 09 2007 at 2:33 AM Rating: Decent
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GMs cant do anything about it because you cant prove that he's using a bot to do it. he could just be doing it manually
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#11 Jun 22 2007 at 8:28 PM Rating: Decent
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Plextor does it again...



Man he is good! Kinda cheap this time, only saved 70-100k, but still over efficient...
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#12 Jun 26 2007 at 6:28 AM Rating: Good
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Heh heh, that's pretty funny. But I guess the moral of the story is that your arse should be careful when putting items for sale on the AH.

And people you sell rare items to themselves just to show they have it should be careful. Cause Plextor may snatch it up. lol
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#13 Oct 13 2007 at 2:31 PM Rating: Decent
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figured Id necro bump this just noticed old chap at it once again Now buying/selling items on portman picked up a nobles tunic for 100k and a Great Katana that sells for around 250-300k for 40k To me it screams ah bot there is no way someones just that lucky ive tried this so many times on so many various items its not funny

http://www.ffxiah.com/player.php?id=362193


After checking again plextor still hitting it quite big looks like maybe selling on another char somethings out going on port but funny none the less I want this Bot!!! Well not really but still crazy how someone can get away with this i think im gonna start doing a /sea of these names and gm em just for sh*ts and grins




Edited, Oct 13th 2007 6:34pm by lysolramuh
#14 Oct 13 2007 at 5:09 PM Rating: Default
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So don't be an impatient little prick and stop undercutting items on the AH because i want my gil nowz lulz?
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#15 Oct 14 2007 at 10:36 AM Rating: Decent
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im not the retard selling sh*t that cheap lol im never that impatient. But either way Se should easily be able to find crap like this and ban no one is that lucky to get all the good buys he does manually ive tried so many times to get 0 and this person scores a few every month highly highly unlikely
#16 Oct 14 2007 at 4:50 PM Rating: Default
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I'm not defending the guy, wasn't insinuating(sp?) it was you. I was speaking in general about the noobtards that can't wait a couple of days until their stuff sells and their impatience end up killing the market for people that sell said items constantly for gil. If it wasn't for them said bot wouldn't be able to get the items bellow normal price would he?
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#17 Oct 15 2007 at 8:09 AM Rating: Decent
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Plextor is making a killing o_O

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#18 Oct 15 2007 at 10:35 AM Rating: Decent
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Ok, maybe I am totally missing something but the FFIAH.com stuff isn't sinking right or something.

For example. If you start with the first link provided by the OP and see Plextor bought Emperor Hairpin on Oct. 11, 2007 from Misao for 100,000 and then click on Emperor Hairpin to see the items price history you get this:

Seller: Buyer:
Oct. 11, 2007 Rangua Sanarin 531,000
Oct. 11, 2007 Kurak Varune 550,000
Oct. 11, 2007 Hellacool Rankochan 540,000
Oct. 11, 2007 Silverclaw Faldir 540,000

These are the only 4 sold on that day. The item under his name that he bought on that exact same day and that server is not listed. Am I confused? All Emperor Hairpins from October 7th to today are all over 500k. Why is it stating he got one for 100k when there is not one sold for 100k under that items history for that day?

/shrug

Edited, Oct 15th 2007 2:57pm by Stucco
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#19 Oct 15 2007 at 12:06 PM Rating: Good
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Stucco wrote:
Ok, maybe I am totally missing something but the FFIAH.com stuff isn't sinking right or something.

For example. If you start with the first link provided by the OP and see Plextor bought Emperor Hairpin on Oct. 11, 2007 from Misao for 100,000 and then click on Emperor Hairpin to see the items price history you get this:

Seller: Buyer:
Oct. 11, 2007 Rangua Sanarin 531,000
Oct. 11, 2007 Kurak Varune 550,000
Oct. 11, 2007 Hellacool Rankochan 540,000
Oct. 11, 2007 Silverclaw Faldir 540,000

These are the only 4 sold on that day. The item under his name that he bought on that exact same day and that server is not listed. Am I confused? All Emperor Hairpins from October 7th to today are all over 500k. Why is it stating he got one for 100k when there is not one sold for 100k under that items history for that day?

/shrug

Edited, Oct 15th 2007 2:57pm by Stucco


You may have had the wrong server selected for your search filter. I think this the the Oct 11, 2007 one for Ramuh:

Oct. 11, 2007 Tortoise Shantevii 580,000
Oct. 11, 2007 Baryi Tuvaito 550,000
Oct. 11, 2007 Misao Plextor 100,000
Oct. 11, 2007 Shantevii Pokky 600,000
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#20 Oct 15 2007 at 2:01 PM Rating: Decent
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Yep, my bad. Now I see what you mean. Ok, back to my server and good luck with the bot. I didn't change out of my server when doing all the clicking :)
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