Collectors-Society SPAM from "members"? A little odd, anyone else...?

[SolitaireOne]

Ok, I know that we all tend to get some kind of spam via our collections as they can be "out there" publicly via the Collectors-Society.

 

Yet, this one was a new one for me:

 

[font:Arial Black]Hello SolitaireOne,

 

b4w111, a Collectors Society Member, used our contact form to send you the following message:

 

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Hi SolitaireOne. i was browsing the site when i came across your old message about the human fly issues you have. im extremely interested in buying them if your willing. you can contact me at q4k111@yahoo.com or at my ebay account b4w111. thanks for your time and i hope to hear back from you soon.[/font]

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"My old message..."? Yeah, it's the one set that I'm a real fanatic about, but I sent him a message towards selling it off?! Granted, I can sniff out a scam, but this message just seemed silly to me. If you want to contact me, that's fine -- but this was odd, yes? It seems too specifically tailored to me to be some kind of strange "bulk/ spam e-mail".

 

His Society profile has 0 - Sets/ 0 - Points.

 

His eBay feedback is good, however:

 

b4w111 (98)

Feedback Score: 98

Positive Feedback: 100%

 

Members who left a positive: 99

Members who left a negative: 0

 

All positive Feedback: 215

 

Certainly I'm not looking to sell and am quite certain that I don't know this chap.

 

Are there any other curious things afoot of late? Please share and discuss...

[DrWatson]

I got a couple of messages like that from Danny and Steve before I knew who they were, so it may not be all that nefarious. However, I do not see any harm in being suspicious.

[MutantKeys]

I used to use the CS to contact Doctor Watson before he became a boardie Freakin guy never wanted to sell a book.

[MutantKeys]

I got a couple of messages like that from Danny and Steve before I knew who they were, so it may not be all that nefarious. However, I do not see any harm in being suspicious.

[nik]

Stalker

[Ivanko]

It looks like he was looking at sets, saw yours, and sent you a message if you wanted to sell any.

 

I'd be flattered if it were me.

[Architecht]

I think he probably meant your journal entry:

 

http://www.collectors-society.com/JournalDetail.aspx?JournalEntryID=1466

[topofthetotem]

Don't you think Danny deserves a strike for using the boards to spam people?

I know the "people" is only Doc Watson but still.

 

 

 

[DrWatson]

Keep it up L. CAL isn't the only one with a list.

[topofthetotem]

Keep it up L. CAL isn't the only one with a list.

[SolitaireOne]

I think he probably meant your journal entry:

 

http://www.collectors-society.com/JournalDetail.aspx?JournalEntryID=1466

 

Architecht,

 

Now that is a valid point... as I had forgotten about my one, and so far only journal entry. It does mention "contact me w/ any additional Rick Rojatt info...", but I simply didn't expect a friendly enough offer to buy.

 

... as mentioned previously, perhaps I should simply feel honored.

[seanfingh]

 

 

That is how I contacted Darkness_Weaves (and Scheradon, although he had been contributing for a long time) the first time as well. It is stalker-esque, but also a good way to say "hey, how are you doing, come over and hang out on the boards and sell me your undercopies!!!