Quoted from hool10:You mean this ad? https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/51007 The ad in which the guy probably slaved away for hours to make it better than new? *Edit: Ah it's his first post and the other is a Williams Indy. Hrmmm. Well I would be a little more cautious.
Yep, fake ad. It has been removed and the user has been banned. Some of these scammers are starting to get clever. It seems like it's worth their time to jump a few hurdles to gain access to a community like this with people who have deep pockets.
Quoted from Skins:I pointed one out that there was an ad from a new member stealing the message body verbatim from another ad by a respected seller (pinny) and nothing ever came of it. Doubt this will lead to anything either.
Did you report it to a moderator directly? Or open a moderator feedback thread about it? Just mentioning it in passing in a random thread will not always bring it to our attention (and contrary to popular belief, we don't read *every* thread). I also don't generally pay much attention to ads that appear outside of my general vicinity.
So, if you spot a suspicious ad, feel free to contact us or open a feedback thread. Even if you're not quire sure or not if it's a legitimate ad, let us know anyway--we will investigate. You're not going to get in trouble or anything by reporting something. I don't like scammers any more than you do. It's in everyone's best interest to report it as soon as possible so that others don't get taken advantage of.
