The way I see it, there should be consequences to stealing from this community. Especially in the occasion the offense is actively bragged about.
If I as a member criticize or critique the actions of these people on the thieves forums, it will result in a negative consequence. They are sheltered under their own forums.
Anyway, I don't feel it is fair to this area of UO to have to deal with these same individuals coming here reselling. Why not? What these individuals do is not considered *helping to build this community*. According to the rules we are supposed to abide by, this is one of the cardinal rules.
What does it mean to build community? To keep the members we have while trying to spurn new interest in new collectors. This is hard to accomplish when those who rip us off are allowed access to flaunt their ill gotten goods.
BTW, many of you lately have been buying up parts of Devines collection little by little right here on the forum...yet those of us who know about it can do nothing to prevent it.