[OmegaZero_Alpha]

Happened to me as well. However, what the OP describes here is not a scam - he does not benefit from doing so. He does not have a friend who happens to sell the wanted hat for Buds. He is not scamming, simply because scamming implies gaining. The way OP did it it's just a joke which is debatable.

He bald-face lied to somebody in order to get them to do a trade they otherwise wouldn't have done under normal circumstances and this isn't a scam.

Good work.

Also "lowballing" Is STILL a legitimate bargaining point and anybody who walks into a car dealership, pawn shop, yard sale, thrift store, or barter fair without starting on a low point to open negotiation is a retard. If you people weren't too busy being angsty children and had a clue how to negotiate when it comes to money it wouldn't bother you.