So the "buyer" here is in the 99th percentile of a special breed of people for me, and not in a positive manner. The crafter might assume they are joking first. That they are waiting for a response and are baffled does not surprise me, as this is a craft that very few people need, making the "buyer" an even more of a jerk.
Now you keep going back to the rules, the rule says this:
What is the agreed price here? Who gets to dictate this? You clearly take the "buyer is always right" approach and claim its zero. As a crafter with 100s of trades, the expectation and normal behaviour on the server is NOT zero. Less than 1% actually give 0. And it's obvious that the crafter in this case would hold back a short while in case it's a joke or a mistake. To be fair here, I don't know the exact timing, but I assume a minute or two. From your perspective you seem to think that waiting a minute while trying to clarify the situation is "extorting". For me this is a natural response to getting backstabbed and trying to get an understanding. The "buyer" then decides to leave and giving the crafter the option to handle it. We do not know what would have happened if the "buyer" stayed and remained adamant that they are being the jerk that they are.Agreeing to a transaction only to steal the materials or attempt to extort a higher price is considered scamming, and is forbidden on our network.
You also keep talking down the GM, however the rules that you refer to also says:
Now this is the last piece of poetry I will do in this thread, thanks for the discussion.Disclaimer
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