MikoLayer
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It took me months of uneventful waiting, but it was getting painfully clear I won't be getting a fair treatment from the dude I was dealing with. The least I could do was to report it to the mods. which I finally did a few days ago. Just received a PM , letting me know about thankfully banning the scam suspect. Didn't post a negative eval yet, but that will most likely follow soon enough. I can disclose more detail if anyone is interested as long as mods are okay with it.
Am I bitter? You damn right have to be if you blow your hard earned grand on nothing but frustrating PM exchanges! Am I butthurt? No, I had my moments of outrage and anguish, but that was some time ago. Sometimes you just gotta let it go... It is almost like being able to walk again after losing your loved ones. Dear beloved Mr. Benjamin's, you will be sorely missed but I will live!
But I digress.... the purpose of this thread is to remind you three very basic rules (or good practices) of trading:
#1: don't you EVER send anything to anyone you don't personally know as a paypal gift. A common sense really, but when you overlook this be prepared to kiss your money goodbye unless you are feeling real lucky.
#2: don't buy too much into trader feedback. It definitely serves a purpose, but by no means is a guaranteed road to a successful transaction. I never imagined someone would build up a rep with glowing feedback with multiple high profile trades, only to screw over the last guy before hopping on the ban train. It really does happen!
#3: when in doubt, ask. I don't think an honest seller should be ticked off by you addressing some legitimate concerns in a polite manner. If they are, then you are probably dealing with an uptight ****** anyway!
One thing I still do wonder though, is whether it right for me to wait this long to report it to the mods. Hard to say, I try to be lenient as much as I can and will continue to do so even after this ordeal. While negative evals can be removed later, compromised reputation may linger. There was this one time I made an honest mistake of misplacing the tracking # before leaving for a while and the USPS took unusually long to deliver. That evolved into a somewhat uncomfortable situation, but was resolved without resorting to exchanging negative evals or mod intervention. People do deserve second chances IMO. Except this guy got a third, a fourth and a fifth from me and never delivered on his promises.
I will just say this, it was learning experience for me. Hopefully it can help you rediscover the obvious too! Scammers! They are out there, to get you! You can never be too safe! Don't get too excited and carried away, move on if you ever smell something fishy before committing to a payment! You might get lucky to have only stand up traders to deal with in your past thousand dealings, only to get scammed on your next one! Never take anything for granted!
Am I bitter? You damn right have to be if you blow your hard earned grand on nothing but frustrating PM exchanges! Am I butthurt? No, I had my moments of outrage and anguish, but that was some time ago. Sometimes you just gotta let it go... It is almost like being able to walk again after losing your loved ones. Dear beloved Mr. Benjamin's, you will be sorely missed but I will live!
But I digress.... the purpose of this thread is to remind you three very basic rules (or good practices) of trading:
#1: don't you EVER send anything to anyone you don't personally know as a paypal gift. A common sense really, but when you overlook this be prepared to kiss your money goodbye unless you are feeling real lucky.
#2: don't buy too much into trader feedback. It definitely serves a purpose, but by no means is a guaranteed road to a successful transaction. I never imagined someone would build up a rep with glowing feedback with multiple high profile trades, only to screw over the last guy before hopping on the ban train. It really does happen!
#3: when in doubt, ask. I don't think an honest seller should be ticked off by you addressing some legitimate concerns in a polite manner. If they are, then you are probably dealing with an uptight ****** anyway!
One thing I still do wonder though, is whether it right for me to wait this long to report it to the mods. Hard to say, I try to be lenient as much as I can and will continue to do so even after this ordeal. While negative evals can be removed later, compromised reputation may linger. There was this one time I made an honest mistake of misplacing the tracking # before leaving for a while and the USPS took unusually long to deliver. That evolved into a somewhat uncomfortable situation, but was resolved without resorting to exchanging negative evals or mod intervention. People do deserve second chances IMO. Except this guy got a third, a fourth and a fifth from me and never delivered on his promises.
I will just say this, it was learning experience for me. Hopefully it can help you rediscover the obvious too! Scammers! They are out there, to get you! You can never be too safe! Don't get too excited and carried away, move on if you ever smell something fishy before committing to a payment! You might get lucky to have only stand up traders to deal with in your past thousand dealings, only to get scammed on your next one! Never take anything for granted!
