u/webzasaurusrex

As someone who trades a lot I just wanted to offer everyone some insight on how I believe the trading glitch works.

You organize the trade and meet someone. If player A opens the trade window WITH the item on there cursor by clicking the player, player B will likely not see the item. It is there but you will not see it unless Player A moves the item to a new slot or you accept the trade and see it in your inventory.

I’ve done 100+ trades without being duped but it’s very possible.

The simplest way to avoid this that I found is simple:

1. Organize the trade
2. Type /target insertplayernamehere
3. Assuming they are close enough to be targeted, find the yellow highlight name. (If they are not targeted, try again when they are closer to meeting spot.
4. Right click on their health bar when you’re close to them.
5. Click trade.
6. All items should show this way.

I hope this helps you feel safer trading!