Buying lately

[brandinooooo 10+ year member]

Is it just me or has there been a lot of rip offs happening lately? Seems like quite a few people are being scammed in the past couple weeks.

What gives?

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[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

The way i have been seeing it is it seems like alot but alot of these deals are not done in open threads....plus the people it seems doing the scams have no background so the buyer should be using more sense

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

not true ,i bought some mids from braggpawn last week ,he said he would ship out on sat so i hopefully will see them tomorrow as per our agreement,its all on his posting of the rainbow mids.he hasn't even as much as left a post ,pm, or anything for all that matters.i tried leaving pm's i cant,his are all full and wont clear them,well if i dont hear from him by tomorrow i will see what i have to do to get him banned , and or get my cash back.i firmly believe what comes around goes around ,thats why all my trades or sales are all 100% good

 

[brandinooooo 10+ year member]

True that. I don't know if its been done but, maybe someone should make a sticky with all the names of known scammers so before anyone makes a buy, you can check the thread and see if the seller is shady or not.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

good idea

 

[silvercookie 5,000+ posts]

If only we had a buyer beware section.

 

[brandinooooo 10+ year member]

Maybe a mod or someone could make a Buyer Beware thread.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

good idea how about it white dragon

 

[martiandancer31 10+ year member]

i'm on a bad streak on ebay lately as well. I have no problem buying from low-feedback sellers because I know ebay, paypal, and my CC will back me - but the latest 3 or 4 that i've bought from have been trying to scam and i've had to get my money back one way or the other.

no big deal, because i haven't lost anything, but man is it annoying. The worst part is ebay doesn't even ban these people //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[brodeisel 10+ year member]

that sux

 

[CAT MAN 5,000+ posts]

people wanting cash to finish builds and post deal to make money while he still keeps the item.....like stealing candy from a baby with us when we see a good deal //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif

 

[Ninesvnsicks 10+ year member]

not true ,i bought some mids from braggpawn last week ,he said he would ship out on sat so i hopefully will see them tomorrow as per our agreement,its all on his posting of the rainbow mids.he hasn't even as much as left a post ,pm, or anything for all that matters.i tried leaving pm's i cant,his are all full and wont clear them,well if i dont hear from him by tomorrow i will see what i have to do to get him banned , and or get my cash back.i firmly believe what comes around goes around ,thats why all my trades or sales are all 100% good

What is with users having full inbox's are they really full or is it some bug? What is the inbox limit anyways?

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

I have been fortunate to have been able to buy a couple of things on here,and a trade or two,and so far it has been just fine through using pay-pal.I thank you to those who still have honesty,and retain the dignity as the seller/tradesman,within my transactions here on the forum,and have trusted me, as a buyer also,being new on here.yet, no stranger to e-bay.I did get taken for the amplifier from Coilburner,of the $100,and believe I missed out on the pay-pal claims(my stupidity of course),and I myself,wouldnt mind seeing a Ban/Beware Seller area/tread(Permanent Sticky even) to let all know,and to post different types of notations of the types of scams to be informed about as well as whom!!! I work hard for my money and pay my taxes,bills,ect,and the little I have left,Id like to spend on my car audio fetish,without being taken for from a low-life scam artist!!!

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

I think mine says 100 max on the inbox limitations..Time to delete a few possibly??

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Maybe a mod or someone could make a Buyer Beware thread.

good idea how about it white dragon

Why? There are is already iTrader and a Negative Feedback forum. 99% of the people who get ripped off dont do their research on someone before they proceed with a transaction. In my 2 years Ive never once been ripped off buying, selling or trading. Everything has come to me or left me in 100% the description as described in the thread. You just need to be diligent when making deals.