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| | | Author: | Jamesf077  | | Posted: | Jan 16, 2017 16:26 | | Subject: | Scam awareness idea | | Viewed: | 194 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Discarded | |
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| How about some safe buying advice on the loging page warning buyers of common
scams? I.E, brand new store with a massive inventory, lots of orders with no
feedback, prices too good to be true on rare, valuable and sought after items.
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| | | | | Author: | ZSchoonover | | Posted: | Jan 16, 2017 16:52 | | Subject: | Re: Scam awareness idea | | Viewed: | 78 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:
| | How about some safe buying advice on the loging page warning buyers of common
scams? I.E, brand new store with a massive inventory, lots of orders with no
feedback, prices too good to be true on rare, valuable and sought after items.
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Agreed! Or on the checkout page. Make a physical checklist that buyers have to
select for new stores with zero to minimal feedback. Rare sets for cheap price?
Too good to be true?... etc This way at least the warnings have been given to
new buyers for sure before they have placed the order.
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| | | | | Author: | bb373892 | | Posted: | Jan 22, 2017 16:41 | | Subject: | Re: Scam awareness idea | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:
| | How about some safe buying advice on the loging page warning buyers of common
scams? I.E, brand new store with a massive inventory, lots of orders with no
feedback, prices too good to be true on rare, valuable and sought after items.
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I can see value to your suggestion as a fellow Bricklink buyer... but as a future
Bricklink seller or thinking from a new buyer POV, I know if I visited a site
for the first time and the first thing I saw were warnings of scams, I'd
immediately think this marketplace has some SERIOUS issues and might be put off
from even trying it.
Similarly, a checklist at the cart stage. There's no real criteria that would
also exclude the innocent that I can think of.
If not already present, perhaps a trigger for a new buyer at their first attempted
purchase *suggesting* they read a forum section on Buyer Rules and Guidance prior
to proceeding as this is their first purchase (which is an area that first reminds
them of their buyer responsibilities, a seller's responsibilities, and potential
watch items before proceeding. Which only comes up during a first purchase. That
might be the happy medium that services all end user perspectives without being
overly intrusive...?
Just an alternative suggestion! 
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| | | | | Author: | nicobubulle | | Posted: | Feb 1, 2017 15:10 | | Subject: | Re: Scam awareness idea | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:
| | How about some safe buying advice on the loging page warning buyers of common
scams? I.E, brand new store with a massive inventory, lots of orders with no
feedback, prices too good to be true on rare, valuable and sought after items.
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Hello, I start to add notification on wanted list for modular building for 2weeks
and I spot 3 scammers... Bricklink should do something for this, it's easy
to spot them, it's the same : newbees so no feedback, low price on rare item.
There is no moderator ?
++ Nico
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