I have been seeing a lot of scammers showing up lately. Buyer Beware! 5 5

[kav]

I'm gonna post wtb buy Green Giant and see if anyone has a 'fiend' who just happens to have one  

[dover]

This exact scenario happened to me here on the boards (roughly two months ago) based on my Peanuts WTB thread. I was so specific in pricing and grades and the books that someone tried to scam me exactly how CGC Mike laid out. Because I was very sketipcal, I suggested we complete the deal using CLink as the broker. I convinced the person to list the book on the CLink Exchange. They posted it, I "bought" it but, as I suspected, the book never showed at CLink HQ so no money lost. But they used a picture from HA. they asked for the exact amount I had as my buying price and it was from a "0" post member. 

FU Scammers.

[dover]

From my PM.

 

[MattTheDuck]

On 1/10/2022 at 6:50 PM, BEAUMONTS said:

I think they thought they might just "slip" that little increase in.

 

That's what @kav said.  (Sorry, Mike)

[ttfitz]

On 1/10/2022 at 2:40 PM, Iceman399 said:

I feel like I'm being scammed.

You should snap that one right up, clearly undergraded, as not a single defect to be seen.

[Cat]

On 1/11/2022 at 3:17 PM, ttfitz said:

You should snap that one right up, clearly undergraded, as not a single defect to be seen.

No integrity to be seen either. 

[lizards2]

On 1/10/2022 at 5:06 PM, JollyComics said:

On 1/10/2022 at 3:00 PM, sfcityduck said:

Reminds me of the Wonder Woman's invisible jet How Wheels SDCC exclusive!

 

I will check on them. 

Hmm...., sounds like @DrWatson

[lizards2]

On 1/10/2022 at 6:50 PM, BEAUMONTS said:

I think they thought they might just "slip" that little increase in.

 

My wife has objected to slipping any increase in. 

[Ride the Tiger]

Reputation. Let that be what guides you on possible board purchases. 

[CGC Mike]

So, I went into the settings, and I believe a member with zero posts can no longer send a PM.  It's not a fix.  Prior to this, they could only send 1 per day.  It may help some, though.  If we keep having this problem, I will look into other ways to help prevent it.  

[JollyComics]

On 1/10/2022 at 11:51 PM, lizards2 said:

Hmm...., sounds like @DrWatson

[Get Marwood & I]

On 1/11/2022 at 12:56 PM, CGC Mike said:

So, I went into the settings, and I believe a member with zero posts can no longer send a PM.  It's not a fix.  Prior to this, they could only send 1 per day.  It may help some, though.  If we keep having this problem, I will look into other ways to help prevent it.  

Mike, a fellow enthusiast has been in touch with me by PM to discuss certain variants. They have not posted publicly. Does your action mean that they will no longer be able to reply, even if a PM stream is already in course?

[CGC Mike]

On 1/12/2022 at 4:42 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Mike, a fellow enthusiast has been in touch with me by PM to discuss certain variants. They have not posted publicly. Does your action mean that they will no longer be able to reply, even if a PM stream is already in course?

They should be able to reply.  The setting was for starting new conversations.

[Get Marwood & I]

On 1/12/2022 at 12:40 PM, CGC Mike said:

They should be able to reply.  The setting was for starting new conversations.

Thanks, I'll check with them. If they don't respond, it will either be because you are wrong, and they can't reply, or they don't like me anymore (get you jokes in now). 

I've had several members tell me over recent years that they thought that they were blocked, or had done something wrong, as a result of the policies governing new members and first time posting. Could you check to see whether it is made clear to new members what to expect in respect of their visibility, initial posts and sending personal messaging please? I'm not sure that it is made clear, and it could drive people away if they get the wrong idea. One thing that grates on them is their post being hidden until approved while the conversation carries on without them and others repeat their point. 

Two other things Mike, if I may. Firstly, I've noticed that threads have started to be archived now, presumably when they reach a certain criteria. Here is an example from as recent as 2014, and it appears to apply to all inactive threads of ten years or greater as far as I can see:

Was this announced? If not, what is the criteria for threads being archived and could you establish whether archived threads are in scope for Google indexing please? (remember our discussion about Google having to 'catch up' now that the location of the site has moved).

Thirdly, last year you canvassed the members on technical issues with the forum. Many contributed and a list of, if I recall correctly, ten issues were put forward to the technical team. I can find no trace of any of it now - I think you hid them all. What happened to all those posts and suggestions, and what is the status of that work? Has anything on the top ten list been fixed yet? The journals link still doesn't work and I am still hassled by that newsletter sign up pop up every time I visit. 

[CGC Mike]

On 1/12/2022 at 8:08 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

I've had several members tell me over recent years that they thought that they were blocked, or had done something wrong, as a result of the policies governing new members and first time posting. Could you check to see whether it is made clear to new members what to expect in respect of their visibility, initial posts and sending personal messaging please? I'm not sure that it is made clear, and it could drive people away if they get the wrong idea. One thing that grates on them is their post being hidden until approved while the conversation carries on without them and others repeat their point. 

It is made clear to new members in respect to their first post and messaging.  I did a test account to check.  I was not able to send a message to the new account.  I am assuming that anyone who already has a PM thread can still reply but, I can't confirm this.  The last screenshot is after trying to start a PM.

As far as the first post being hidden until approved, It will have to stay this way.  We get a lot of spammers with links to porn ect...  About 4 years ago, bots started 1000's of threads in Chinese language.  2 of us couldn't ban the id's fast enough.  I'm here 3 times a day during the week, and twice a day on weekends.  People don't have to wait too long.  

[CGC Mike]

On 1/12/2022 at 8:08 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Two other things Mike

These can be discussed in the chatboard issues section.

[Get Marwood & I]

On 1/12/2022 at 2:03 PM, CGC Mike said:

It is made clear to new members in respect to their first post and messaging.  I did a test account to check.  I was not able to send a message to the new account.  I am assuming that anyone who already has a PM thread can still reply but, I can't confirm this.  The last screenshot is after trying to start a PM.

As far as the first post being hidden until approved, It will have to stay this way.  We get a lot of spammers with links to porn ect...  About 4 years ago, bots started 1000's of threads in Chinese language.  2 of us couldn't ban the id's fast enough.  I'm here 3 times a day during the week, and twice a day on weekends.  People don't have to wait too long.  

Thanks for checking and testing. Way of the world, I suppose. 

On 1/12/2022 at 2:06 PM, CGC Mike said:

These can be discussed in the chatboard issues section.

I don't follow Mike? You'll answer them there, or want me to raise them there?

[CGC Mike]

On 1/12/2022 at 4:42 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Mike, a fellow enthusiast has been in touch with me by PM to discuss certain variants. They have not posted publicly. Does your action mean that they will no longer be able to reply, even if a PM stream is already in course?

I changed the settings to allow a new conversation, and sent a PM.  Then, I changed them back and could still reply to the existing PM.  I could so, you and your friend should still be able to share a PM.

[Get Marwood & I]

On 1/12/2022 at 2:17 PM, CGC Mike said:

I changed the settings to allow a new conversation, and sent a PM.  Then, I changed them back and could still reply to the existing PM.  I could so, you and your friend should still be able to share a PM.

Which is handy, as I've only got one.

And the other stuff?

[CGC Mike]

On 1/12/2022 at 9:09 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

I don't follow Mike? You'll answer them there, or want me to raise them there?

You can bring up questions there and I will try to answer.  This thread is about scammers sending PM's.