CRK fans call to arms.

Kettleman

Kettleman

I left when this stopped being fun
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Hey guys,

You have all seen the mess the exchange has been lately with all the scams and BS. Let's try to do our part as a small sub section of BF and see if we can't start a trend.

I will no longer buy or sell using PayPal FF as an option. In the past Ive given my buyers a chance to save some cash, no longer. I have also used it buy here to save a bit of coin as well. By doing this I have helped normalize the use if it and for that I apologize.

Who will join me? The scammers will kill our exchange faster than the flippers and scalpers which we all hate with a passion. Let's stand up and show Blade Forums that the CRK guys and gals get it and can/will help make a difference.

Thanks for at least reading this.

Clay
 
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Ohh man. I guess I'm in the dark. Who all got scammed? I've always used PPFF but I'm not gonna lie it always sketched me out a little. Atleast if I was the guy paying.
 
MrStabby7 said:
Ohh man. I guess I'm in the dark. Who all got scammed? I've always used PPFF but I'm not gonna lie it always sketched me out a little. Atleast if I was the guy paying.
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3 or 4 guys got taken in a hacked account op this week. Pretty decent money lost and a huge mess for the MODs and staff. Its gotta stop or the community exchange and fair pricing between members will just cease to exist.

There are a couple threads about it in the GBU
 
Kettleman said:
3 or 4 guys got taken in a hacked account op this week. Pretty decent money lost and a huge mess for the MODs and staff. Its gotta stop or the community exchange and fair pricing between members will just cease to exist.

There are a couple threads about it in the GBU
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Wow, that's awful! I feel bad for everyone involved. I agree lets not ruin the exchange.
 
I've always asked for g&s. If someone happened to pay me with the f&f option I figured that was their choice.

There's also a few fellas on here that I am happy to pay with f&f, but there's always regular communication, and I'm confident in dealing with them. Most others, especially that I don't recognize as regularly contributing members, I just don't buy from.

Seems like a good plan Clay.
 
Officer's Match said:
How can one learn about these scammers? Definitely don't want to get sucked in, as this place is my refuge from the low life's of the world.
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Hit the GBU on the exchange... It's been absolute madness by the look of things the past couple of weeks.
 
I saw the announcement from the mod staff asking us to stop using F&F last night. I am sorry for those who got robbed and hate the distrust this sews in our community. I’m in. Just think of the G&S fee as a contribution to keeping a stable and trusted exchange.
 
hhmoore said:
The other thing happening is people are being contacted via email by people other than the seller & given payment info. A few people have sent payment to the wrong person with that one.
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Great point-make sure we all scrub our profile pages for emails sent and left as well as threads you may pot it in.
 
I rarely sell ( 😄 ) but have purchased quite a bit on here, and with the exception of one purchase all has been smooth - the knife had some issues that were definitely not disclosed.

What I don't totally get is that the IRS put a moratorium on the tax reporting I believe, so the initial rationale for using F&F seems moot. I understand not wanting to be double-taxed on something you purchased and then sold (often for less than what was paid).

I'm down.
 
 
BTTLBRN said:
I rarely sell ( 😄 ) but have purchased quite a bit on here, and with the exception of one purchase all has been smooth - the knife had some issues that were definitely not disclosed.

What I don't totally get is that the IRS put a moratorium on the tax reporting I believe, so the initial rationale for using F&F seems moot. I understand not wanting to be double-taxed on something you purchased and then sold (often for less than what was paid).

I'm down.
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I had not heard of the IRS putting a moratorium on the tax reporting.
 
I disagree. If sellers remove all reference to their emails, the buyers won't have a clue when they get contacted by those people.
 
I do want to say that there are a lot of us here that are friends and do a lot of buying and selling from the PM behind the scenes. I honestly will continue to deal with private sales this way if both parties agree. I will not however take it to the exchange.
 
rishma said:
I had not heard of the IRS putting a moratorium on the tax reporting.
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Some states had already lowered the reporting threshold. It was supposed to go nationwide; but it has been delayed
 
BTTLBRN said:
I rarely sell ( 😄 ) but have purchased quite a bit on here, and with the exception of one purchase all has been smooth - the knife had some issues that were definitely not disclosed.

What I don't totally get is that the IRS put a moratorium on the tax reporting I believe, so the initial rationale for using F&F seems moot. I understand not wanting to be double-taxed on something you purchased and then sold (often for less than what was paid).

I'm down.
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The tax thing is sort of understandable, especially doing your own without knowledge of the deep magic. Having a business, and getting sometimes several 1099s a year, I wasn't particularly bothered. Especially since the lady that does mine was there when it was written...🤣🤣🤣

(Nobody tell my mother that I just made that crack. She'd have me slow roasted, and she hasn't gotten around to doing my return yet...)
 
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