What to do if item/seller on forum doesn't seem legit?

[Sooper8]

Is there a reporting system for the classifieds section on this forum?

If so, I can't find it.

Sometimes it is very hard to just outright make a call on a seller/item , actually on that thread. Indeed a person could be wrong.

Is it just a case of buyer beware? I'd feel pretty bad though if i got a whiff of a bad seller, not flagged it and then someone else got taken in. I'd also feel really bad if I called out a member who was selling and I was wrong...

Is there any other way?

[mjr]

There's a report button to the left of the quote button, top right of each post, at least as it looks to me.

[Vorpal]

Using the report button will notify the next forum staff who log in

[Sooper8]

Thanks- I didn't see that

[Graham]

Enquiries under way : slow progress : difficult to gather any significant evidence or indications in this case.

[irc]

Personally anything I've bought off this forum has been from long time users. No issues. If I want to buy stuff from people I know nothing about with the attendant risk then I can use Ebay.

Not that I've had issues with Ebay purchases either but I only tend to make small buys there. The only full bike I've bought was cash on pickup. Not that that prevented me missing a couple of irritating faults when I checked it.

[albal1]

Currently on a deal, where I send money and the seller sends item. I'm just a little wary of this.Is there an alternative?

[mjr]

Escrow services, where a company holds the money and runs the arbitration if there's a dispute. Skrill used to have one, charging something like 1%. No idea if they still do or if it's any good.

[Vorpal]

I was going to suggest an escrow service . This is a third party, who holds the funds from the buyer until the goods have been shipped and received. The funds are released to the seller once the buyer is happy, or refunded to the buyer if the seller agrees that the sale has been aborted. If there is a dispute, the escrow provider can assign a referee to investigate and distribute the funds as appropriate, though this service will often involve additional charges.