Originally Posted by yellow2007

For the record I just sold my harmonic balancer to Killain. Great communication and fast payment. A pleasure to do business with.

Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack

OP - excellent post about being very careful when it comes to scammers. The forum has seen a definite increase in this type of activity and it always pays to carefully consider the tips presented in this thread.

While the forum does not prohibit payments by services like Zelle or Venmo (which offer no buyer protection), I personally will use PayPal since it does offer the protection - if you choose Goods and Services. I will offer to pay the 3% fee if a seller asks for Friends and Family.

Luckily I have not been scammed in my 22 years on the forum but as said by others in this thread, you have to keep your guard up and carefully consider who you are sending your money to. Check the Transactions Feedback section of the forum as another resource for some feedback. And if you suspect a scammer is doing their thing, use the report post button to notify the mods/admins about suspicious activity. While we may not catch every scammer, we do keep busy removing a good number of them.

Finally, each FS section should have Sticky threads (sometimes multiple threads) that warn about scammers, what to look for and what to do if you come across a suspected scammer. Please take time to review the threads before committing your hard earned money to a purchase.

If you have suggestions on improvements to the forum, please send a PM to a member of the administrative team or use the Contact Us feature at the bottom of each forum page. Be specific in what recommendation you have as that will help on determining the feasibility of what is suggested. Forum moderators and administrators can’t possibly read every thread or post that is made so using the above at least brings things to our attention. Besides, the forum rules do specify what to do concerning suggestions for improvements to the forum: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...questions.html

Originally Posted by killain

FWIW I look how long they have been members, look to see their profile and finally if they need to be paid in some venue that I don't have a good feeling about I will just pass. It's not worth getting scammed by someone, cause you have to keep in mind that if and when you find that particular part, your gonna need to add in the price and the cost of what you got beaten on and now the overall cost is pretty large. I'm not in position to be able to lose over and over again !

Originally Posted by sirdano

Cant you also tell by how many post some one has? Kind of like ebay. I guy selling something with 0 to 10 I pass.

Originally Posted by vette4fl

I thought you were giving it to him for the cost of postage? No?

Originally Posted by yellow2007

Yep..........just postage

Originally Posted by yellow2007

FYI guys. Another member here sent me a pm several days ago inquiring about another part I have for sale. He made an offer and I said yes but that was the last I heard. Just got a pm from him claiming he had been sending me texts but got no response and that he has already paid me. I never gave him my address, paypay or any other online payment app.We'll see how this plays out.

Originally Posted by heggsc5

I've seen this happen here multiple times as well. If he posted a comment on the FS thread saying he was sending you a PM or asking a question about the part, a scammer most likely saw the interest and PM'd him with a cell phone number requesting to send them a text message. I've had that exact thing happen to me at least twice now.

Guys, PLEASE only send payment through a protected method such as Paypal goods and services. If he did this, he can still get his money back. If not, his money is gone. Whether or not you think something is a scam, the single most important thing to remember out of all of this is ONLY SEND FUNDS WITH BUYER PROTECTION. No Zelle. No Cashapp. No friends and family.

Originally Posted by killain

Oh, Yeah yellow2007 Just charged me for the postage to ship it, Great guy and this is what being a Corvette lover is all about, this is what being able to help, and stepping up to the plate means. This is why I have been a member here for almost 25 years ! Great people and a helpful forum to ask or look for Mechanical guidance from.