Originally posted by ReTired ツ:

First of all I did not say he was experienced at all, nor did I say I was too. All I said was that we both fully knew that unusuals are worth more than uniques. I myself don't even know what the price of the unusual I sold until it was too late. And I admit that the report was stupid, as I said it was only out of anger and realization that I could've gotten more with it.

And I actually did not fully know about the Outpost rules of sharking, I only knew what the general definition means and that people can get in trouble for doing it. So yeah..

Thanks for all your opinions, everyone. Whatever the outcome of this is, I'll fully accept it.

Originally posted by Cye:

...you should provide counter-proof backing up your plead of innocence.

This is exactly what I CANNOT DO. I have provided all the evidence I can get on my own.

The only thing that can clear this mess up is if the admins/moderators talk to the guy I traded with and confirm it for themselves that the only thing I did was accept a good deal that he fully knew the consequences of.

EDIT: All I ask is for the admins to add him and let him speak for himself, give his own testimony, but so far it's been nothing but a misunderstanding and accusations.

Originally posted by Nooge:

I think this ban was totally justifiable, considering you bought an unusual for an insanely low price. Without any proof of course it's going to be considered a shark.

Well in my defense they could ask the guy themselves, I gave the moderator the name and profile link of the person I traded with and he seemed to have done nothing but ask for it, never adding him.

First of all, this is not an appeal, I know the rules of posting appeals on the forums now.

So, what happened was I asked someone I knew if I can buy his unusual, he said sure and I asked how much. He says 4 ref, and I agreed with it. Note that he KNOWS what he did fully and completely.

I sold it and it turns out the value was very high, higher than what the guy paid me for it. I reported him for sharking, and I admit I did not have enough evidence to prove it, but it was just on a whim and I was just very furious at the time.

Stuff leads to stuff and moderator finds out I bought the unusual for 4 ref only. He thinks I sharked it out of the previous owner and now I'm perma-banned.

The question is, for you guys in the community, what do you think about how TF2OP considers getting a good deal as sharking?

EDIT: I forgot to mention that the ORIGINAL unboxer is the guy I traded with.