PiSkyHiFi
100+ Head-Fier
- Joined
- Dec 15, 2009
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I had a bad experience with my first attempted purchase via Head-fi For Sale/Trade recently.
The seller has decided to return to head-fi and is choosing to ignore me, despite having stolen a large amount of money from me. It was my first purchase and his first sale after having a presence on the site as a contributor for quite some time.
The details of the sale are here.
I feel that if a participant can show evidence that another head-fi member is engaged in criminal activities, maybe moderators can consider the evidence and take action for the sake of the community here - I think banning known offenders maybe a good option. I know that they can easily start up again under a different name, but they would of course lose all their karma, both good and bad.
There is nothing I can do legally with such global transactions that rely on trust - once its out of Paypal's hands, there is no further avenue. My main concern in posting here is that the community here would benefit from being able to banish users that are proven to have stolen from others.
This community has so many great members here, I was amazed that some contacted me directly after this incident and showed very strong support for me and it was a relief to know that others here can feel that maintaining a strong sense of community and openness is a hallmark of head-fiers around the world.
Maybe there is a static trading/buying guide available already here - if so or not, I think it should be almost compulsory reading for any traders to confirm they have understood any possible risks before entering into private agreement.
I made some mistakes that allowed someone to take advantage of my trust and now it has cost me.
I would be happy to start a guide and have it refined if people think this could be viewed by all potential traders here easily.
Any questions and/or thoughts?
The seller has decided to return to head-fi and is choosing to ignore me, despite having stolen a large amount of money from me. It was my first purchase and his first sale after having a presence on the site as a contributor for quite some time.
The details of the sale are here.
I feel that if a participant can show evidence that another head-fi member is engaged in criminal activities, maybe moderators can consider the evidence and take action for the sake of the community here - I think banning known offenders maybe a good option. I know that they can easily start up again under a different name, but they would of course lose all their karma, both good and bad.
There is nothing I can do legally with such global transactions that rely on trust - once its out of Paypal's hands, there is no further avenue. My main concern in posting here is that the community here would benefit from being able to banish users that are proven to have stolen from others.
This community has so many great members here, I was amazed that some contacted me directly after this incident and showed very strong support for me and it was a relief to know that others here can feel that maintaining a strong sense of community and openness is a hallmark of head-fiers around the world.
Maybe there is a static trading/buying guide available already here - if so or not, I think it should be almost compulsory reading for any traders to confirm they have understood any possible risks before entering into private agreement.
I made some mistakes that allowed someone to take advantage of my trust and now it has cost me.
I would be happy to start a guide and have it refined if people think this could be viewed by all potential traders here easily.
Any questions and/or thoughts?
