SMH…
What’s up with this guy?
someone who claims to own the site calls me a scammer. Says I need to post pictures and location or he will delete my posts.
Lets start with the basics. Look around a bit. Do you see any ads anywhere at all? Most of the forums these days are run by large conglomerates that exist primarily to sell advertising. To them members are just eyeballs on ads. This site came into existence almost 13 years ago to get away from that mess. This site is here exclusively for the benefit of the members. Period.
I personally have invested tens of thousands of dollars, maybe more, and I have read every single post on this site since the day I created it. A few very devoted members are also helping keep this site alive. My kids would probably prefer that I leave them the cash instead of a Cougar forum… but you get what you get.
Think of this site as a bunch of guys hanging out in my garage. And you are a guest there. I wouldn’t tolerate one guest belittling another and I sure would not tolerate some one that came there just to cheat what I consider to be my friends. This p[olicy has served us very well. It’s not perfect, but I invite you to try out Facebook if you want to see how ugly things can be.
So our rules for selling things are pretty simple:
List your parts for sale here for free. All ads must have price, location, and contact information.
This is how has been from the day the site was launched.
It turns out that was a good policy. The latest scam going is someone replying to parts wanted ads with exactly what the buyer wanted for a good price. Here is how that goes down:
Buyer is asked to communicate by private message only.
Buyer is asked to use Zelle or Paypal Friends and Family where there is no recourse.
Seller insists on shipping parts and offer no pick up location or a very remote and indistinct one.
Seller offers no pictures or many times a picture harvested off the internet.
Buyer sends money and seller is never heard from again.
Because users here are anonymous, using user names and no specific location, we have to be doubly careful.
So here is what RollingRust posted, in each case offering up what the buyer wanted with no pictures and the only location being southern Alabama:
And when I asked him to post pictures and a location he became argumentative. But never actually posted any pictures. Or provided a location. And he started using private messaging. He checked all the boxes.
What he did not do was to contact me and explain his situation. But he did feel free to insult me here. In one click I could have deleted his account and every post. I still can. But I believe in second chances. Lets see how that works out.