[citation][nom]aznguy0028[/nom]When the thread was brought up on D3's forum, the OP didn't want to suggest that the players in question were duping or hacking, merely pointing out the fact that there are 6 duplicate high valued sources (all BS to me). When we saw that, we knew that Blizz was going to take action against the players (because it was a hot thread, surely would get their attention) so he went through his AH to find the record of him buying the source in a legit manner and not attaining it by any illegal means against the t.o.s. So logically, we thought that since it's Blizz AH, buying an item off there with a picture record will prove his innocence (even though Blizz says they have an AH record for everyone.) In the end, it didn't turn out that way. He still got banned even after calling/emailing dozens of time with proof.[/citation]
So, you've been "gaming" with this individual for a long time? Did you ever play any MMOs with an AH before? Because most people that have played MMOs know that AHs are sometimes used to move items between accounts. They are also used by hackers to launder things between their hacked and legit accounts. Whether or not he bought it off the AH doesn't matter because someone who knows an item is duped could still purposely place it on AH and immediately go and buy it with another account. It isn't that Blizzard didn't believe he bought it off AH, it's that it doesn't matter if he did. Buying something off AH doesnt make it legit.
Now, your friend might not deserve a permaban for it, he could have bought it thinking it was a legit item. That depends on whether or not the item was priced obviously lower than it should be, if multiples of that item were posted at the same time, or if he bought it shortly after it was posted. They do have records of all AH transactions as well as anything else that passes through the server, if they bother to dig it up. You still get a slap on the wrist in the real world even if you unknowingly buy stolen goods. You can't claim you thought the guy selling rolexes out of the back of his car for 10 dollars was a licensed salesman. If you don't think that's fair...too bad. It's the policy of pretty much all MMOs. Hackers know how to make themselves look legit so there's no point taking screenshots as "evidence". He should have just PMed a mod and told them he thought one of his items may be a forgery.