Looks like the same person or multiple scammers have open multiple accounts.
Always do a reverse search on the image
Watch out for recently join members
Ask for pic maybe with a unique note along with the item
If they insisted on payment ASAP, probably scammer.
Pay with PayPal with goods & service, not family & friends option. You get some buyer protection.
I think zelle, Western Union, and venmo have no buyer protection
Open to more suggestion, seems like there have been quite a bit of scam post recently.
It’s such a small community, should be easy to flush out scammers. If it gets worse, maybe have members tag others from their foil crew that can offer additional validation that it’s a real person
Using Goods and Services and adding 3% should become the norm. This is how a lot of self moderated reddit buy and sell pages work. You also have to post a picture with a paper showing your username and date. Venmo or PayPal have it, and never use Zelle.
Do not use Zelle! I was scammed out of $100 a couple weeks ago (not on this site). Super convincing, paid with Zelle through USAA mobile. It was a scam. Called USAA and the guy basically said they cant do anything about it. Thankfully only $100.
It’s only going to get worse now with ai and crap. They can probably provide exact pics of what you request now using ai pics.
The one I got scammed on, apparently there’s a way to reverse image search. It was on a Tacoma fb group, if you reverse searched the image posted it was a for sale ad of that part from a forum that was already sold.
Using people on the forum as a reference is not a bad idea, and simply FaceTime ing a prospective seller, to see they are real, to see the product in hand, get a sense of their vibe, ask some pertinent foiling questions while live. I’ve bought and sold with no issues numerous times on this forum. All ways to feel a lot better about a transaction. Good luck everyone!
I’ve had 3 good transactions in the past few months as both buyer and seller here…great community.
I think it might help if things like a face time with product in seller’s hand became a standard expectation, along with other ways to weed out/prevent scams…not just pieces of advice on a single thread (or two or three, after people get ripped off).
I also think it would be helpful to catalog details on previous scams and scammers in one place that’s easy access/go through.
I’ve sold all my gear FB marketplace locally in the past, but I am considering selling some Code gear on here to reach a greater amount of people. What are peoples recs to me as a seller for procedure that can maybe be standardized so everyone- buyer and seller feel secure.
I prefer Zelle since it is direct bank to bank with no middleman. I think you need to do your due diligence ahead of time no matter what payment method. Always talk on the phone and check out their references. FaceTime is great for reviewing the item in real time.
Someone emailed me about a post I made on here for wtb sabfoil front wing (1350). They said to email their friend who has a wing for sale. After some time they asked for a bank wire. I had them call me, it was obvious in the phone call that it was a scam. Watch out guys.
