Member warning (Private Sales via PM)

[Badger]

Hello folks ....

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up about buying from other members, when approached unsolicited through the PM (Private Messaging) system.

We recently had a situation reported by a long standing member, where he was approached by a new member, who had only been on the site for a week, or so. The new member was offering to sell him a firearm at a very unusually low price. He indicated he was only acting on commission as a middle man, for a separate licensed FFL dealer who had the firearm, but he wanted payment via "money gram".

When this new seller was asked to provide an FFL of the dealer, our prospective buyer immediately checked it twice against the database. It shows as being expired.

So, maybe a scam? Maybe not ..... but Caveat Emptor (let the buyer beware).

One way to check out another member as to any possible past trading experience on our site, is to use our integrated a member-to-member Classifieds Feedback system called iTrader. It can be used for all types of transactions within the WTS/WTB/WTT (Want to Sell, Buy or Trade) Forum mentioned above.

It gives members a clearly defined method to handle positive, negative and neutral feedback, as it pertains to transactions they may have experienced with each other. The system is really easy to use and the member's trader rating appears in two places. First it may viewed under his standard member profile as a separate tab of information. To see your own profile and iTrader Feedback, look at the top right corner of the web site screen and click with your mouse on the phase My Profile. Second, you can look at the left panel of any member's posts under the phrase iTrader Rating. You may click on the number beside that phrase and view any member's iTrader Detailed Information, including what previous buyers or sellers had to say about their experience with them. It also handles direct feedback based upon a specific ad, or can be used in a general sense without needing a link to any ad at all. Once you've completed a transaction with another member and it you wish to leave feedback about it, simply click on the small green check-mark (see right pic below) titled Rate Seller, which only appears in the first post of any advertiser's thread.

iTrader Home Screen Feedback System (click here)

(Click PIC to Enlarge)

Anyway, if any other member has experienced being approached by a newly joined member with a similar offer, please let us know ...

Thanks ..

Regards,
Doug

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