Scams in Buy/Sell forums

[reefwars]

i guess be lucky you got paid lol

if it helps ive never met the second guy in person its all been through emails only

first guy i know and met several times now and lives here in calgary , ive seen him from time to time but like i said it was $100 so said screw it

[Seriak]

Originally Posted by reefwars

i guess be lucky you got paid lol

if it helps ive never met the second guy in person its all been through emails only

first guy i know and met several times now and lives here in calgary , ive seen him from time to time but like i said it was $100 so said screw it

A little off topic, But Hey Denny can I borrow a hundred bucks!

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Seriak

A little off topic, But Hey Denny can I borrow a hundred bucks!

dude you still never paid me for that tank i gave you lol

[albert_dao]

Vendor ratings are pretty common and functional. I mean, hell, look at ebay if you want to see a prime example of work in action. As mentioned earlier, why operate to protect the exception while enabling those dirty scoundrel evil doers?

[Seriak]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

Vendor ratings are pretty common and functional. I mean, hell, look at ebay if you want to see a prime example of work in action. As mentioned earlier, why operate to protect the exception while enabling those dirty scoundrel evil doers?

+1

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

Vendor ratings are pretty common and functional. I mean, hell, look at ebay if you want to see a prime example of work in action. As mentioned earlier, why operate to protect the exception while enabling those dirty scoundrel evil doers?

The volume of ratings on Ebay gives a statistical advantage. A private seller that only has 2 ratings could end up getting a bad overall average based on one misunderstanding or deal going sideways.
Unfortunately, just as in law, the design is to protect the innocent even if it provides an unfair advantage to the "dirty scoundrel evil doers".

Not perfect, but it's the best we have.

[nrosdal]

Paying by paypal if you must pay online gives a big advantage as if you make one complaint they will pull the funds back from the person it was sent to immediately and hold until it is resolved.

[Dearth]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

The volume of ratings on Ebay gives a statistical advantage. A private seller that only has 2 ratings could end up getting a bad overall average based on one misunderstanding or deal going sideways.
Unfortunately, just as in law, the design is to protect the innocent even if it provides an unfair advantage to the "dirty scoundrel evil doers".

Not perfect, but it's the best we have.

+1