Swindler Preventer

This addon adds information to the tooltip to remind you that you could buy an item from a vendor instead. Never get swindled again!

Currently supports Recipes, Vanity Pets, and Bags!

Frequently Asked Question:

"I have a lot of data to submit. Is there a file I can just e-mail you or something?"

In fact there is. (English localizations only please!) The file is saved in your WoW/WTF/Account/AccountName/SavedVariables folder, under SwindlerPreventer.lua

Look for the line that has SP_DataVersion. This should match the currently available version, if it doesn't, your addon and your data are out of date!

Copy everything from that line to the end of the document and get that to me, and I can use that to update the data with. If you're lazy, you can e-mail me the entire file.

If you have an addon that allows you to copy messages in the chat frame easily, then feel free to submit the in-game message instead. Either way works.

"But what if I'm not using English Localization?"

Then there's more work for you. Sorry. =( The only language I'm comfortable with is English.

But if you want to do all the work, feel free to edit your localization.lua file with your new data (it's in the zip file or WoW/Interface/AddOns/SwindlerPreventer). You'll have to do the editing by hand basically so basic coding knowledge would be required. Submit the edited file to me and I'll include it with my next update!

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Thortok2000 Nov 20, 2011 at 13:29 UTC - 0 likes
4.2 is released! ^_^
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deirae Sep 25, 2011 at 12:14 UTC - 0 likes
This is one of THE most important addons for me, when playing. The fact that I can quickly see if an item is sold by a vendor, and some bugger is trying to score easy gold is just priceless.

Thank you for this one.
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Thortok2000 May 10, 2011 at 15:51 UTC - 0 likes
Version 4.1 released!
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Niselma30 Jan 06, 2011 at 14:49 UTC - 0 likes
I've never submitted data. Would it be ok to send you my whole lua file?
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Thortok2000 Jan 03, 2011 at 03:28 UTC - 0 likes
New update incoming!
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Freydis88 Nov 15, 2010 at 02:51 UTC - 0 likes
Go Thortok2000! ;-)

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

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EDIT: This just had to be said!!!

Last edited Nov 15, 2010 by Freydis88

George Orwell:

"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable,

and to give the appearance of solidity to pure wind."
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SilverHorde Nov 14, 2010 at 05:56 UTC - 0 likes
New items found in Shatt:

[Scribe's Satchel] [39489] sold for 47s 50c by Recorder Lidio (Neutral) in Shattrath City.

[Design: various] [various] sold for 1 honor by Nemiha (Neutral) in Shattrath City. It looks like most of the Dalaran JC patterns can be bought in Shatt now, I would guess from both the Aldor & Scryer trainers. The in-game tooltip says 1 dalaran jewelcrafter's token, not 1 honor.
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nickyjean01 Nov 06, 2010 at 11:47 UTC - 0 likes
Just making a request because I think this addon would benifit it the most. A symbol ( the horde and Alliance one preferable) for items only sold by vendors of that Faction. Cooking/Tailor and Engineering recipes are just a few I can think of that with just a glance being able to tell where they come from would be important. Maybe I won't buy my own faction on the AH I'll just find the vendor but I would for the other faction rather then roll a toon, go get it and sell it on the neutral AH.

or , would be easy to notice on a Tooltip