I'm not certain, but I thought if you clicked on "buy it now" and didn't follow through, the seller could leave you negative feedback. At least that's how I thought it had worked in the past.
Beware of scam listings - users now have positive feedback.
Historically, it was fairly easy to catch scam listings on Audiogon. The listed prices are usually too low, and the seller typically has zero positive feedback.
More recently, I am seeing more and more listings that I am almost positive are from scammers. The prices are still quite low, but now, the users have positive feedback scores from years ago. I’m also seeing that some of these listings are using the same photos from past sales that surface on hifishark.com.
Be extra careful these days. If the prices seem too good to be true, do your due diligence and ignore or investigate. And as much as a good price from a seller may make you want to press the “buy now” button, it is always a good idea to contact them first and discuss things over the phone.
Here are a few listings that look fishy:
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@ozzy62 Fair point, but if it was indeed a scam listing they probably wouldn’t and if they did you could report it to customer service and they’d likely delete it. It’s not something I’m condoning as regular practice, but one I encourage if there is ever any doubt in the integrity of the listing. A proper exchange with the seller should relinquish doubts in completing the transaction, resulting in a payment and chances of a smooth remainder of the transaction moving forward. |
@blisshifi I agree about contacting the seller. For high dollar purchases from a stranger, a phone call goes a long way to giving you a "warm fuzzy" about the deal. Too bad Agon frowns upon that. |
I just unintentional bought from a scammer two weeks ago. He had sales history as well as information about the unit. Purchased and sent messages and it seemed legit. He called me the next day but from NJ and the listing was from Washington. He asked me to send him a screenshot of the PayPal transaction from my side. I declined and reported to Audiogon, PayPal and my credit card issuer. It was resolved in about a week. Tammy was super on top of it and responded instantly, even on a Sunday. I googled the ARC 40th Anniversary and saw where he got the pictures from which is what corroborated everything and is when I knew I had been had. Keep close watch folks! |
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