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Right... I understand. I just want to know if this would result in a more severe ban because of the amount? It doesn't seem like it. but I am hoping to hear from the experts here.
Big A can't look at every single transaction, the effort is too high. Manual activities cost money and require low-cost employees who can quickly make a decision based on pre-qualified data without causing too much collateral damage.
I currently see the trend on larger gold seller sites that many buy between 10k and 30k. 50k is becoming rarer, 100k and more are the exception. But this may also be related to the fact that RMT gold became more expensive after the ban wave, the in-game market collapsed and the Steam Trust system is used.
I still speculate that mail is the most insecure method, when the gold is sent via bot accounts with names made of random letters and dozens of customers served.
If you exchange gold for crystals, your RMT possibility score will surely increase when vast amounts of gold suddenly arrive and are exchanged. SMG & Amazon won't care much what happens in the auction house - with Maris shop & the crystal/gold exchange they make their money.
No matter how you turn it, as a player you can only follow a few basic rules. The sellers have to do their part as well. Don't talk to anyone in the game about you buying gold, no matter how good of friends you are. Buy small amounts and clarify with the seller in advance how the transaction will be done.
That said, most sellers don't care if your account gets banned. If a 2 day old level 1 bot account sends you hundreds of thousands of gold, you can buy as little as you want, they will still get you because it is the easiest data mining process of all and can be completely automated.