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Carl, perhaps you don't understand how scammers operate. They pretend to be real hams. WA1BRI is not a scammer, so there is no reason for us to prevent him from posting ads on our site. Please see http://tips.qth.com/ so you can learn more about scams and how protect yourself.

73 - Scott KA9FOX

The callsign KA2UFP is valid, according to the FCC. You can look it up at: https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/searchAmateur.jsp Call Sign/Lease ID Name FRN Radio Service Status Expiration Date KA2UFP BATTISICK, FRANCIS J 0011418738 HA Active 03/04/2027 Some users, for whatever reason, ask QR...

If you lost money to a scammer who had you pay using Western Union between January 1, 2004 and January 19, 2017, you can now file a claim to get at least some of your money back. See this website: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/refunds/western-union-settlement-faqs What is this ca...

Thanks for the info -- I have blocked this guy.

Reminder: If you suspect a scammer, please contact me. My email is linked at the bottom of every page on the Classifieds. I'd appreciate a forward of the email, so I can get the wording, email and IP address.

73 - Scott KA9FOX

I do not know your experience, but I have had absolutely no problems dealing with hams using USPS money orders.... Bob, your message talked mostly about you, as the SELLER. You get the USPS MO, cash it at the Post Office, and you are good to go. Sure, that's great. But if you are the BUYER, it is n...

USPS money order is safe if verified and exchanged for cash at the post office. It's also convenient to get cash and send package at the same time. 73, -Bob It might be somewhat safe for the SELLER, but it's like flushing money down the toilet for the BUYER. If you buy an item and pay with a Money ...

Simple solution: Don't accept checks. Don't even reply to inquiries that offer payment by check. Insist on cash. Cash can be sent safely by registered mail. Cash is good. My personal preference is PayPal, since they offer some protection if you do not get your item or it is misrepresented. Do NOT u...

II do not plan on using Pay Pal... PayPal provides some buyer protection. Your buyers may insist on it, so you will lose sales by not using it. I'd never buy anything of value unless it was done with either PayPal or a Credit Card, so I have protection in case the item is misrepresented and the sel...

Additional posts from others have been removed from this thread. As a reminder, our rules state (in bright red at the top of the page) ONLY BUYERS AND SELLERS directly involved with a transaction can post here. Do not post replies in any topic if you are not the buyer or seller in the transaction be...

Take a look at my posting "Avoiding Scams & Ripoffs":
http://chat.qth.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12

If you follow these tips, I highly doubt you will be taken.

- Scott KA9FOX

Hi Jude. Sorry for the bad experience. Keep in mind that at a hamfest, you don't (usually) hold up a sign that says "I want an FT-902" and hope someone walks by with one. Rather, you go table to table looking for the radio you want. If you want the hamfest experience, then you should just watch the ...

Don Pinson was already blocked from the QTH.com Classifieds, but under his old callsign of AA7DP. I see now he has changed callsigns to N7DPP, so I have now blocked that callsign as well. I hope that you find some resolution to your problem. It may be advantageous to contact the local law enforcemen...

I've heard of this happening if the anti-virus does not like one of the banner ads that it sees. My guess is it is a certain ad displayed via the Google AdSense system, which are sometimes displayed on the site. I've not ever seen this myself, and with the millions of page views we serve each month,...

I think the take away here is that you can accept Western Union fine, but run like heck if someone wants you to SEND THEM money via Western Union.

OK if you are a seller.
BAD if you are a buyer.

- Scott KA9FOX

The assertion by NE6V is that he was "sold a crummy radio", but the EE's own report says, and I quote: It could be developing there for a long time and finally got damaged by some vibrations during shipping. Second. Some component failure, which may happen anytime (very often inrush protection resis...

The Feedback Forum rules are clear... it is for posting about transactions you have had with someone. Not about polls about how the site is handled. If you don't like how it works, PLEASE start your own Feedback Forum. Anyone else continuing to post garbage and breaking the rules will be blocked fro...

I am locking this topic, and have removed a recent post that has strayed way off the topic at hand. Further, I am asking that WB6VHK and K4TEC not post about each other, as they have not had a transaction between them, and I believe everything that they have had to say about each other has been said...

As far as I can tell, K4TEC / Radio-Mart does not even sell through your site at all ? A simple search for K4TEC on http://swap.qth.com shows 6 ads on the site right now: http://swap.qth.com/search-results.php?keywords=k4tec&fieldtosearch=Call I am under the impression that he sells direct through ...

On March 2, 2012, R4RT posted on eHam.net "I bought on this site an IC-7000 transceiver,..." and on the same posting he stated that the postage both ways "cost me US$185.41" (not $350). I really don't mean for this to get into the R4RT problem. I am posting here to clear up why I am still allowing K...

It comes down to creditability. Do you believe someone with a long history of bad feedback and dubious behavior, or an unknown with legitimate sounding complaint? Radiomart has a history of misrepresenting equipment and making the buyer foot the bill for shipping both ways if he's not happy. In the...

Here's a thought to prevent further "topic creep": on QRZ.com, their "Cheers & Jeers" section allows only the initial post to either praise or condemn an individual. Perhaps your site should adopt a similar stance in the "Feedback Forum"; otherwise threads in this forum, albeit started with the bes...

Scott, You deleted my last two posts here and on another thread. Instead of telling me why I was out of line you choose the easy way out. I'm very disappointed. OK, so every time someone places an off-topic posting on our site, we are going to engage in a discussion over it? Not happening. It appea...

Scott, The sheer number of complaints by different users surely sends up a red flag. Paul w8jn OK, we have R4RT.... who bought something on eHam from K4TEC (not QTH.com). But still, I will listen to this... I heard R4RT's side, I heard K4TEC's side... sold a perfectly good working IC-7000 to a Russ...

You are apparently still stirred up about eBay transactions. I am concerned about transactions on QTH.com. Once again, I'm looking for users of the QTH.com Classifieds that have had a transaction and a resulting serious problem with K4TEC. Please contact me. I routinely block users that have multipl...

Example. Alex / R4RT's post suddenly vanished, although he swore he did not remove it. When people complained, it re appeared ! Why ? This was a mistake by one of our moderators. They had meant to LOCK the thread because it had gotten out of hand (completely off-topic) but instead the "MOVE" tool w...