Scammers in the Buy Sell Trade Section

[Leon]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

I am surprised to read that people are OK with members winning their auctions and then not paying and ghosting. I seem to recall a comment from Leon when the new auction section was being discussed that anyone who did that would be removed from the site.

So, generally, there has been a tiny bit of leniency. If no one is out any money, and someone says they can't do the deal, for whatever reason, they usually aren't banned or suspended on a first issue. That said, if they don't do anything, no communication or follow up etc.... then yes, I don't think they should be here. Why should they be?
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[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Leon

So, generally, there has been a tiny bit of leniency. If no one is out any money, and someone says they can't do the deal, for whatever reason, they usually aren't banned or suspended on a first issue. That said, if they don't do anything, no communication or follow up etc.... then yes, I don't think they should be here. Why should they be?
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That makes sense to me Leon, thanks for clarifying.

[gonefishin]

I'm a pretty new member and I didn't join at all to buy, sell, or trade. I joined to share information, and learn from fellow collectors who are much more knowledgeable than I when it comes to pre war cards.

So my recommendation is: Do away with the BST section entirely.

OK, go ahead and blast my recommendation.

[HercDriver]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

I'm a pretty new member and I didn't join at all to buy, sell, or trade. I joined to share information, and learn from fellow collectors who are much more knowledgeable than I when it comes to pre war cards.

So my recommendation is: Do away with the BST section entirely.

OK, go ahead and blast my recommendation.

Consider it blasted. The BST is the only fun place to buy cards anymore. I would like to see more trading, and maybe there is, just not for what I have. And selling couldn't be easier. If you like fees, shill bids, and fake cards being sold as real, you know where to find those elsewhere...

Cheers,
Geno

[Bartholomew_Bump_Bailey]

Hope it's ok to start calling these creeps out......

alexandrineoreilly067 sent a private message regarding a post I have in the memorabilia section FS. Message stated something along the lines of "his brother had that sitting on a shelf and that I could call some phone number to verify"

Not kidding, lol, oh yeah and of course it looks like it was sent via the Tapatalk app.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Bartholomew_Bump_Bailey

Hope it's ok to start calling these creeps out......

alexandrineoreilly067 sent a private message regarding a post I have in the memorabilia section FS. Message stated something along the lines of "his brother had that sitting on a shelf and that I could call some phone number to verify"

Not kidding, lol, oh yeah and of course it looks like it was sent via the Tapatalk app.

Same here! Contacted Leon about him before seeing your post. Here's his eloquent message to me, but I assume it's computer generated as the subject title was a thread I started tonight and NOTHING made sense...

alexandrineoreilly067

Join Date: Jan 2023
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My brother have that laying on is shelf you can contact him via 9193989269
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[GoldenAge50s]

Originally Posted by Bartholomew_Bump_Bailey

Hope it's ok to start calling these creeps out......

alexandrineoreilly067 sent a private message regarding a post I have in the memorabilia section FS. Message stated something along the lines of "his brother had that sitting on a shelf and that I could call some phone number to verify"

Not kidding, lol, oh yeah and of course it looks like it was sent via the Tapatalk app.

I also got the exact same message this AM from same name/ID

Have no idea what the purpose is!

[Belfast1933]

Originally Posted by GoldenAge50s

I also got the exact same message this AM from same name/ID

Have no idea what the purpose is!

What a coincidence! This guy’s brother has my item on his shelf too… must one big-arse shelf!

(I got the same message this morning tied to the title of my own recent BST posting last month)

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by Leon

So, generally, there has been a tiny bit of leniency. If no one is out any money, and someone says they can't do the deal, for whatever reason, they usually aren't banned or suspended on a first issue. That said, if they don't do anything, no communication or follow up etc.... then yes, I don't think they should be here. Why should they be?
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Thats why I don't understand how some members feel they have to protect these non-payers. They are just pushing the problem down the line, let the next guy worry about it. If we do nothing, we're just enabling them to do it to others.

[Tyruscobb]

Originally Posted by Jim65

Thats why I don't understand how some members feel they have to protect these non-payers. They are just pushing the problem down the line, let the next guy worry about it. If we do nothing, we're just enabling them to do it to others.

I agree. A man is only as good as his word and should honor a binding contract. I've only sold a few items on the site. I would probably let it go if someone within a reasonable time after saying that he wanted to buy my set-price listed card changed his mind. Yeah, I missed out on the sale, but the card remains listed.

However, not paying an auction is a different story. The seller then has to re-list the card and wait another week to sell it. This is a pain.