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Market => Rumor mill => Topic started by: Aziffle on January 03, 2013, 11:36 pm

Title: phd1 is a scam
Post by: Aziffle on January 03, 2013, 11:36 pm
 >:( I should have known better than to deal with a new vendor as phd1 turned out to be a total scam.
 The 100% positive feedback should have been a sign as even the best vendors have some shipping or quality issues. Vendors like this ruin the SR experience and as it was my 1st buy I am wondering if it is worth it to try again given that Australian customs may intercept. Given that the vendor used google images I feel SR should put in place measures to detect this somehow to reduce this type of fraud. The M.O should also be easy to detect if the same vendor tries it again so
watch out for
100% positive feedback on new vendors and who ship for free!
vendors who insist on 5 out of 5 feedback when it's FE!
Vendors selling too cheap and too full of themselves ( statements like if you don't leave anything but 5/5 feedback we will blacklist)
Vendors who are just a bit too quick in there replies to basic messages!
Check that the images are not from GOOGLE YAHOO or WIKI!
Aziffle
Title: Re: phd1 is a scam
Post by: SNSD on January 04, 2013, 12:30 am
Unlucky dude,

Did you search for his thread before ordering? There were quite a few complaints towards the end fishing him out to be a scam.

That is good advice you mention though, unfortunate you had to learn it yourself on your first order. Check some of the aussie threads, people should have some input on who works well to ship there
Title: Re: phd1 is a scam
Post by: uniwiz on January 04, 2013, 12:44 am
I bought from him (in escrow) without a problem, as well as others. Something happened after he started mandatory FE.
As a new user trying to find vendor that will deal with you without FE. When I started, I found they appreciate reviews. Too many people try to start fast using Fe as a shortcut.
In the long run you keep FE'ing with new vendors you will get scammed. It's a catch 22 for a new user unless they use their head.
The good news is PHD only got to scam for a short while. This was because he scammed escrow users who reported him quickly. SR Support could do what they do best. Kudos to those people.
Title: Re: phd1 is a scam
Post by: technopium on January 04, 2013, 03:47 am
again so
watch out for
100% positive feedback on new vendors and who ship for free!
vendors who insist on 5 out of 5 feedback when it's FE!
Vendors selling too cheap and too full of themselves ( statements like if you don't leave anything but 5/5 feedback we will blacklist)
Vendors who are just a bit too quick in there replies to basic messages!
Check that the images are not from GOOGLE YAHOO or WIKI!
Aziffle

Most vendors who scam or GOscammer are much more slick than this and it can be almost impossible to tell what they are doing until long down the road and many people have not received their packages.  YOu do provide some good tips though.  When I was starting, it was hard to find vendors who will let you stay in escrow as a noob, but they are around.  Try going with new guys as they are eager to make a sale and get good reviews and they are REQUIRED to let the first 35 sales stay in escrow (is NO FE). 
Title: Re: phd1 is a scam
Post by: anex45 on January 04, 2013, 04:47 am
There are plenty of vendors on SR who DON'T require you to FE and I recommend that you go with one of those vendors for your first 5 of 10 purchases...and once you have some good stats built up then it won't be a problem anymore.

I never had to FE when I was a new buyer because I went with vendors who didn't require you to FE. I'm not sure why so many new buyers think that they have to FE for every vendor? There's some vendors who even state directly on their profile page that they welcome new buyers and won't ever ask you to FE.
Title: Re: phd1 is a scam
Post by: vergil77 on January 04, 2013, 11:07 am
Made the same fault with this bitch phd1......first and last time FE

True words Captain Mal!!!!
Title: Re: phd1 is a scam
Post by: uniwiz on January 04, 2013, 08:32 pm
All good info +1 to you all ;)

It's nice having a thread not noticed by shills, or vendors masquerading as buyers, telling you all why FE is good you. It isn't. The money you save you will loose in the long run. It's a fact, the way it is.
Title: Re: phd1 is a scam
Post by: skimmer84 on January 11, 2013, 04:25 pm
WOW....i got scammed......what the fuck. this is sad...very very sad.... :-\