The Unofficial Guild Wars Gold Guide-chapter008
The Unofficial Guild Wars Gold Guide
can say in the trade channel that you want to buy a certain tradable item for some price that’s less than what the trader would pay and see if anyone offers to sell. This trick works best if you already have a copy of the item in question so that you can request an exact sale quote for it.
This tactic is often considered
dishonourable because it directly takes advantage of other players’ ignorance. Even so, anyone trying to save a large sum of gold should be aware of this tactic, if only to protect themselves from being exploited by it.