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Is this KickzSoleShine guy a scammer? Anyone dealt with him?
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Gwolf
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The world has been full of scammers and crooks since it became the world. They are just a little more high tech now, but no less crooked.
Plenty of scammers and tricksters in ancient literature, Trojan Horse maybe? Ever heard the term, "Snake Oil Salesman"? How about "Rainmaker"?
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."--George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man
Plenty of scammers and tricksters in ancient literature, Trojan Horse maybe? Ever heard the term, "Snake Oil Salesman"? How about "Rainmaker"?
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."--George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man
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Ya you’re right. Just seems worse now with all the tech
Gwolf
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If you want to read Santayana for free, it is on the web. This is not a scam, but I warn you before you start, it is long, complicated and very involved with past writers and ancient history..
racoon
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If it's on Facebook Marketplace it's probably a scam, but that's just my personal opinion.
Also, if anyone asks you to use PayPal Friends and Family it is - definitely - a scam.
Regular PayPal is pretty good for protecting both buyers and sellers, but the 'Friends and Family' version is specifically designed to send money to someone you know, and is not intended for buying something from someone you don't know. It has none of the protections that regular PayPal has.
Also, if anyone asks you to use PayPal Friends and Family it is - definitely - a scam.
Regular PayPal is pretty good for protecting both buyers and sellers, but the 'Friends and Family' version is specifically designed to send money to someone you know, and is not intended for buying something from someone you don't know. It has none of the protections that regular PayPal has.
racoon
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The first time a person told me to pay through PayPal Friends and Family, which I didn't know about, I just used regular PayPal.
He rejected the payment and told me to use PayPal Friends and Family. Having never heard of it, I did some research, and then told him I would not be using Friends and Family and walked away.
Sounds like you avoided being ripped off.
I recently saw this series of texts from one of our local 'cheapie car sales' sites:
His stupid low ball offer after asking for the sellers' lowest price earned him a 30 minute drive to the Comedy Club! 
Prospective Buyer (PB): What's the lowest you'll take?
Seller (S): $900 Cash in hand.
PB: How about $250?
S: I said ...
S: OK, sure.
PB: Bewdy! How do we do this then?
S: Can you get to 237 Somelocal Street, NextSuburbOver this arvo?
PB: Sure, I can be there in about 30 Minutes.
S: OK, do that then.
28 minutes pass...
PB: I'm here.
S: Great! Go on inside.
PB: What? Into the Comedy Club?
S: Yeah.
S: Then go straight up on the stage and tell your jokes there!
Blocked PB & reported him to sales site as potential scammer.
His stupid low ball offer after asking for the sellers' lowest price earned him a 30 minute drive to the Comedy Club! Similar threads
