Wherever this one goes, I will not be a name-dropper in a public forum.
(Except for dropping one name: remember Jayturd? One thing that all of us agree upon is that we have zero-tolerance for that crap. He operated here quite a while because there was zero communication. Once a small link was made, it was clear that he made a pretty decent haul, including free shipping in the tractor-trailer load of parts! If there is zero community communication, Jayturd could operate effectively at this board for years.)
Onward.
You post in the wanted section, and a fgf member pm’s you, but never threads your post. (In other words, you are wasting your time if you search my post-history for a name.) You close the deal, and the person sends out the parts before you have sent payment. Because the board member has fronted the parts, and the person isn’t a newbie, it builds enough comfort-level that you send cash payment. Actually, the seller has already given you a song and dance why cash is the best payment. Also, I have been around long enough to know for fact that many fgf board transactions are cash payments, so it isn’t an unusual way to do fgf board business.
The problem is that the cash never makes it to its destination!
Has this happened to you with another fgf board member? Did you send another payment?
It can only be a scam if you send another payment, and the seller already has your cash in his pocket; after all, you already have your parts.
The reason I wonder whether or not this would be an effective scam is that I gave significant thought about sending another payment, of course, a check. The reason I considered making another payment was that the chump-change, out-of-pocket expense cannot be compared to having your good-trade-partner reputation tarnished.
Someone must have been slipping stupid pills in my food! I’m not going to ‘buy’ my good-trade-partner reputation at this board. He wanted cash, and I would have just as soon sent another form of payment. And if I have to buy my reputation as a good trade partner at this board, I will need to find other sources for my purchases because my credit card, well money talks, and b/s walks.
If you wish to add to this thread, please don’t name anyone; simply, state that you had a similar situation, and whether or not you sent an additional payment.
If there is significant thread building at this post, it will be obvious that fgf board administration needs to follow up and see if there is another Jayturd at the board
