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What you think about this guy? Scammer? "Safe" to trade with?

Discussion in 'SteamRep General Discussion' started by I-MrFixIt-I, May 12, 2016.

  1. I-MrFixIt-I

    I-MrFixIt-I New User

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    Hello together,
    I want to sell a item for real cash, but since this is my first trade and I'm in generel completly unsure, I'm not sure whether I should trade with this guy or not.

    His profile: https://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198009129044

    He wants that I go first. After I send him the offer he would send me the money via PayPal - Family and Friends.... So his words.
    All in all his profile looks legit to me. Comments on profile: fine, Steamrep: fine, Steamgames: fine

    Now it's to you guys, would you trade with this guy? Oh and, would you maybe choose another Payment method?

    Thx in advance :)

    Sincerely,
    MrFixIt
  2. Nebras

    Nebras New User

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    His profile and comments doesn't matter, however you can use a middleman if you fell unsafe
  3. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    He is not tagged thru steamrep....but even if he was the choice is yours so long as they are not trade banned by Valve.
    The idea here is to give you the information either none or something so you can make your own choice.
    SR or anyone here isn't going to tell you GO FOR IT - then something would happen and we be liable.

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  4. Inu

    Inu TF2Bazaar Owner Retired Staff Partner Community Donator - Tier V

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    While he does look "fairly" legit, I would be wary of the amount you trade with him. Profile rep does not matter as it is easy to manipulate but I know that CS:GO trading is a little different when it comes to this.

    Here are some facts

    If I personally were to deal with him, I would be very careful and would mainly commit to small transactions. 90% of his rep is Steam Profile rep, which is easy to forge and manipulate. Just my 2cents.
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  5. Edward.

    Edward. SteamRep Admin Donator - Tier V

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    Hello @I-MrFixIt-I

    I would advise you NOT to trade with that person, for your own safety use an official middleman and read the important and pre-trade SteamRep guides again. Even if you actually get the payment on PayPal the "buyer" can still chargeback the money so you are not 100% safe even if you complete the transaction via PayPal.
    Remember, Steam is not restoring stolen items anymore as of March 9th, 2016 so basically nobody can help you to recover any stolen items.

    Notes:
    His only reputation in CSGORep is from the individual user that added you before and that user has 2 Evidence Provided reports against him.

    My 2 cents on this one.
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  6. I-MrFixIt-I

    I-MrFixIt-I New User

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    ok big thank guys :)
    I just decided to not trade. Why? Because @Inu and @Edvin048 showed me the thing with the rep. As Edvin048 wrote, the other guy added me before and he also tried to trade with me (and I think that the other guy is a scammer, definetly, so yeah. Thx guys :))
  7. Salmon

    Salmon Caution on SteamRep

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    Scammer for sure.

    One of his "rep" is from http://steamrep.com/search?q=76561198112678224 (a tagged scammer)

    Most likely his alt.

    I have never seen anyone who has the whole "super fancy description box" who wasn't a scammer.

    Also, anyone who has a ton of steam profile rep and almost no csgoreports rep is likely a scammer.
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  8. Salmon

    Salmon Caution on SteamRep

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