So I have this situation I offer item vs fg
other person who wan't to buy item send me forum gold saying "I want to buy it but I won't be able to trade untill tomorrow 6pm or what ever) Since im not trusted or mediator I have no rights to hold other person forum gold for trade that didn't happen.
What should I do in this situation sent forum gold for trusted/mediator/trade assistant/member++/junior moderator/senior moderator/send fg back to person who "book" item for himself?
Atleast annoying situation in my opinion, is there no responsibility for user who wrongly sen't forum gold?

You can send it back, or just hold the item and trade it to him when he's available if you'd like to reserve it for him.

I rather send it to mediator and he can sent it to person who send me forum gold before trade is that wrong?

If I don't want to reserve item for him I blocked him before that

This post was edited by talesfromthethousandlakes on Jun 25 2026 09:01pm

There's nothing wrong with returning his forum gold and moving on. You don't have to involve staff. It also may be helpful to explain to him that you'd prefer to only accept his fg once the trade is completed.

This post was edited by iTunes on Jun 25 2026 09:06pm

If you've blocked the other user and still have both the forum gold and the item I would suggest simply returning the fg especially if you no longer wish to trade with him at this point.

If you'd perfer to use a Mediator you would still need to send him back the fg first and then use the "Request a Mediator" button once both of you are online and ready to trade. I would not recommend sending the fg to anyone other than the user you received it from.

Also writing "I won't return wrongly sent forum gold." in your signature probably doesn't help with these situations.

This post was edited by ImCam on Jun 25 2026 09:21pm

Just return the forum gold to the user. It shouldn’t have been sent until both players are in-game to confirm the item is correct anyways.

If you want, you can choose to hold the item until the user is available and then collect the fg vs the item as usual.

So if I won't send fg back to user who wans't ready to trade decides to make accusation of me because I didn't sent fg back it is my fault?

If he paid for an item he didn't receive, then yes. He shouldn't have paid up front, but it's your responsibility to return it to him if you have no intention of giving him the item.

Yes, if you refuse to send the users forum gold back and don’t fulfill the trade then most likely they would post an S/A topic.

It’s best to just send the gold back.

I absolutely have always intention to give item I have for trade just don't seem very relevant to hold fg for months

This post was edited by talesfromthethousandlakes on Jun 25 2026 09:22pm