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beware of ic 7800 listing
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 12:59 am
by kd8rhy
Listing for a ic 7800 and picture is of a ic 7600. The call sign on the array powermaster meter in the picture is of someone elses...
Re: beware of ic 7800 listing
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 1:54 am
by kd8rhy
kd8rhy wrote:Listing for a ic 7800 and picture is of a ic 7600. The call sign on the array powermaster meter in the picture is of someone elses...
already taken off.
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 11:15 am
by w1wn
I saw the same thing and posted on the ad section so that all could quickly see. The post was removed from there. No problem. If is saved someone from being scammed happy to do it. As always check the email address for the ham listing the equipment on qrz.com against the email address the ad directs you to.
Dave, w1wn
I think it is a great idea
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 8:25 pm
by K9XR
I agree that posting in the ads section will give it the best, most, and fastest exposure. Believe it or not a lot of folks just don't read the Chat forums. Posing it as an ad will at least give us a Heads Up until a moderator can delete the phony ad. This is especially true late at night when most normal people are sleeping. I am starting to think that most of these Phony ads are placed late at night just for that reason.
w1wn wrote:I saw the same thing and posted on the ad section so that all could quickly see. The post was removed from there. No problem. If is saved someone from being scammed happy to do it. As always check the email address for the ham listing the equipment on qrz.com against the email address the ad directs you to.
Dave, w1wn
Re: I think it is a great idea
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 8:32 pm
by NM7L
K9XR wrote:This is especially true late at night when most normal people are sleeping. I am starting to think that most of these Phony ads are placed late at night just for that reason.
...or it could be that it is the middle of the day where they reside, while it being the middle of the night here?
Just workin' the job...
Re: I think it is a great idea
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 8:35 pm
by K9XR
Yep, that thought crossed my mind also. All in a days work for a crook I guess.
NM7L wrote:K9XR wrote:This is especially true late at night when most normal people are sleeping. I am starting to think that most of these Phony ads are placed late at night just for that reason.
...or it could be that it is the middle of the day where they reside, while it being the middle of the night here?
Just workin' the job...
7800
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 12:25 am
by kd8rhy
i have had email contacts with this dude.. funny, he wants me to make a paypal payment..
Re: 7800
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 1:32 am
by K9XR
If you get cheated you most likely will get your money back, but it seems like quite a few red flags are up on this one. At least with PayPal you have a prayer, but with Western Union You know you can kiss your money Good Bye. Does he have a US email addess?
kd8rhy wrote:i have had email contacts with this dude.. funny, he wants me to make a paypal payment..