How would you feel more protected in the forum

[neilb]

One thing I would suggest is that it be a rule that all communications about a sale (apart from addresses/payment details etc) be kept in thread rather than PM's.

Agreeing to purchase something via PM means someone could sell the same thing several times over without any of the purchasers being any the wiser.

[FutureProject]

better would be to ask once a buyer has paid to declare it in the thread.. if I sell something I don't want my negotiations to be public particularly if I've dropped the price (cause you'll be sure the next guy will expect a similar discount)

[printeire]

Hi Guys
I will be honest and say it was me who was scammed on the forum.
SO A QUICK NOTE TO HELP OTHERS
My visa/debit card is linked to my PayPal account, which I do not keep a balance in and because of this, my bank the Halifax have covered my payment and will refund it into my account within 10 days under the sale of goods act (goods not received after being paid for ) So nice to know the banks sometimes help

NOTE
If I had a balance then what ever came of my credit card to make the payment is covered only.

I was also scammed just waiting to hear from my bank who say wait 30 days to see if goods arrive. Hopefully they will refund me after the 30 days

[pisquee]

Interesting that I had also PMed the seller asking if I could buy both the mug presses, but never heard back from her, wonder why they didn't want to have my cash?

[Paul]

same here Tim!
I bought mug press only from her. Asked about two of them but she said, sorry one already gone...
why she didn't charge me for two of them???

[mrs maggot]

so have you received your mug press then Paul ? or were you also caught

[Angloman]

So Paul you did not get a mugpress either?

[pisquee]

If it is a scam, it seems odd that she didn't scam Paul for both presses, and also sell them both to me. Maybe she is just too busy to reply to emails or too busy to sort out packaging things up and getting them posted? Or maybe it is scam, and she's just not a very good scammer.
Apart from goods not turning up yet, has she over sold any of the advertised items to people here ... she said she had 2 mug presses, and one has sold to Paul, so did only one other member here buy the other one or more?

[Angloman]

i bought them both. so how did Paul but one and the other member if not a scam,Also all the pictures were pinched of other items for sale.

[Angloman]

printeire = 1 mug press

Paul - one mug press

Angloman = 2 mug presses

nice earner for the scammer