Rich_D Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 In the past couple of days I have had 2 pm's from new users, the first with 1 post and now another with 0 posts I was under the impression that new users needed a certain number of forum posts (50 IIRC) before being allowed to send pm's to other forum users? When did the rule change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I may be wrong but I thought Sam changed the limit from 50 to 10, unless he lowered it totally ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0B Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 It changed a few months ago, presumably for the for sale ads. I did mention it at the time as I had a couple of zero or low post count members pm me about the wings I had for sale. It's a good thing no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_D Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 It changed a few months ago, presumably for the for sale ads. I did mention it at the time as I had a couple of zero or low post count members pm me about the wings I had for sale. It's a good thing no? Less than 50 I agree with, but not 0 posts, as that's just open to abuse & scammers IMO. momo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0B Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Doesn't bother me, I have had no abuse in the months it has been like that, and I would have sold a set of wings to one guy with zero posts....if I hadn't already sold them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_D Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Seems fishy to me that 2 new users are PM'ing me about stuff for sale, I am wary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Syxx Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 No difference between someone who has 100 posts or someone with 5. A scammer is a scammer. If you got someone interested in the item your selling don't see what the problem is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_D Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 It's a whole lot easier to just sign up (possibly with multiple accounts) and scam someone than it is if you need to make X number of posts first Yes people who really want to scam can and will still go through this, there is nothing you can do in that situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keano Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) How can someone buying parts from you actually scam you? You get payment up front or cash on collection and then I'm not really sure how it ends other than you as the buyer with cash... If you don't get paid dont send the goods and sell to someone else... Just don't send parts until payment has been made in full and cleared Using PayPal youre covered or bank transfer then you've got the cash first, so tbh buying is more prone to scams than selling is IMHO. Just because someone has made 100 posts or something doesn't mean anything - I've been ripped off by a well respected member of a forum before but had great dealings with others who only joined just to buy parts advertised for sale by me... Post count means nothing IMHO. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited July 3, 2013 by keano ChalkyGirl, Blair and Cannockwolf 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjn Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Good luck on the Paypal front! They're well known for taking cash back, once the correct owner of the hacked Paypal account finds out. I personally wouldn't accept payment via Paypal from a new user. Rich_D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 It is set to 10, but only for 'members' for some reason. I've set it to 10 for every group we have. Rich_D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_D Posted July 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Good luck on the Paypal front! They're well known for taking cash back, once the correct owner of the hacked Paypal account finds out. I personally wouldn't accept payment via Paypal from a new user. Exactly, they always seem to favour the buyer as well M3NXN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_D Posted July 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 It is set to 10, but only for 'members' for some reason. I've set it to 10 for every group we have. 10's still quite low IMO, but better than nothing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0B Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Surely though there is nothing stopping you having a personal rule not to sell something to people until they have a post count you are happy with? M3NXN and keano 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keano Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Good luck on the Paypal front! They're well known for taking cash back, once the correct owner of the hacked Paypal account finds out. I personally wouldn't accept payment via Paypal from a new user. So now people are hacking PayPal accounts to come on here to buy some wheels or something else for their e46? Crikey... doesn't this just come down to common sense now? If you think someone is a dodgy f**ker don't do business with them, simples. Otherwise perhaps cash or bank transfer. While we are at it, probably best not to use the phones to talk about the deal as they are probably tapped, oh and best stock up on tin foil hats so they cant read your mind too... Lol (Jokes) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjn Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Paypal accounts are always getting hacked. Do a search on the web. I'm not a hacker, so i have no idea how they do it, but take a look at www.paypalsucks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannockwolf Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Good luck on the Paypal front! They're well known for taking cash back, once the correct owner of the hacked Paypal account finds out. I personally wouldn't accept payment via Paypal from a new user. If its sent as gift there's no come back from dodgy buyers is there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjn Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Nope, none whatsoever. Daz 330 Cs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellisg93 Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Paypal accounts are always getting hacked. Do a search on the web. I'm not a hacker, so i have no idea how they do it, but take a look at www.paypalsucks.com People use s**t passwords so other people use dictionary attacks. Sucks but will teach people to use special characters such as @ ? ! etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Ironically enough, I have an ! In one of my passwords, which Halifax won't accept as on online banking password. Rubbish bank. ellisg93 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0B Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I sold a throttle body at the weekend to a new member with a zero post count. He pm'd me to ask if I had one for sale, paid straight away by paypal, sent the money as a gift, left a nice thank you post too. Job done and I am happy that new members can pm me with a zero cpost count Blair, TriggerFish, Gaz and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Likewise, I sold my air filter to someone with 3 posts, perfectly reasonable dealing, gave details as needed, paid straightaway, just gotta be careful I guess B0B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
