Trading Basics

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Asking Before You Trade

It is good trading etiquette to ask the player you want to trade with before sending a request. If the player doesn't want to trade, don't take it personally; some people don't like to trade.

Trade Requests

Trade Requests

Sending

To send a fellow player a trade request, first click on the person with whom you wish to trade. Next click on the "Trade" button on their profile. Some players choose to turn their trade requests off and if this is the case their trade button will not be clickable.

Receiving

If you have you trade requests turned on, other players can send you a trade request. To turn your trade requests off, see VMK: Editing preferences. When you receive a request, you are given the option to ignore the sender by clicking "Ignore", accept the trade invitation by clicking "Ok", or denying the request by clicking "Cancel". If a player continues to try and trade with you to the point where they are becoming a nuisance, the "Ignore" button is your best bet. Ignoring a player makes it so that you no longer see requests nor speech from the blocked user.


Formulating Trade Offers

When trading, try to offer items of the equal value to the item you're trading for.

Often, you will have to evaluate the rarity of the items. There are some items, that due to limited releases are rarer than others. Some items are in very high demand which tends to affect their trading value. Note that sometimes, the demand of an item, might overtake the real value of an item. Release information for VMK items is maintained in the VMK section of the DOW wiki.

Offers for items considered to be rare often need to include more than one item before a player will accept. There is a limit to the number of items that can be traded at one time, so this must be taken into account when arranging a trade. Traders should know that offers need to be carefully thought out and discussed to increase the likely hood of their acceptance.

If you are unsure of the value of an item, you can always consult other VMK players by creating a post on VMKForums under the "The Price Is Right" sub-forum, located in the Trades Forum. This is an area dedicated to discussing item values and proposed trade offers.

Making a Trading

When you accept a trade invitation or when a trade invitation you have sent is accepted, the Trade Window will open. Here you can chat with the player you are trading with and discuss or finalize trade offers. Players have access to the items in their inventory, and can place these items into the trade area to arrange the trade. Once both players are satisfied, they can choose to accept the trade.

Accepting a Trade

To accept a trade, you and your other trader must first select the items to be traded by double-clicking on them. This will add the items to the trading boxes. Once both players are satisfied with the offer, check the box that says "Accept". If you click this box by accident, don't worry. Once you and your trader have both clicked the "Accept" box another window will show up displaying the proposed trade. You will be able to decline the offer if you did not intend to trade, or if the offer is not what you had agreed upon. This is your last chance to Decline the offer.

Once you have accepted, the trade is considered "Confirmed". The trade is complete when both you and the person you are trading with has finished the accepting process.

Ending a Trade

If you want to end a trade, good trading etiquette is to be courteous and tell the player you want to stop trading.

This will help you maintain a peaceful and friendly relationship with the trader. Having good trading manners is important because you will develop a good trading reputation. Players are likely to respond more favorably to a polite trade.

Trading Advice

See also Trading Tips.

  • Don't be mean or rude if the player is making an unreasonable offer. Just tell them politely.


Again, kindness could turn into a wonderful offer towards you. If you explain nicely to the player they are making an unsuitable offer, they might replace it with something you are really interested in, and tie the trade with a beautiful ribbon.


  • Never accept a one-sided trade unless you are willing to give your items away.


In case you are accepting to give your stuff away, without receiving anything in exchange, you will be warned by VMK that the trade is one sided, and, therefore, not fair to you. If you are conscious that what you're doing is not fair, go on and click accept, as you know what you are doing, otherwise reject it and go on with the transaction or either end it.


  • If a player is threatening you, report him or her immediately.


Some players try to abuse of their verbal powers by letting you fall into a lie, like for example, saying they will get you banned if you do not give them certain stuff. Stuff like this is completely false, and could make you fall into scammers, so please, if a threaten in a trade is addressed to you, let a staff member know about what the player is doing, by hitting the "Report" button when you click their user.


  • Be sure you want to make the trade before you push "Accept". Many players don't do trade backs.


If you are not absolutely sure if you will regret trading what you are up to offer, don't do it, because if the player is the kind of players that don't do trade-backs, there's nothing you can do against him or her, as it is not breaking a rule, and you already made the mistake.


  • If a player promises to give you codes for the stuff you have, refuse the offer. There is no way for them to give you codes in VMK (and you should never give away your e-mail or instant messenger info, it's not safe).


This might vary depending on who you are trading with and where. If while you are in the game, someone offers a code for some of your items, reject immediately, they won't be able to give you a code inside the game. If you are doing this trade at VMKForums, it is suggested that you ask to receive the code before you give away your items. Once you have the code, enter it by clicking the chair icon on your lower left button of the VMK client, then click codes, and enter it. If you get a confirmation message saying the code has been successful, and you received the item(s) you intended to receive, then proceed with the trade. If you got a mail saying the code did not work, try entering it a couple of times again, if it still doesn't work, don't do the trade, the code was probably made up by the other person. If the code redeems stuff you weren't expecting to receive, then meet the player in game and give it back to him or her, and do not proceed to give what you had offered for the initial code.


  • Wait until the other player to enter his/her stuff to the trade window before you click "Accept". If the player asks you to click "Accept" before they put their stuff in, don't do it. You would be agreeing to give your stuff away for nothing in exchange. If they say they have to take off the item or it's in another room, take your stuff out of the trade window. You can wait for them to take their stuff off and start again, or follow them to where their stuff is and trade there.


Doing opposite to this could be very dangerous, as the other player could run away with your belongings and you will never see him or her again. If you have accidentally done this, and the other player has already ran away with your belongings, use Contact Us and let VMK know of your inconvenience. Sometimes, players will be unable to keep on adding stuff into the trade window, as there is a limit, which is of 15 items. If they hit the limit, and want to add more, ask them to give you the stuff and start another trade so that they finish giving you the stuff and then you can give them your stuff. It is not always suggested you do this, as maybe, when you have given away your first 15 items, the other player could run away with them, if the case was inverse from what previously explained.


  • If you get scammed, use the Contact Us form to report it. Let VMK know what happened, including the name of the player,what you lost,and where and when it was. They can check it out and get it back to you.


This is the best thing to do in case you were scammed, although VMK might sometimes be unable to do much with the scam, and you will have lost your stuff permanently. Lately, the anti-scam system has been working better for them and scams are easier to get over from.


  • Remember, treat others as you would like to be treated.


This is fundamental not only in trading, but in the game. This is what VMK is all about; being kind to others.

Sometimes, players create new accounts to scam others and later transfer the stuff into their main account. It is suggested that you are careful when you trade new players. This can be seen as a way of "discrimination" to new players, but it isn't, it really is taking care of your belongings, so keep an eye on new guests willing to trade you.