Caution - Tale of a long distance slacker

Hemioutlaw said

Never Post A Wanted Ad ?

While true that never posting a wanted ad will limit your exposure it will also limit your potential ability to obtain the parts you covet. Most of my Purchases and Sales have been a result of responses to a member's needs.

While "Ply30" is an exception to a long time member gone bad I would certainly think that dealing with tenured member's in general has less risk. Not to say that somebody that joined five minutes ago is necessarily going to rip you off it's just that there is less of a track record.

As always in life: Caveat Emptor

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Well, maybe I should amend that, but if you place a wanted ad, scammers know exactly what you are looking for, and of course they can say that have that particular item, or items! Maybe if it were just a $20 part, or something obscure it would be harder to scam someone due to lack of knowledge of the value of obscure parts, but when you put out a wanted ad, you're giving them information right up front as to what to scam on! Yea, its hard not to do when you really need something, but couple it with the other red flags of the typical scam deal and I think its pretty easy to read a scam!! Geof