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Old 06-26-2023 | 10:40 AM
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then how is it you keep coming here to point things out that are in the marketplace?
Old 06-26-2023 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Archimedes
Again, I am banned from the Marketplace, so I can’t flag the ads. Unban me and I’d be happy to flag them for you when I see them.
Ah hm, that's a shame. I wonder how you got yourself banned.
Old 07-03-2023 | 06:34 PM
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Ah hm, that's a shame. I wonder how you got yourself banned.
For calling out a known shill that the mods were protecting, and musing that he might just be on the RL payroll. Which still appears to be the case. I learned the hard way that the mods really aren’t interested in protecting forum members. It’s all about the classified ad money.

Oh, and did that F8 Tributo ad get vetted at all? Seems potentially a little fishy.

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Old 07-04-2023 | 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Robb M.
then how is it you keep coming here to point things out that are in the marketplace?
You do understand that people can view the marketplace (and any forums they’re banned from) when they’re not logged in, right?

Are mods required to have computer skills?
Old 07-04-2023 | 07:07 PM
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https://rennlist.com/forums/market/1355485

Weird. This car is advertised on another site with different price and miles. First post too. Weird.
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thank you!
Old 07-04-2023 | 08:24 PM
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https://rennlist.com/forums/market/1355492

Hmmmm. First post…minimal information…

Some advice. Run a script that scans the marketplace for first post ads with one paragraph descriptions. 95% of them will be scams.
Old 07-07-2023 | 01:27 AM
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https://rennlist.com/forums/market/1354865

and another one worth taking a look at.
Old 07-10-2023 | 10:01 AM
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My ID was hijacked on this forum - I was not aware until a gent messaged me that he'd like to see the item that was for sale.
I called the guy wanting to see the item and then searched and found 2 items for sale - I first changed the posts to sold, added a comment to both ad's, changed my password , and told the moderators.
Unfortunately 1 item (durametric unit) was not caught by me, I did see PM's that were responded to early AM which I had not seen. I PM'd all folks that had responded to the ad to advise situation, but one person had sent funds...
Interestingly the ad's said items were in Philly but the zip code was TX. I'm not a seller of parts and I look infrequently at the site (maybe once a day) .... So buyer beware ...
Old 07-13-2023 | 07:07 PM
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I’d take a look at this one too.

https://rennlist.com/forums/market/1356186

Same account was selling a soul performance exhaust for this car (said he sold the GT3) last November. Now the car is for sale, with limited info and pics. And last ad was Vancouver WA and this one is Portland, OR. Could be legit, but seems odd.
Old 07-14-2023 | 02:43 PM
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I’ve been scammed 3x this year alone from hacked accounts
why not use some of our membership money towards some type of security for scammers
or make a person posting a for sale ad send a photo I’d to a neutral site



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