#0 - Feb. 1, 2008, 8:10 p.m.
So I make a realm forums post, and start saying, "WTB Spectral Tiger mount code, paying very well PST". I get lots of people that just want to know how much I'm paying and so on. A couple of days go by and I'm still looking then I get a whisper from someone, talked to him quite a bit he and he came to Booty Bay with me (level 70 warrior, had pvp gear) but he said no code unless I give half the gold up front (I was paying 5k), I was like how do I know I won't get scammed and he says "Well if I scam you I can get banned, but if I give you the code you could get banned but I'd be out my code.." so I figure, well if this guy does scam me, I've never been scammed before and I've only had one restoration since I can remember.
So of course he tells me some BS code, it doesn't work and he leaves BB and says BRB. I tell him I want my gold back if he's going anywhere, he says ok but still hops on the bird. So I follow him back to SW where he's already hitting the AH. Awesome. So I say screw that and put in a ticket right away and told him he has until the GM contacts me to give me my gold back and I would cancel the ticket. Then he starts replying, "Dude what are you talking about, my friend was playing my character farming me honor"... awesome.
About an hour and a half later a GM contacts me and asks me all the information then says they will escalate the ticket to a character specialist, I thank her and we're both on our way. A week goes by and no response so I sent in a ticket on a different character just to make sure they haven't forgotten about me (I checked here and saw the response times can be up to a week). GM tells me Not to worry and they would get to it as soon as possible. So today I'm just in IF and I get an email (while I'm online..?) that says "Greetings,
Thank you for contacting the World of Warcraft Game Master Department.
We have investigated the player you have reported for scamming, and are taking the appropriate actions. Because of privacy concerns, we are unable to disclose the nature of the action taken.
Due to many variables involved with item reimbursement and types of scams, restoration is not guaranteed. We have made every effort to verify your particular case, but unfortunately, we were unable to provide the restoration of items or money. We are sorry for any inconvenience you may have been caused. While we will make every effort to provide assistance in cases of loss, the decision to go forward with a restoration is entirely at Blizzard's discretion.
Please refer to our Character & Item Restoration Policy (http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=20457) for further details on recovering lost items.
"
So now I'm disgusted and furious at Blizzard. Understandable it was my mistake, but I've NEVER been scammed before and the only thing I have had restored was my Arcanite Pistol. On the support site it says "We do not wish to encourage career victims, nor will we penalize players who legitimately make the occasional slip-up. Reimbursement of any kind is NOT guaranteed. While we will make every effort to verify and restore your loss, the decision to reimburse your loss is entirely at Blizzard's discretion."
So basically if the guy is having a bad day he can say, "Sucks for you buddy". Even though I submitted the ticket as SOON as I realized I was scammed.
Frankly I'm disgusted that Blizzard lets people like this scam people (I got tells from MULTIPLE people that this SAME character has done this before to other people) but screws over the honest people. I've been playing since launch (I played in the open beta too). I want to know why my reimbursement was declined. I'm about ready to just say screw it and cancel my account over this. Punish the SCAMMER not the VICTIM.
