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Report Scammers on Pinkbike HERE *Read 1st Post* then contact captainbringdown directly
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flag crankydog
Posted: Apr 30, 2024 at 6:52 Quote
https://m.pinkbike.com/u/Mbetre07/. Beware stolen listings. Be careful.
flag crankydog
Posted: Apr 30, 2024 at 16:29 Quote
https://www.pinkbike.com/u/Kermon79/. Stolen listings, beware. Same person as Alormen63, Alerto72.
flag freerideguy1
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Posted: Apr 30, 2024 at 18:36 Quote
https://m.pinkbike.com/u/JoeSpeakan/
Took payment through PayPal and broke all contact. PayPal address did not match username or any other information. Contacted multiple times through pinkbike/PayPal with no response after payment. PayPal issued refund.
flag Battycat
Posted: Apr 30, 2024 at 19:40 Quote
https://m.pinkbike.com/u/xhmanito/. Listings copied. Beware
flag jpmccrash
Posted: May 1, 2024 at 12:24 Quote
ZSchnei wrote:
I've bought and sold successfully on Pinkbike for years and it's more difficult than ever with the amount of scams one needs to weed through. That said, I'm not going to jump into Zoom meetings, Facetime calls, etc. just to prove I'm legitimate - just my two cents on the matter.

I'm not telling anyone to not request these forms of verification, or not to take part in them, but I'd like to think there are other ways to identify whether someone is a turd or not.

Why wouldn't you engage in video call with a seller or a buyer? It isn't hard and can make the difference between closing a sale or getting scammed? I have bought and sold hundreds of items and got scammed about a year and half ago doing business as usual. I recently bought a high dollar bike that "seemed too good to be true", was super paranoid, but using the facetime to verify seller and that he had the actual bike in his garage, great chat with the owner about the bike and build, about which lbs he would ship it from, I contacted them as well. sale was easy and bike was exactly what i expected it to be. this HAS to be the new norm when buying and selling because you can trust no one.
flag puffpro
Posted: May 1, 2024 at 14:09 Quote
I am new to pinkbike but just tried to make my first purchase via an ad, and I had an exchange with the guy and I asked for a PayPal invoice, which he sent, but when I tried to pay it my bank declined. I went back to message him through pinkbike to tell him something is wrong on his end, and poof - he appears to be gone. What's strange is the message exchange we had this morning is also gone, and my inbox shows (0) messages. What in the??

Ahh - I see someone listed he was copying ads just a few messages above, his username is (was) xhmanito

How can I be more sure something isn't a scam in the future?
flag crankydog
Posted: May 1, 2024 at 20:03 Quote
https://m.pinkbike.com/u/Aktir02/.stolen listings. Beware. Same person as Kermon79, Alormen63, Alerto72. All verified scammers.
flag Battycat
Posted: May 2, 2024 at 18:35 Quote
https://m.pinkbike.com/u/AubreyiBFYO8/. Beware listings copied. Be careful.
flag Battycat
Posted: May 3, 2024 at 14:40 Quote
https://m.pinkbike.com/u/IronClawss/. Be careful, listings copied. Beware
flag Battycat
Posted: May 4, 2024 at 6:13 Quote
https://m.pinkbike.com/u/willeytrails/. Copied listings. Beware
flag crankydog
Posted: May 4, 2024 at 21:13 Quote
https://m.pinkbike.com/u/shop-speed/. Beware, copied listings. Be careful.
flag petermoonman
Posted: May 5, 2024 at 9:43 Quote
"gearritup" is a scammer.

He is posting a SC Chameleon he has used in at least 2 other accounts.

I paid for it and he never shipped and he blocked me when he was "The Whiteshephard".

Now back as "gearrtiup"

He is Ali at 785-917-3061
flag petermoonman
Posted: May 5, 2024 at 9:44 Quote
"gearritup" is a scammer.

He is posting a SC Chameleon he has used in at least 2 other accounts.

I paid for it and he never shipped and he blocked me when he was "The Whiteshephard".

Now back as "gearrtiup"

He is Ali at 785-917-3061
flag petermoonman
Posted: May 5, 2024 at 10:09 Quote
arthurtheking is his new name.

Still trying to sell a bike he has never seen.

"gearritup" is a scammer.

He is posting a SC Chameleon he has used in at least 2 other accounts.

I paid for it and he never shipped and he blocked me when he was "The Whiteshephard".

Now back as "gearrtiup"

He is Ali at 785-917-3061
flag iwalker808
Posted: May 5, 2024 at 11:03 Quote
Do not trust this user https://www.pinkbike.com/u/Karenrina/

I purchased a seat over a week ago and its still "for sale". They were very good about communicating when purchasing. After purchase they have not communicated. They did once with the classic poor grammar broken english. RED FLAG!

 


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