Caveat Emptor

[JimmyC]

I should have been more clear - no IDs - they are outsiders scanning the For Sale and Wanted section and contacting directly via email…..hard not to miss if you’ve been on these types of boards before, but still need to be careful…..

I asked who they were and how they contacted me and all the answers were wrong….make sure they post in your ad and can track IDs…

[trdcrdkid]

Originally Posted by JimmyC

I should have been more clear - no IDs - they are outsiders scanning the For Sale and Wanted section and contacting directly via email…..hard not to miss if you’ve been on these types of boards before, but still need to be careful…..

I asked who they were and how they contacted me and all the answers were wrong….make sure they post in your ad and can track IDs…

Yeah, that's why it's better to ask people to contact you by PM rather than e-mail. Then at least they need to be a member. Still need to be careful even then. Clicking on their username to look at their post history is a good place to start.

[NiceDocter]

I don’t have my email listed on Net54 WTB posts but give it out all the time to fellow board members. I think the scammers don’t bug you as much if they don’t have an access to your email and have to PM you instead.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by NiceDocter

I don’t have my email listed on Net54 WTB posts but give it out all the time to fellow board members. I think the scammers don’t bug you as much if they don’t have an access to your email and have to PM you instead.

Any member can send you a email. They don't have access to what your email address is though.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Any member can send you a email. They don't have access to what your email address is though.

But this OP did put their email in the post, so they don't need to be members to reach out.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Personally, if I get an email from an unknown person like that, I'm just telling them "contact me via pm so I can verify who you are", especially if they have an email like Robert.Jones64751@gmail.com like so many of them seem to...

[Jobu]

Agree with bn2 above - the OP's problem is probably that his email is in the body of his WTB post. Non-members can see those. I think the only things non-members can't see are photo uploads - and they have no ability to contact people through Net54.

Remove your email from your post and have people send you a pm or email you through Net54's system.

[frankbmd]

Maybe BST should be split into B and ST, if WTB is an invitation for scammers. Personally I've used WTB posts sparingly, perhaps for my '55 Mutant set, many of which were donated though.

"You can't always get what you want"