[ Closed ] Scavenging Ooze promo code abuse (was: trade offer) (Page 1 of 3)

You realize the majority of stores have  run out of these card packs long ago.

Looks like he traded them off of Cowabunga2.  Cowabunga2 got them from hacking the game, or from someone who's hacked or by some other illicit means.  He would have given you a code for a $5 card.  You got swindled.  Especially since no stores (least none in my area) even have them anymore.  No stores had steam ones after the second day because of the stupid hack shit.

But good luck trading them!

Yea, that dude tried to dump a bunch of codes on me. He told me that he, or whoever, cashed out a game credit card on copies of DotP and that's why he had so many to trade... so I took a look at his current pending trade list.

At the time, Cowbunga2 had 24 Pending Trades. Of those 24, 17 of them were offering Scavenging Ooze promo codes for other people's cards. In those 17 trades, Cowbunga2 was offering a total of 61 promo codes and, with the cheapest price on Steam being $9.99, that means they would have had to cash out over $600 on credit.

Bullshit.

Seemed sketchy off the get go. I tried to offer him the cards he was looking for for regular trade but he seemed less inclined to trade away anything less than his promo codes. Then I took a look at his pending trades and was not surprised. I'm assuming he's going to be sending the same four promo codes to every one that tries to trade with him. I'm personally not going to trade for promo codes, and I don't think it's in any one else's best interest to either. The codes are most likely legit, but were also most likely procured though sketchier means.

I have already spoken with a moderator through email and have informed him how i got the codes that i got.

Thanks for your concern but I have not done anything wrong, and have not screwed a single person through trade.

oh i'm sure you are giving out the codes, I'm saying the fact you are re-using the codes is what is shady here. You found a loophole to exploit and are racking up hundreds of dollars of cards by re-using a set of codes. Funny how you came here to defend this post even though it has nothing to do with you. My guess is Odanjames messages you in one of your previous trades with him freaking out, and you've come to do damage control.

you started trading them for 60$ worth of cards, then if you look through all your trade you start offering them for 30$ 20$  22$  a breeding pool. Basically whatever someone was willing to offer.

This really seems wrong.

Last edited by morph66 (2013-10-03 10:50:06)

Technically you are, people buy these games and when they go redeem the codes at a store they are usually always out of the promo packs. The point is more you are lining your pocket's with ill gotten gains.

I felt it was reportable. You guy's are also fluffing your trade reputation without actually sending out any cards. So you have a bunch of great trader comments when nobody knows whether or not you are actually trustworthy.

This right here.

You are actually scamming stores by spreading out hacked or previously redeemed codes.  There was a major problem with this last year and it caused a lot of potential new, or newly started players to miss out on something that they should have rightfully received.

I felt that your pushiness when you offered me a playset of codes was the attitude of someone who had to offload something that was stolen, or counterfeit.  I have no way of proving that it actually is, but if you have as many codes as offers that you have opened (and judging by your trade page, that is a LOT of codes), then you either: a) bought 40+ copies of DOTP2014 for PC/tablet/whatever, or b) found a way to crack the code pattern.

If it is a, then not really the brightest business decision, unless you're running an arcade.  If b, then you should be reported and banned.

im done responding to these hate forums anyone that want some scavenging message me you will receive your cards prior to shipping me anything cause im not a thief and your not hurting any one by taking the codes

He's doing one of two things...

1. He or someone else cracked the key generator code and he's just spewing out fake codes to everyone for whatever he can get.

2. He had four (4) legit key codes from buying that many copies of the game, which he already redeemed for himself. Knowing that the game stores don't log the codes in anywhere as "redeemed" he's now trading those same four codes out to random people to redeem at their LGS.

The first one is scumbaggery at its finest, but the second should be a deckbox bannable offense, and here's why. Each of those codes should be viewed as if it were a single card, one card per code, just as if I had one copy of Scavenging Ooze in my trade list. Once I trade that ooze, I cannot trade it to 17 other people as it's already gone. If these guys are trading the same code to multiple people, then that's like trading cards they don't own. Furthermore, someone could attempt to redeem a code and find no LGS within a reasonable distance with them still in stock, hence they traded cards for nothing.

It's my opinion that the mods should attempt to contact people that made trades for these codes and ask them to see said codes. If there are duplicates - bans should be swift. Also, I think the site rules should be amended to prevent trading of these game codes. If you want to trade promo Scavenging Ooze, then go get the cards yourself and put them in your trade list.

They have dropped to $10 because of people like you.

you guys all have entirely to much time on your hands . so far i have traded no codes so u can take back the syphoning of hundreds of dollars and i have not been contacted by anyone from deck box being told i done anything wrong .