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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1173713" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>We have taken great pains to make it clear that the Buy/Sell/Trade forum is not a marketplace like eBay or Craigslist. I think we've also made it very clear that it is "use at your own risk", but apparently the message isn't quite sinking in for some people. So, just to reiterate one more time, before you use it (as either a buyer or a seller), please keep the following in mind...</p><p></p><p>The Buy/Sell/Trade forum exists as a venue for our ESTABLISHED community members (i.e. friends) to trade goods. Although we have protection mechanisms to keep newbies and unknowns from trading there, sometimes it happens that they reply to an existing post or use PM to slip under the radar. ALWAYS question the reputation of a B/S/T participant before money or goods changes hands - that means checking their rep level, noting how long they've been part of the community, look at their posts (are they mostly junk, or are they actually contributing to the conversation in a meaningful way?). Search out the B/S/T feedback thread for their usernames. In short, it's your job to do your best to weed out the scammer, whether they are a buyer or seller.</p><p></p><p>It is just amazing to me how often someone who just joined the forum, replies to a FS thread making an offer, or saying "PM sent", and then it appears that the seller just proceeds with the transaction. I hate to say it, but don't let your desire to sell the product outweigh your own common sense!</p><p></p><p>At the end of the day, this place is NOT a marketplace. It's a discussion forum. We simply can not police the transactions, nor do we have the tools to authenticate participants. And beyond that, we make it very clear that it's "use at your risk". Personally, I wish we'd do away with it altogether, because I'm so sick hearing stories like this and then having the implication that we are somehow negligent in our duties.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1173713, member: 24098"] We have taken great pains to make it clear that the Buy/Sell/Trade forum is not a marketplace like eBay or Craigslist. I think we've also made it very clear that it is "use at your own risk", but apparently the message isn't quite sinking in for some people. So, just to reiterate one more time, before you use it (as either a buyer or a seller), please keep the following in mind... The Buy/Sell/Trade forum exists as a venue for our ESTABLISHED community members (i.e. friends) to trade goods. Although we have protection mechanisms to keep newbies and unknowns from trading there, sometimes it happens that they reply to an existing post or use PM to slip under the radar. ALWAYS question the reputation of a B/S/T participant before money or goods changes hands - that means checking their rep level, noting how long they've been part of the community, look at their posts (are they mostly junk, or are they actually contributing to the conversation in a meaningful way?). Search out the B/S/T feedback thread for their usernames. In short, it's your job to do your best to weed out the scammer, whether they are a buyer or seller. It is just amazing to me how often someone who just joined the forum, replies to a FS thread making an offer, or saying "PM sent", and then it appears that the seller just proceeds with the transaction. I hate to say it, but don't let your desire to sell the product outweigh your own common sense! At the end of the day, this place is NOT a marketplace. It's a discussion forum. We simply can not police the transactions, nor do we have the tools to authenticate participants. And beyond that, we make it very clear that it's "use at your risk". Personally, I wish we'd do away with it altogether, because I'm so sick hearing stories like this and then having the implication that we are somehow negligent in our duties. [/QUOTE]
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