Has greed ever gotten the better of YOU?

[Kikwit]

Greed is the only reason I talk to you people.

[Ras]

Greed is the only reason I talk to you people.

lol

[serialjoe]

the million dollar man ted dibiase have to do with greed, besides the $$ signs and loving money lol

[Ras]

It was just a reference to cash, bling etc etc :P
Here this might be more pertinent? hehe

[Teeird]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muz1OcEzJOs
Cannot believe this wasn't done the first post.

[GCoin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muz1OcEzJOs
Cannot believe this wasn't done the first post.

well everyone in this community thinks differently. i, however, now think independently...i take a neutral stance..character is the most important thing in the contacts i choose to maintain.

the video you linked raises a valid point. yet the irony here is that in the story i told, greed was counter-productive.

[a_tasty_serving_of]

Can't say that greed is my vice. I manage pretty well. However, intolerance for rudeness probably has. I have passed up some well priced items because the owner of the item wants to act like I'm bothering him when HE posted his item for sale.

*I send trade request to xyz*
*trade accepted*


xyz: WHAT DO YOU WANT?
*trade has been canceled*

*xyz in server*
xyz: WTF tasty? Send me trade again
tasty: nm


What do these people think I want to ask them, their view of the candidates for president?! Your in a damn trade server, take a guess. Also after awhile negotiating, I get irritated and start not to care what they're selling, even if it costs me.

I usually try to advise my friends against greed usually though. Many people think that since swordgruntz typed their unusual is 4.5 or whatever, that "that" is the price. I tell my friend, especially if they got duped one for like 2 buds, that just take the 3 bud+sweets offer. I really believe that if you got some profit, you don't need to take it to buyout unless you got some God or Jesus tier unusual. Time is money. Spending everyday for 4 hours for 2 weeks for an additional bud is actually NOT worth it. So yeah, sometimes I say just quicksell your crap cuz you got ur profit, dont push it. Yeah Y3ll0W, I'm talking to you I believe in many small profits vs waiting around for one slightly larger one.

tl;dr version: I will cancel a trade if you're rude; Time is money, dont spend forever trying to get buyout on your low-mid demand unusual. Y3ll0W is my padawan

[SatanicPsycho]

tl;dr version: I will cancel a trade if you're rude; Time is money, dont spend forever trying to get buyout on your low-mid demand unusual.

Couldn't agree more.

[theone13864]

I'll be honest with you.

I've been exactly where the guy you (GCoin) were trading was, and I lost like $70-$100. (Just some days ago)

Lesson learnt hard.
Yup, this time, greed was highly counter-productive.

[homeyhomedawg]

thats why you always lowball them first, then let them haggle you up to your actual offer