Scams in Buy/Sell forums

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

The problem with any type of review is getting all the facts, all the time. What about the shipment that went to the wrong house? What if it hadn't been recovered? Then it's a he said/she said argument, with someone getting labelled as bad to deal with when they did nothing wrong.
We just can't have that even once. Get paid before you ship and insure the shipment. Then everyone is protected.
The only way to deal with problems is contact us for direction, and then if a warning is warranted, we can post it.

i agree it would never happen as then someone has to play judge and gather facts which is tough when two poeple live across the country from each other , sometimes people blow the handle before the other guy has a chance to reply( happened to me , sorry guy!!!!)

best thing we can do as a community is buy with caution , business or not things may work out or not work out as i said its often that it does work out or theres a reason for things that arnt known.

i honestly dont think anyone comes here to scam or take advantage , its more of a bad decision scenarios that lead to dead ends.

[Kait]

I participate in another forum that has an extensive b/s/t portion - it's actually the reason that most of us had joined the community. We use a v-trader system, that after each transaction you can leave a rating and a comment. I know others have mentioned this, so I just wanted to chime in that it works pretty well. If everyone leaves a comment ("transaction was good, but was shipped to wrong address" or whatever the case may be), then it's buyer beware and everyone can make an informed decision.

[sirruckus]

guys and gals - just like any review, there are good and bad. If something "out of the ordinary" happens and provides a negative review towards someone, and yet the person still have other positive reviews - dealt with reefers I might know, I'll deal with them.

to consider protecting the innocent person who rightfully did something, but accused of not doing it - as apposed to helping point out the real scammers..... doesn't seem to be a priority I can really wrap my head around

[Madreefer]

Denny the guy your talking about has a whole different story but that's between you and him. I sent the same guy something with the agreement to "pay me when you can." I didn't have a problem at all getting paid. Maybe it depends in the deal

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

Denny the guy your talking about has a whole different story but that's between you and him. I sent the same guy something with the agreement to "pay me when you can." I didn't have a problem at all getting paid. Maybe it depends in the deal

i bet lol which one?

i guess thats how it goes theres always two sides , who wants to say " i burned that guy" or would admit it if a deal is pending with you?? with the second instance it was admitted it wasnt my fault and still didnt get paid , in fact and exact words " your stuff was great but im not paying for the other guys corals" for the second instance i think it was more of the other half of the order through the vendor , in any case there were lots of " ill send money " from both sides but nothing ever came from it and in the second case i covered all costs on all sides up front and on a promise.

i still have all the emails if it really came down to it for both cases as i get email notifications from canreef for pms and both instances were dealt through pm here , so theres def an easy way to tell one from the other lol

[reefwars]

i guess be lucky you got paid lol

if it helps ive never met the second guy in person its all been through emails only

first guy i know and met several times now and lives here in calgary , ive seen him from time to time but like i said it was $100 so said screw it

[Seriak]

Originally Posted by reefwars

i guess be lucky you got paid lol

if it helps ive never met the second guy in person its all been through emails only

first guy i know and met several times now and lives here in calgary , ive seen him from time to time but like i said it was $100 so said screw it

A little off topic, But Hey Denny can I borrow a hundred bucks!