Problem with some traders

Live forum: http://forum.freeipodguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=15478

MGOBLUE

30-05-2005 11:14:55

I am having some trouble finding the person i did an offer for because we agreed to trade. The offer i did for him went green, now i am having some probs finding him. I know his AOL name he used to contact me but not his name on this site. What should i do? I hope i didn't get scammed!

XBOX360

30-05-2005 11:17:16

[quote649229190e="MGOBLUE"]I am having some trouble finding the person i did an offer for because we agreed to trade. The offer i did for him went green, now i am having some probs finding him. I know his AOL name he used to contact me but not his name on this site. What should i do? I hope i didn't get scammed![/quote649229190e]
PM the e-mail address to the Admin and he can look it up in his Admin CP. )

MGOBLUE

30-05-2005 11:20:11

I don't think i know the e-mail address

hehehhehe

30-05-2005 11:20:32

...and never trade over IM. Right now it looks like you have no trace of the guy. I wonder if you got scammed?

MGOBLUE

30-05-2005 11:21:52

Can you give me some advice on how to trade so i can avoid this in the future?

XBOX360

30-05-2005 11:27:09

[quoteee1c1b0625="MGOBLUE"]Can you give me some advice on how to trade so i can avoid this in the future?[/quoteee1c1b0625]
As I told you in AIM, never trade with people who just "IM" you to trade. Know who you're trading with, always check the trader rating. Trade with people that have an established trader rating.

MGOBLUE

30-05-2005 11:35:03

ow do i check Trader Ratings? And what does karma mean?

hehehhehe

30-05-2005 11:36:53

[quote058964da0b="MGOBLUE"]Can you give me some advice on how to trade so i can avoid this in the future?[/quote058964da0b]
Get rid of your AIM link altogether. Only give it out after you've established who the guy is through PMs here. People will AIM you, tel you they are another trader (with good rating) and proceed to scam you. If you are unsure of how to handle this stuff, just avoid AIM.

MGOBLUE

30-05-2005 11:39:03

Ok cool, i took it down. Thanks for the advice hehehe. I have another question, i am looking for someone who used the AIM name hedwigowl123....IS there anyway i can look him up on this site or am i out of luck of ever finding him?

slease

30-05-2005 13:44:16

if that is exactly the AIM address that you had a deal with you probably got scammed. HedwigDaOwl uses a different AIM name than that. Another reason why you should require PM verification for all trades. Know who you are trading with before you trade! And while you are at it read the trading rules in the trading forum. They'll help you out.

breslijo

01-06-2005 07:50:07

[quotee602a6a680="MGOBLUE"]Can you give me some advice on how to trade so i can avoid this in the future?[/quotee602a6a680]

use the Trading interface on this site.. upper right hand corner where it says trade.

to initiate a trade, if a user pm'd you, click on his profile and then click initiate trade.

wait until you both confirm the trade and the conditions.