Buying Accounts on Credit

[Aruden]

Hey guys,

If you have a medium to high level toon that you want to unload, I'm willing to farm plat on him for you in order to buy the account. I'm willing to do this with complete transparency in order to ensure accountability.

You will get full payment for the account and I'll have a medium-high level toon much more quickly than if I had leveled him myself.

Preference goes to easy to level classes that can farm well because they're less expensive and I can raise the funds to pay you faster.

Flame-on forum trolls.

[nilbog]

Moved to EC, since you're selling in game services.

Is this like sharecropping?

[Bossco]

and if it is like share cropping, how much are you willing to pay in rent for the use of the character while you are saving up to buy him?

[Aruden]

Enough to make it worthwhile. I see level 30-40 character selling for 10-15k all the time. If you "rent" me the toon, I can make that money in two or three days, which is a lot less time than it would take for me to get to 35 without being power-leveled.

[Aruden]

P.S. Thanks for moving the post Nilbog.

[Szeth]

I have a level 50 mage that I would be willing to sell for 50k. That is not including the 500pp/day usage charge of the account until at least 75% of the premium is paid.

Once 75% of it has been paid off the account will drop to 250pp/day for usage until the final payment has been received.

Also I need some sort of GM confirmation that there is protection in the event that you default at any time during our agreement.

[Ele]

I have a level 50 mage that I would be willing to sell for 50k. That is not including the 500pp/day usage charge of the account until at least 75% of the premium is paid.

Once 75% of it has been paid off the account will drop to 250pp/day for usage until the final payment has been received.

Also I need some sort of GM confirmation that there is protection in the event that you default at any time during our agreement.

I highly doubt that.

[Eldaran]

if there were still forum tags i'd definitely have typed up "young nigerian prince"

[Shaniq]

Bob has a mage that he will sell you for cheap, and might let you do this with it.

PM him.

[Softcore PK]

Jeez, account sales are getting more and more complicated. Why is this even allowed?

[Szeth]

It's all about that bottom dollar brew. He hasn't PM'd me BTW so I'm gonna assume he wants all of this for very little platinum in the long run.

[bhatz01]

I love our free open economy. No need for "the man" to interfere.

[Autotune]

what is stopping him from farming lots of plat and just ditching? Or farming lots of plat and getting the character deathlooped for 10hrs?

This deal is very one sided in favor of the borrower. Lender would be at stake in losing a great deal for very little profit over just selling normally.

OP: I suggest sweetening the pot.

[Szeth]

Basically what Autotune said is the deal I offered. If he wants to use the account to pay for itself, he must pay interest in the form of 500pp/day used.

It's the same as getting a loan for some sort of working Capital... they won't give you a loan to buy a truck with unless they're profiting from it.

[Eldaran]

what is stopping him from farming lots of plat and just ditching? Or farming lots of plat and getting the character deathlooped for 10hrs?

This deal is very one sided in favor of the borrower. Lender would be at stake in losing a great deal for very little profit over just selling normally.

OP: I suggest sweetening the pot.

seriously. way too much risk

[Wotsirb401]

Scratch that

[Szeth]

I honestly see very little risk. I will strip the account naked of all items and currency. Then I will give him the account information ONLY.

Then, when he gives me all my platinumz, and pays for the services provided he can have the emu info.

If he tries to scam me, I change the PW and I'm out.

[Mayhem2]

He could Sac the character down to 45 in order to get money ;)

[Szeth]

Is there a level a character has to be to be sacced? I spose I could just sac him down to that level beforehand.

[Mayhem2]

46+

[Werlop]

It has to be over 45, and you can't sac a level 60 for some reason. So for a level <46 character, you're pretty much safe if it can farm while naked.
Unless the guy decides to go on a training spree while shouting Nazi slogans in OOC. Then you're SOL.

[Szeth]

Haha I like that everyone has come up with a situation in which this guy can fuck me...

The account is a mage, so he can certainly farm seafuries naked LIKE A BOSS.

Also, I could use a couple K from saccing him down to 46

[Aruden]

Messaged you Szeth. I'll message Bob, thanks Shaniq.