RWT ban rate as a buyer?

Just thinking about coming back to Sythe and OSRS here after coupple years and for one I find that R2Pleasent is shut down then I am reading a lot of unsettling posts…

Lots of reports of players getting temp banned and wealth removed for BUYING OSRS gold even in the low amounts 10-20m range.

Yet, I still see lots of sellers in the OSRS forum market here. The consensus seems to be to buy from a seller who doesn’t have a high volume of customers.

So, my question and concern to you guys is… how often do these bans/wealth removal seem to be actually happening when buying gold nowadays? Are there more preventative measures to undego to lessen the chance? Any tips/things to look out for when choosing a seller (aside from scammer prevention, etc.)?

Buying gold through OSRS bonds would cost roughly 3x more but for the amount of time I spent on my account and the recent spike in them catching RWT, I may be tempted to say that this is starting to feel like a more feasible and maybe only option.

 

Also, is buying bonds via different currency to get it for cheaper a real thing? Is it bannable if it’s a real thing?

 

I have had no issues (even in these recent weeks) when buying and selling gold. It totally depends on you as a player and how you do things, I tend to have a bunch of junk setup in my inventory to trade over to the buyer/seller so the trade doesn't look too suspicious. In smaller trades i.e <300m things are fairly smooth. When you start trading on a regular basis of 1b+ it can become hectic. You should try to space our your transactions depending on what your buying amount will be. But in general you should be fine.

 

bans are definitely more common these days but still extremely safe as long as you're a casual buyer and not a flipper who does multiple trades a day

you're more than likely to get a temp ban for your first offence (if caught for buying), I would only then switch to bonds because as u mentioned its pretty expensive.

buying bonds with a diff currency for a cheaper rate was definitely a thing, not sure if it still is though

 

You will get banned temp. I was. Just get bonds... dont risk anything anymore. The days are over.