Unbelievable BST happenings

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Bob, any idea how they got your email address? I looked at your post and it isn't in the body of the reply.

It seems a lot of these scumbags are pulling emails from sellers or buyers with their email in the post.

Leon, have you experienced any breach of the PM system? I've always used a PM first and exchanged emails with the other party after that. Of course, if they have a low post count I'll usually vet them before exchanging information.

If the scammers are "registered" even though they really aren't, as we are seeing, then they can PM. All registered members can PM.

The DCM character is the one that scammed the gentleman I referred to in my previous post. All I can say is members need to do their homework and make sure the members they deal with are who they say they are and are approved, registered members. This guy has 0 posts. That is a HUGE red flag and almost always a scammer. Just look at stuff, folks....PM me, it's not overwhelming. I always answer them and usually quickly....
LL

[Fred]

Originally Posted by Leon

If the scammers are "registered" even though they really aren't, as we are seeing, then they can PM. All registered members can PM.

The DCM character is the one that scammed the gentleman I referred to in my previous post. All I can say is members need to do their homework and make sure the members they deal with are who they say they are and are approved, registered members. This guy has 0 posts. That is a HUGE red flag and almost always a scammer. Just look at stuff, folks....PM me, it's not overwhelming. I always answer them and usually quickly....
LL

Ding, ding, ding...

TBob,

For clarification - did any of the responses have a contact information that went along with the BST sellers post? How many posts did the BST seller with the T207s have?

[parkplace33]

What if net54 had a nominal fee every year to stay registered?
That might cut down on the scammers.

[tbob]

Originally Posted by Fred

Ding, ding, ding...

TBob,

For clarification - did any of the responses have a contact information that went along with the BST sellers post? How many posts did the BST seller with the T207s have?

The guy who posted is legit, 531 posts, and we consummated the transaction. The other two bozos must have pulled my email address from an old post on Net 54. I long for the earlier days of Net 54 when we didn’t have to put up with these scumbags. My first red flag was one of the ‘sellers’ sent a PayPal ID that wasn’t anything like the true seller’s Net 54 name.

[Vintage Vern]

So basically don't deal with people with 0 posts, don't have your email visible, or announce you'll take it or buy it in the post. Contact the seller via dm, and maybe they can post pending or sold, and make sure it's the sellers net54 handle. Does that cover most of it?

[Fred]

Bob, it's good to hear about the positive ending. It's just sad that those trolls are monitoring our board.