Anyone who has spent any time tradeskilling in Shattrath has probably run across the Troll merchant, Griftah. Since
Burning Crusade came out, Griftah has called a spot near the mana loom in Lower City his home. He has hawked many fun and dubious items like [Soap on a Rope] and [
Infallible Tikbalang Ward]. (I must say, my banking alt has been blessedly Tikbalang free!) Griftah loved to talk to anyone and everyone who came anywhere near him and suggest various of his charms that he thought you should purchase -- for a price.
However,
some people took Griftah seriously, and thought that the white items he was selling were indeed able to do special things like
give you free Rezzes much like the old
Darkmoon Faire Twisting Nether card would as opposed to reading the lines carefully. (like, how it would Resurrect you if you were
already next to your corpse in ghost form.) This led to
angry forum threads, and people who were screaming about
being grifted by Griftah because, surprise -- the white items didn't actually do anything mystical...