#benzyne

Who: Elanyx, #453014

What: Sales, auctions, etc.

Why: Scamming users out of special ID dragons, general shady behavior

When: This has been going on for a while, so it’s impossible to pinpoint where exactly it started.

Explain: 

Elanyx, formerly known as Silverwolv, has been scamming users out of dragons with special IDs and reselling them for extreme profits. Normally this wouldn’t be an issue, but the method that they use is very scummy and shady.

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Here she is reselling that same dragon. It was immediately autobought for 400kt/g.

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Reselling those dragons again:

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(x) They attempted to get another dragon but the owner was informed that the dragon was worth something.

They’ve admitted to this method on the old SIDREP thread before it was removed. 

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They’re also encouraging another user to do the same things they’re doing.

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They also attempted to end an auction early. They claimed that they misread their post, but given their current behavior I wouldn’t doubt it if they truly did want to end it early. The auction was for #51110000, screenshot of said auction above.

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Note that my bid was at 15:35:22 server time. Here you can see they acknowledged my bid.

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Cunea’s bid was at 22:28:47. 

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I was given this ping at 10:52:42 on April 25th. There was still approx. 12 hours left in the auction. 

They also knowingly lowball users for special ID dragons.

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“ ... After the mammoth methane gas leak that spewed uncontrollably from a damaged well in California's Aliso Canyon was finally capped last week, residents of nearby Porter Ranch began trepidatiously returning to their homes. Lingering doubts over whether Southern California Gas Company will continue using the underground storage field have left many wondering if concerns for their safety are being considered at all—particularly considering the company has, so far, only been charged with misdemeanor violations. ... “

“ ... Texas is dealing with a comparable disaster that has been overlooked by officials and the media, in part, because the state's methane emanates from a powerful industry's infrastructure. According to the Texas Observer's Naveena Sadasivam:

“Every hour, natural gas facilities in North Texas' Barnett Shale region emit thousands of tons of methane—a greenhouse gas at least 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide—and a slate of noxious pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and benzene.

“The Aliso Canyon leak was big. The Barnett leaks, combined, are even bigger." ... “

“ ... At its peak, the SoCal Gas leak emitted 58,000 kilograms of methane per hour. By comparison, researchers with universities in Colorado and Michigan, partnering with the Environmental Defense Fund, estimate around 60,000 kilograms are spewed every hour by more than 25,000 natural gas wells in operation on the Barnett Shale—with the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex at the center. This amounts to around 544,000 tons of methane every year. But contrary to the magnitude of the Aliso Canyon event, emissions caused by oil and gas extraction from the Barnett Shale—and a second large formation, Eagle Ford Shale—won't cease as long as hydraulic fracturing remains the boon it has been to the fossil fuel industry. ... “

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