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| | | Author: | Eruluvatar  | | Posted: | Feb 26, 2024 03:56 | | Subject: | New store - how to detect potential fraud | | Viewed: | 209 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| Hi,
I was going through BrickLink yesterday and came upon some very good deal - maybe
too good to be true. I know that some ID verification if being done before someone
can have selling privilege but I wanted to ask the community if "fraud store"
are a thing and if yes how to confront them? On one hand I don't want to
have to go through a claim process if I don't receive goods and on the other
hand I would be disappointed to miss an opportunity...
P.S: to be more detailed - I saw two store created the same day with pretty similar
set being sold at (very) low prices. Both seller made only one purchase on the
same day but to two different stores (I trust to get selling privilege) and then
left same feedback...
Thanks,
Thibaud
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| | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 26, 2024 04:51 | | Subject: | Re: New store - how to detect potential fraud | | Viewed: | 88 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, Eruluvatar writes:
| | Hi,
I was going through BrickLink yesterday and came upon some very good deal - maybe
too good to be true. I know that some ID verification if being done before someone
can have selling privilege but I wanted to ask the community if "fraud store"
are a thing and if yes how to confront them? On one hand I don't want to
have to go through a claim process if I don't receive goods and on the other
hand I would be disappointed to miss an opportunity...
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You have a choice:
Do not buy from them. No hassle to you, but you miss out if genuine.
Buy, but pay using a secure form of paypal with buyer protection. Maybe some
hassle to file a complaint later, you don't miss out if genuine. I had to
do this with a store that turned out to be a fraud recently. It wasn't that
hard. A few clicks at PayPal and filing a NSS here.
Buy and use a form of payment with no buyer protection. You get the deal if genuine,
you lose out if fraud.
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| | | | | Author: | thodie | | Posted: | Feb 26, 2024 06:15 | | Subject: | Re: New store - how to detect potential fraud | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, Eruluvatar writes:
| | Hi,
I was going through BrickLink yesterday and came upon some very good deal - maybe
too good to be true. I know that some ID verification if being done before someone
can have selling privilege but I wanted to ask the community if "fraud store"
are a thing and if yes how to confront them? On one hand I don't want to
have to go through a claim process if I don't receive goods and on the other
hand I would be disappointed to miss an opportunity...
P.S: to be more detailed - I saw two store created the same day with pretty similar
set being sold at (very) low prices. Both seller made only one purchase on the
same day but to two different stores (I trust to get selling privilege) and then
left same feedback...
Thanks,
Thibaud
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I saw it too, and it smells like scam. I´m monitoring the accounts to see if
there is negative feedback or not.
Regards Gerhard
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| | | | | | | Author: | thodie | | Posted: | Feb 26, 2024 06:18 | | Subject: | Re: New store - how to detect potential fraud | | Viewed: | 70 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, thodie writes:
| | In Buying, Eruluvatar writes:
| | Hi,
I was going through BrickLink yesterday and came upon some very good deal - maybe
too good to be true. I know that some ID verification if being done before someone
can have selling privilege but I wanted to ask the community if "fraud store"
are a thing and if yes how to confront them? On one hand I don't want to
have to go through a claim process if I don't receive goods and on the other
hand I would be disappointed to miss an opportunity...
P.S: to be more detailed - I saw two store created the same day with pretty similar
set being sold at (very) low prices. Both seller made only one purchase on the
same day but to two different stores (I trust to get selling privilege) and then
left same feedback...
Thanks,
Thibaud
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I saw it too, and it smells like scam. I´m monitoring the accounts to see if
there is negative feedback or not.
Regards Gerhard
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Another hint: Their Shop terms seems identical btw
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Feb 26, 2024 08:06 | | Subject: | Re: New store - how to detect potential fraud | | Viewed: | 75 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, thodie writes:
| | Another hint: Their Shop terms seems identical btw
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Lots of sellers copy terms
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | thodie | | Posted: | Feb 26, 2024 09:07 | | Subject: | Re: New store - how to detect potential fraud | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, peregrinator writes:
| | In Buying, thodie writes:
| | Another hint: Their Shop terms seems identical btw
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Lots of sellers copy terms
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I agree, both stores where created on the same day, both offer rare aka expensive
sets below market price, i see a lot of red flags.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 26, 2024 12:26 | | Subject: | Re: New store - how to detect potential fraud | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, thodie writes:
| | In Buying, peregrinator writes:
| | In Buying, thodie writes:
| | Another hint: Their Shop terms seems identical btw
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Lots of sellers copy terms
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I agree, both stores where created on the same day, both offer rare aka expensive
sets below market price, i see a lot of red flags.
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Agree with this.
OP, if the offer seems really abnormally low + those flags, simply report the
Shop, and the Administration may decide something, or not.
Here, fill the user name once, and use "Member suspected of fraud..."
Give main reasons in a short text.
https://www.bricklink.com/problemMember.asp
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Eruluvatar | | Posted: | Feb 26, 2024 15:17 | | Subject: | Re: New store - how to detect potential fraud | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Buying, thodie writes:
| | In Buying, peregrinator writes:
| | In Buying, thodie writes:
| | Another hint: Their Shop terms seems identical btw
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Lots of sellers copy terms
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I agree, both stores where created on the same day, both offer rare aka expensive
sets below market price, i see a lot of red flags.
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Agree with this.
OP, if the offer seems really abnormally low + those flags, simply report the
Shop, and the Administration may decide something, or not.
Here, fill the user name once, and use "Member suspected of fraud..."
Give main reasons in a short text.
https://www.bricklink.com/problemMember.asp
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Thank you all for the answers. I got an answer from admin' that confirm this
seller is running a scam. But I'm quote surprise that the store is still
live. BrickLink should take immediate action...
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