[QUOTE=ls/vtecstitch;2316932]“They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” - Ben Franklin Reply to the governor for the Pennsylvania assembly. 11 Nov 1755
Just sayin. No username tags on pics. anyone who wants to scam can google the same part and copy that pic off the internet. I don’t feel you are even slowing down the scammers with this move. We don’t have to conform to everything other forums are doing. we can keep a little individuality for ourselves.[/QUOTE]
Pix yes, name tag no. Let PayPal handle names and the money trail. Don’t pay cash for goods sight unseen. Pickup point for cash sales should be in a public location with LEOs on hand, unless of course you are selling a shell, short block or other large chunk of vehicle.
I’m going to write something up in the main G2IC FAQ and make a Force Read thread. Based on the fact that I have NEVER promoted “spoon feeding” anyone on G2IC, I will not be changing anything except the G2IC Policy for “buying and selling on G2IC” (and making a notice on the top of every thread listing). I will be strongly suggesting that customers be smart buyers, and purchase things ONLY IF they have received pictures of which, will be strongly suggested to the seller that he/she post pictures of their items in their threads. What I’m thinking here is that sellers will have more chances to make a sale if images are posted of their actual items (with their usernames), and buyers will be hesitant to purchase things without images. So you can say it’s voluntary. I have stated in the FAQ/Policy for probably over a decade now that if there is any doubt on purchases, that you should go through an escrow company.
Frankly, G2IC has slowed down considerably, and I don’t want to make people go away because being on here has become a nuisance. I’m all for self-responsibility. I also do not want to put extra burden on our mods.
