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True point, i once bought a Nissan King Cab from someone subscribed to this forum...it never arrived and the person never came online again either
so another 70 gbp thrown away
so don't get your hopes up too high if someone "new" here tries to sell you something!!

Cheers, Bram

Just a suggestion, but would it be an idea to have some sort of form you have to fill in before posting in the trades section, something with alternative contact details, but only available to view by people who are members &/or genuinely interested?
OR something that treats the trades section only as an alert to the items availability, but only purchasable through Ebay or similar?
It just strikes me that although most people are trustworthy, without some kind of official buying/selling arrangement (Can't think of the right word) it's quite open to abuse by those less genuine.
For example, how do you deal with the instances where money has been sent but no item arrives, or arrives not as described? Or money has been "sent" but not received by the seller?
I personally think doing the actual deals through a website that's not a registered shop is just asking for trouble, & that it would be better treated as advertising the availability of an item for purchase by other means, preferably through an organisation that gives the buyer/seller some kind of protection against fraud.
I think if I were in Bram's situation (70 quid is more than I can afford to lose to some lowlife) I'd be none too happy, & would go looking for the best way to get my dosh back, & although I'm intelligent enough to realise this site's not to blame for the problem, there are plenty out there that would hold it personally responsible, & although it would never come to anything, would you really want the involvement/hassle of proving it?

Very sad to hear what happened, Bram.
Maybe you could let Lars know which member that was...
A precaution for anyone could be to always use PayPal and start a complaint there when stuff doesn't show up.

A large warning at the top of the trades section to remind people to be careful would be an easy but effective mod - something advising swapping contact details & using only Paypal/protected credit cards (Example). I've done it myself, get so excited over what you're buying that all precaution & sense goes out of the window - a friendly reminder might help

eddrick wrote:

A large warning at the top of the trades section to remind people to be careful would be an easy but effective mod - something advising swapping contact details & using only Paypal/protected credit cards (Example). I've done it myself, get so excited over what you're buying that all precaution & sense goes out of the window - a friendly reminder might help

Is the one now shown on the For Sale, Wanted, and Swap categories ok?

BTW, I have moved the last posts to a new topic as they are not related to wrabbit's post.

Posts moved now.

Yeah, I'd say so - it's so red you'd never miss it! It's clear in what it's saying whilst being friendly & informative

Where is it located exactly? I don't see anything myself...

Currently at the top of the Newman porsche & Super Champ for sale topic - guessing it'll find it's way into the header of the trades section if we like it?

ah!, my eyes, thats red for sure