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You all know that accepting stolen gold is against the rules.
Firstly, if there is evidence of an actual trade where stolen gold is KNOWINGLY accepted then that is treated as a normal scam report. The gold is returned if possible to the person from whom it was stolen, and the parties to the trade are banned accordingly.
Second, in the much more common case where someone attempts to sell what they claim is stolen gold to another party and the other party agrees to buy it, but no actual trade takes place, here's what happens:
Concerned members are also encouraged to take their complaints to PayPal or Google Wallet (whichever the buyer is using). Accepting stolen virtual goods is against the terms of service for these payment processors. Since sythe.org has limited staff resources, we would prefer if you could at least attempt to settle the dispute outside the site first.
Firstly, if there is evidence of an actual trade where stolen gold is KNOWINGLY accepted then that is treated as a normal scam report. The gold is returned if possible to the person from whom it was stolen, and the parties to the trade are banned accordingly.
Second, in the much more common case where someone attempts to sell what they claim is stolen gold to another party and the other party agrees to buy it, but no actual trade takes place, here's what happens:
1. The buyer gets a warning about their worker (or in the event that they are a sole proprietor, a warning about their own behaviour.)
2. On the second offence (for the same worker) the buyer is told to fire their worker or at minimum take them off purchasing. Penalty for non-compliance with this is a week-long ban for the buyer and their workers from the site.
3. On third offence (for the same worker) the buyer and their workers are banned for a month.
2. On the second offence (for the same worker) the buyer is told to fire their worker or at minimum take them off purchasing. Penalty for non-compliance with this is a week-long ban for the buyer and their workers from the site.
3. On third offence (for the same worker) the buyer and their workers are banned for a month.
Concerned members are also encouraged to take their complaints to PayPal or Google Wallet (whichever the buyer is using). Accepting stolen virtual goods is against the terms of service for these payment processors. Since sythe.org has limited staff resources, we would prefer if you could at least attempt to settle the dispute outside the site first.
