Please Read! Beware - Scam Alert!

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To buy, sell, or trade in this section, you must have at least 50 posts and have two-factor authentication enabled.

I have my eye on 3 accounts that share the IP.

Baiting one of them to divulge more of "his" gear. Prefer not to name names 'cause might attract attention.

Initial suspicion is that they're all bots. You can wait with me for a reply at the link below. Gonna press "him" if he doesn't respond soon:

My Test

If I see a user who tends to comment positively on just about every amp mentioned, I check him / her / it out and engage in conversation. Always exposes bots so far...

At any rate, I wouldn't blindly trust the user you mentioned, at least not 'til my little experiment yields conclusive results.
 
Whats ur username?
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Just reset my password so if you get something from me prior to this or our trying to buy something reach out to me. It was not me. I had the same scammer using my account on TGP. Bastards. Stay safe out there.
 
I thought that Strymon was awful cheap!! ugh, lowest form of life for sure!
 
Guys definitely setup two-step verification authentication. I just did as to help thwart these assclowns trying to scam the world.
 
Turns out TGP's had some issues too, but it would appear to have affected many more users over there.

It can't be stressed strongly-enough that in the end it all comes down to password strength, so I've added this to the title.

Make it strong and you can't go wrong. :LOL: :rock:
 
misteregent starts a conversation with OP stating he has the item for sell. He sends pics. He then states that he only accepts check or money order as payment. I suggested UPS C.O.D. He said that did not work for him. I found the pics he sent me of the item I want online. He was trolling only WTB threads today. Mods give us his info and then shut him down.
 
I had the same suspicion. He replied to my WTB ad and insisted on PPFF as payment, even though I told him I'd pay the PP fees...
 
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OK, so I've had a look at all of his posts.

Possible negatives
Suspiciously-positive and zero negativity or complaints. This one can go either way.

Positives
Joined 7 months ago so didn't race to 50 posts in order to be able to PM advertisers.
Positive and zero negativity or complaints.
No shared IP's with other members.
Zero posts in the Classifieds section.

"Trolling only WTB threads today"?
As I said, zero posts in the Classifieds section. I assume you're referring to PM's then?

Considerations
His preference for cheques and M.O.'s are his right.
His using public-domain pics or whatever he chooses are also his right as long as they represent the gear being offered.

This is a toughy. Can't say for sure he's an asshole, especially ofter 7 months of positive, non-controversial posting. I'll merge this with the scammer-alert sticky so others or indeed the man himself can add to it. At least it'll be up-there for all to see. That'll have to do for now. Not quite definitive-enough.
 
Update:

Just went to place his deets in my "suspicious" folder and whaddaya know, I was already "curious" on April 18th.

Had a conversation with him to test if he was a bot. He passed. Didn't seem very forum / tech-savvy.
 
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