Another Scammer on Our Forum - Beware on the BST

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by t206fix

Net55? is there a new version I wasn't invited to???

..have you ever visited Area 52 ? ....( Area 51 is a decoy )

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[maniac_73]

Good to know I did receive a PM from this person to contact "Nathaniel" for a card but I disregarded because it didnt pass the smell test.

[Leon]

I am bumping this because there was another idiot that made his way here today. He is/was selling some T206 Cobbs for very, very low prices. The scum touted helping with emergency funds. Our forum gets larger every day so this is going to happen. Don't do business with anyone without doing due diligence. IF it's too good to be true it is. Very low post counts are a yellow/red flag.
The minimum should be a PM to me. So far no one has ever been scammed here that PM'd first......

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=295349

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[pokerplyr80]

Hard to feel bad for the "victim" on that one. The people that fall for these type of scams are at best hoping to take advantage if a naive seller who doesn't know what the card they're selling is worth.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Hard to feel bad for the "victim" on that one. The people that fall for these type of scams are at best hoping to take advantage if a naive seller who doesn't know what the card they're selling is worth.

I think it's debatable if it's taking advantage of someone, if you give them their offering price.

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[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by Leon

I think it's debatable if it's taking advantage of someone, if you give them their offering price.

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I remember a thread a while back on a similar subject. I understand that argument as well. If someone walks into a pawnshop with something worth 10k and asks for 1k I doubt many owners would offer any more. Unless it's being filmed for a reality TV show.

But these scams here and elsewhere always start with someone listing and trying to buy a card well below its actual value. And on top of that the "victim" usually tries to save another 3% sending funds PayPal FF.