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Sellers on Newschoolers scamming

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Radda
Posts: 368 - Karma: 1,299
I know that there is a feedback system and about 90% of the time its always good. have any of you run in to someone who actually scammed you or had a friend scammed?
Dec 25 2013 3:14PM
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Balto
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Yes, there have been plenty of scammers on here
Dec 25 2013 3:16PM
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Radda
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Would you be so kind to give me a reference or a user who is known for scamming.
Dec 25 2013 3:17PM
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1337
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Meh, there have been scammers but it's not bad, if their feedback is good 95% of the time they're legit. There aren't really any repeat scammers, most people get busted and hightail it out of here. Just be smart with your transactions, pay through regular (non-gift) paypal and keep track of your conversations
Dec 25 2013 3:21PM
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Balto
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https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/members/profilefeedback/member_id/39226/

first that comes to mind
Dec 25 2013 3:22PM
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Radda
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Why the fuck would these kids buy from him after someone wrote "bought stuff from him this winter still hasnt come". but i'm interested in what happens to these people.
Dec 25 2013 3:30PM
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Radda
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Is there anything you guys do if you find someone scamming
Dec 25 2013 3:31PM
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Balto
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NS has taken a hands off approach to dealing with it's own B/S/T system. They don't do shit. It's a use at your own risk system.
Dec 25 2013 3:33PM
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-benedetto
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I would like to think the percentage is probably even better than that on legitness..and the worst is when people become lazy and it's almost a mission to see how long they can go avoiding pm's and the post office!
Dec 25 2013 3:35PM
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Radda
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Couldn't say i blame them. it would be pretty hard to do anything to these people

Dec 25 2013 3:35PM
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1337
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no, we try not to get involved with B/S/T scuffles, it's your business what you do there, there are disclaimers saying that's the case, and its not like we CAN do anything but make a bigger mess if we did get involved.
Dec 25 2013 3:35PM
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1337
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yeah, some kids struggle with the concept that selling something online involves shipping it. Don't sell it unless you're willing to make that trip to the post office
Dec 25 2013 3:37PM
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Radda
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Yeah that's what i was trying to say. But it's truly fucked if someone would try to pull that kind of stuff on a fellow park skiier. the percentage of us is not very high and scamming a fellow brother is ridiculous
Dec 25 2013 3:38PM
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1337
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Trust me, most people that get called out for scamming do not get treated very well afterwards, and you don't se them hang around for long. It's definitely a lame move but luckily doesn't happen that much
Dec 25 2013 3:39PM
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Radda
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It is very impressive that it doesnt much and i'm glad that there is legitimacy within the skiing world
Dec 25 2013 3:40PM
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Balto
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I mean im sure if paypal wasn't a thing there would be a lot more scams
Dec 25 2013 3:41PM
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Radda
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Absolutely, but if you had intentions to scam then paypal would not be much of an issue, because there are many ways to get around it. for example, if you make the person send it to you as a gift then it is non refundable and there are many subliminal things that can go on during any transation
Dec 25 2013 3:43PM
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kung_powpow
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It happens every once a while, usually they get the fuck out pretty quickly because the NS community goes ham. I've only gotten scammed once for $150 in probably the 30-40 transactions I've done on here, so its a rare occurrence.
Dec 25 2013 3:44PM
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Radda
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Sorry to hear you lost 150 though
Dec 25 2013 3:48PM
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louie.mirags
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https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/mobile/forumread/id/762992/

This came to mind.. the person doing the calling out was the herb though.
Dec 25 2013 4:32PM
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-MK-
Posts: 3253 - Karma: 5,332
I was scammed. Forgot the user and couldn't find him in pms. Also lost his number. It sucked, but I take blame for being stupid.
Dec 25 2013 4:32PM
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stickski
Posts: 1938 - Karma: 1,529
Almost got scammed but didn't pull the trigger on the deal. I reverse image searched the pictures in his thread and found he took them from an old thread from like 2004. Deal was just a little too good to be true, I think he scammed some kids out of some full tilts and iphones too.
Dec 25 2013 4:40PM
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