Scams in Buy/Sell forums

[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!

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Seriak

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

dude you still never paid me for that tank i gave you lol

[albert_dao]

Vendor ratings are pretty common and functional. I mean, hell, look at ebay if you want to see a prime example of work in action. As mentioned earlier, why operate to protect the exception while enabling those dirty scoundrel evil doers?

[Seriak]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

Vendor ratings are pretty common and functional. I mean, hell, look at ebay if you want to see a prime example of work in action. As mentioned earlier, why operate to protect the exception while enabling those dirty scoundrel evil doers?

+1

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

Vendor ratings are pretty common and functional. I mean, hell, look at ebay if you want to see a prime example of work in action. As mentioned earlier, why operate to protect the exception while enabling those dirty scoundrel evil doers?

The volume of ratings on Ebay gives a statistical advantage. A private seller that only has 2 ratings could end up getting a bad overall average based on one misunderstanding or deal going sideways.
Unfortunately, just as in law, the design is to protect the innocent even if it provides an unfair advantage to the "dirty scoundrel evil doers".

Not perfect, but it's the best we have.