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Suggestions
This section covers advice from moderators and other users with experience in Towns lots trading. Take your time to read through this, it might save you the trouble of having to report someone to a moderator, or losing a Towns lot! 3nodding
General
Safe lot trade
There's no 100% safe way to make sure a Towns lot trade can be completed, but there are methods to make it more safe.
Make sure that both of you - Seller and Buyer - are at the spot during before the Towns lot transfer. When one moves out, the other moves in and take over the lot. Please try to arrange a time when both are free to complete the trade. Having some patience to work this out will reduce the risk of losing the Towns lot. 3nodding
Sellers: Please do not move out until your buyer is ready to move in.
Communication
To make the trade go smoother, please try to contact each other through either PMs or IM service (MSN, YIM, AIM, etc.). Be sure to be clear with each other when to meet up and when to send the trade with gold. Keep up the communication to avoid losing the Towns lot, talk to each other and if there's something either part is unsure or don't understand, please try to explain.
Reserving spots - by Ninina
Many people are saying that in order to make sure the buyer gets the land, the seller will uproot, put the buyer on his friendlist and then reserve the spot. There is one big problem about this idea: Gaia allows you to reserve an entire area, that is 6 houses, not a single one.
So unless you mean that you will be able to reserve the whole area and then hand in the desired spot, do not use this argument, because it is FALSE.
Agreements finalized in thread
It's recommended that all agreements should be public and finalized in the thread, rather than suddenly adding special requirements through PM.
Example: Buyer agrees to buy lot for 10k gold, Seller give OK. In PM, Buyer suddenly says: "I'm giving you a Cat Band and 5k gold instead."
For extra security, you can also quote one another in the thread so that a record exists even if the posts are edited.
Sellers
Undisclosed address, mule accounts
Please do not tell where your address is in your thread, since the /locate command allows anyone to trace where your house is located, it's possible that someone else than your buyer can take the Towns lot when you move out.
A way to prevent someone else from tracing your account and then lurking and snagging the Towns lot before your buyer is to use 2 different accounts. One for setting up the thread for the lot sale, a second one that actually keeps the Towns lot and not expose the name of the account that holds the Towns lot, but to your buyer privately.
2,000 gold fee
Remember that there's a 2,000 gold (2k gold) fee for moving out from your Towns lot. You'll be the one charging for that, so when you set your price, that fee should be part of what you're requesting. Please do not demand the 2k fee after you've recieved your buyer's full payment.
Buyers
Towns lot, not the house
It might not be that obvious to everyone, but I'd want to clearify that you're trading the Towns lot - the spot where the house is - and not the house.
High Risks
As mentioned in the Rules and Guidelines section, these trades are risky, since there's no official and completely safe way to trade Towns lots. But try to use the methods mentioned above to reduce the risky of not being able to get your Towns lot.
Failed trade, run-away seller
Sellers are the ones responsible for a failed trade. If the seller refuses to refund you the payment you've paid in advance, please report this through the Scamming Report Form. Make sure to include the thread where the seller was auctioning/selling the Towns lot. Include conversation logs as well.
Serious seller, planning ahead
Regardless of if it's reportable if transaction fails, what you really want is the Towns lot. Prior to transfering any payment, make a judgement of whether your seller seems to know what they're doing. See if the seller states how they plan to finish the transaction. Communicate with the seller before sending your payment.
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