Scam
 

Levitikin is trying to convince people that "Hollowed Skull" increases jewelry skill by 20%, and is super-rare/unknown. He put a bunch of crappy jewelry in the window as proof and wanted my Djarn's for it.

Here's hollow skull on Zam, a quest container:
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=39

Unless it doubles as a mystical jewelry kit that no one has ever heard of, can he get banned? I have screens, just dunno how to put 'em here.

upload the screens to imageshack.us, then you can link to them.

Better yet, up them to http://imgur.com

Dang, poor guy, I know he likes to fuck around sometimes but he really is a decent guy. Oh well, I guess he gets what's coming for him. Still makes me a bit sad.

I don't think this is a banable offense. I also don't think anyone would believe him.

Levitikin tried the same scam on Kashi last night

Should start making examples of these people by suspending them (banning for repeated offenses). There are plenty of lower level newbers who might actually fall for stupid scams like these.

Maybe I'm missing something here. What's the scam?

So he lies to you about something he can do with the container, I got that part.
He links you some crafted jewelry, got that part too.

Then he wanted Djarn's Amethyst Ring in exchange for the Hollow Skull?
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=20583

That's it? I'm sorry but who would fall for this?

I timed it, it took me 5 seconds to alt tab and write "hollow skull eq" into google:

http://www.google.com/search?source=...AAAKoEBU_QhuVj

Not to mention that if you have doubts you can just ask people in OOC. I'm assuming you were in East Commonlands at the time? Would have probably received a dozen answers.

I have zero tolerance for d-bags, griefers and cheaters but this is hardly worth even mentioning.

This can absolutely be considered griefing considering he/she is actively lying and trying to scam people. His tell to Kashi last night just asked if she was in the market for Jewelcraft % bonus container. He linked it, we checked it out and couldn't find jack squat about it being a jewel kit so Kashi told him she was all set.

The problem is that Levitikin was trying his best the whole to weasel whatever he could out of Kashi, originally he wanted plat, then he wanted trades, then he just wanted fire emeralds.

It's a scam, and it's not right. Not bannable, but worth mentioning and defaming for sure.

I vote move to R&F.

I heard of another "decent guy" on brell who scammed a player out of 55,000 plat for a non-existent MQ Kael BP. Page 8, anyone?

He should most certainly receive a warning at least; or be suspended. Unless player's preying on and scamming other players is considered acceptable?