# Why so many scammers on Char Bazaar nowadays? **URL:** \ **Category:** Character Bazaar\ **Created:** [January 4, 2019, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234 "2019-01-04T05:51:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![vulfik\_trader](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/vulfik_trader/32/106806_2.png) [@vulfik\_trader](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/vulfik_trader)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/83 "2019-01-22T06:25:24Z")
first time i saw scammer here. in april 2018. so ccp cant do anything for 1 year… ---
**Author:** ![TxivYawg1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/txivyawg1/32/243803_2.png) [@TxivYawg1](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/TxivYawg1)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/84 "2019-01-25T02:40:01Z")
Hi All, I’ve been away from the character bazaar forum for a few weeks now due to many scammers. Are they gone yet? Anymore scam going on? I hate having to wait 1-3 weeks to get my ISK back. let me know. thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Jen\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/jen_eclipse_oksaras/32/171269_2.png) [@Jen\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Jen_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/85 "2019-01-25T02:57:00Z")
no, there’s been 3 caught and put on blast within days of each other. ---
**Author:** ![TxivYawg1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/txivyawg1/32/243803_2.png) [@TxivYawg1](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/TxivYawg1)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/86 "2019-01-25T02:57:45Z")
no meaning more more scam going on? it’s safe to buy character again? ---
**Author:** ![Jen\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/jen_eclipse_oksaras/32/171269_2.png) [@Jen\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Jen_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/87 "2019-01-25T02:58:39Z")
i mean no they are still here. its still been mainly the high SP ones, but even some just at 40-50 SP have been scams. ---
**Author:** ![TxivYawg1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/txivyawg1/32/243803_2.png) [@TxivYawg1](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/TxivYawg1)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 2:59am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/88 "2019-01-25T02:59:40Z")
oh god… i can’t believe CCP lets this go on this long… ---
**Author:** ![Jen\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/jen_eclipse_oksaras/32/171269_2.png) [@Jen\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Jen_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/89 "2019-01-25T03:00:40Z")
the one winston quoted, says he sold in game, now its back on sale again. ---
**Author:** ![Terocone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/terocone/32/197820_2.png) [@Terocone](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Terocone)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/90 "2019-01-26T10:02:48Z")
Brand new to this, but is there any way a seller can be scammed, if you follow the instructions stated in the Forum welcome post? Got this to sell, but still trying to figure out how, without doing it wrong 😃 [https://eveskillboard.com/pilot/Terocone](https://eveskillboard.com/pilot/Terocone) ---
**Author:** ![Eimar\_Akytamku](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/eimar_akytamku/32/86123_2.png) [@Eimar\_Akytamku](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Eimar_Akytamku)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/91 "2019-01-26T11:16:30Z")
Very unlikely that you would be scammed as a seller. I mean, you won’t start the character transfer until you’ve gotten the ISK sent to you…? ---
**Author:** ![Terocone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/terocone/32/197820_2.png) [@Terocone](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Terocone)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/92 "2019-01-26T23:19:26Z")
Okay, I’ll not do that 🙂 Thx for advice! ---
**Author:** ![IChooseYou](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ichooseyou/32/189940_2.png) [@IChooseYou](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/IChooseYou)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/93 "2019-02-01T12:47:32Z")
Last 4 characters I bought were a scam and now my Character Buy Order thread is locked. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Maizie\_Fields](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/maizie_fields/32/181252_2.png) [@Maizie\_Fields](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Maizie_Fields)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/94 "2019-02-01T13:34:27Z")
Wow, sorry to hear, ICY, that’s a bad run of luck. Hopefully, one day soon, the devs will come up with a character transfer solution that will solve the scam problem! ---
**Author:** ![Elyham](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/elyham/32/179528_2.png) [@Elyham](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Elyham)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/95 "2019-02-01T15:53:52Z")
Why? It is 100% obvious that they fully endorse and condone character scamming. No action is a complete endorsement. ---
**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/96 "2019-02-02T23:56:22Z")
do you have proof of this? ---
**Author:** ![HilsterAUS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hilsteraus/32/81543_2.png) [@HilsterAUS](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/HilsterAUS)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/97 "2019-02-03T01:10:58Z")
You only need to look at the responses here or chat with anyone who buys characters on a regular basis. Whilst the balance of support appears in favour of the scammer, the scams will not stop. When I say balance of favour, it means that a scammer rarely seems to end up with a financial loss whilst the purchaser does. I can’t speak for all those being scammed, but I think it would be a safe bet to say that the majority have been at the end of a loss whilst the scammer appears to get away scott-free. ---
**Author:** ![Brock\_Khans](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/brock_khans/32/409174_2.png) [@Brock\_Khans](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Brock_Khans)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/98 "2019-02-03T02:11:18Z")
Al you lose is time waiting for support to refund your isk. It’s not like you lose the isk. ---
**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/99 "2019-02-03T05:47:42Z")
scammer’s get banned and scammee’s get their ISK back. ---
**Author:** ![Cnda\_Adian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/cnda_adian/32/354807_2.png) [@Cnda\_Adian](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Cnda_Adian)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/100 "2019-02-03T06:34:12Z")
Even though the victims of these scams get their isk returned, it’s still a major inconvenience and the fact that the isk is often RMTd away is damaging to the game’s health. Given the rules around direct character sales, CCP is in a unique position to completely eliminate these scams by introducing some sort of automated escrow system to guaruntee the transfer. Considering character sales are still a revenue source for CCP I’m quite surprised they haven’t already. @IChooseYou @Brock_Khans you guys are fairly big names in the community, please try to push CCP/CSM to address this problem, you guys can probably get some real results. ---
**Author:** ![Jerry\_Falcone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/jerry_falcone/32/167073_2.png) [@Jerry\_Falcone](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Jerry_Falcone)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/101 "2019-02-03T17:36:31Z")
@Brisc_Rubal. Can you bring this up in February with the devs? ---
**Author:** ![vulfik\_trader](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/vulfik_trader/32/106806_2.png) [@vulfik\_trader](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/vulfik_trader)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234/102 "2019-02-03T21:01:44Z")
mb they have % from scammers? buy character get some isk back from scammer, than create ticket and get refund… [Previous page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-so-many-scammers-on-char-bazaar-nowadays/131234.md?page=6)