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Do you have a list of user names so I can pick a nice one?

Good luck with those overrated prices.

not really, nope.

I made a new account because I could not change my nickname, its no big deal to start again.. Buying usernames seems stupid.. and a scammer could buy one of those 2010's can con people out of coins.

Hopefully everybody reads all posts before sending something to a stranger. Joining date 2010, few post a year, seems legit

This is a kind of hillarious offer.  I'd like to know if you find buyers.

Sold 2 2012 accounts today. There are even a donator and a senior member who wanted to buy.

Can someone explain to my why these accounts have actual value?

Because someone wants them. Just like bitcoin.

Obsolutely nothing.
If they had more posts, and 100 - 600 activities they would be worth the price.


But with only 5 posts, they will have 5 activity. It means that you will have to wait 6 minutes before each posts.
It also means that it does not matter if that was made in 2012 or not ...


But old accounts, with posts, are heroes member, supposed to be "trustworthy". But those accounts, won't have more activites than any new accounts made today, considering that they were inactive for years.

You can buy some 10-20 accounts and keep pumping up some service you are building. Since these are older accounts, it could give more "trust" to the service, thus more people would visit it. If you got my point, it is more likely that this service has another name (which is getting very common around here). This is the only reason I see for buying these accounts.

New accounts could be easily detected as alts but old accounts is more immune. This accounts is good for promoting services, products, alt coins, for giveaways,  for bumping your threads, for voting and many other that could stimulate your business. And a couple of alts is also good to depend yourself from trolls.

If your account is registered in 2011 made 1 post during that year. And login today and create 500 posts. Your account will become a hero member in one day. But your account is created july 2013 no matter how much posts you made your activity will stay very low. Thats the difference with old account.

You clearly have no idea how activity works lol.
Just a small search:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=237597.0



If your account is registered in 2011 and made 1 post during that year, and today login and create 500 posts (which will take 500x6 = 3 000 min = 125 hours = almost 18 days ::) but whatever) then:
posts = 501.
time = 2.
activity = min ( 2 x 14 ; 501 ) = 28.


Your activity will be 28. Same as a 2 weeks old account with 28 posts.
Inactive period does not count for activity.

Probably you have to pay first  :D
Oterwise if public know, these acouts would not be worth much anymore  ;)

Booooh on you for outing my secret plan.  >:(

Is it even ok to sell bitcoin forum accounts? :/

Most people will look at the activity and will find out that it was dormant for 3 years... I'm pretty sure they can deduct that it's a scammer...

unfortunately it is allowed.

yup, or a hacked account.

why are you insulting him :) hes just want to earn some money selling unneeded accounts

He is not insulting anyone. He just says that with a low activity, an old account is not really useful because everyone will see that it was inactive.

Oh, wow. This guy pretty much did a copy and paste from my thread then slightly undercut my prices! Thanks, buddy.

(junior member status) 0.1btc for 10 accounts. with 1-3 posts.
(member status) 0.1btc per account  with 15 - 30 posts.

Now that registration is down I understand if people haven't already got accounts and want to purchase them. But, then you would only need to be patient. It's easy to get these number of posts.


Also, you won' have a suspicious looking account if you just create your own. Old accounts with no posts looks really bad.

It wouldn't be much of a problem if there wasn't so many scammers buying these accounts. It's scammers heaven. The OP says he doesn't encourage it. But as soon as he hands over that account he is no longer in control so it's kind of pointless to put that question in the FAQ.

I wouldnt recommend buying accounts.

some of them I add some posts. ranging from 1 to 25 activity.

Yes you should try to post a little bit more message in order to ask for a better price. Because 15 activity is not really interesting I guess

is this really allowed? why would someone need this?

Yes, of course it is allowed.
You can search in the meta sub forum

Woah does this post just defeat the purpose of how this forum operating with all the restriction? :)))

But then, is it a good thing to do?

Because registration is disabled and there is limitations imposed on newbies like the 360 second posts limit and 5 messages per hour limit. If a newbie or a newcomer wants to join the forum there are very little option available for him other than buying accounts.

Nope, Registration is disabled and the 360 seconds limit almost all newbies does not like this.

Well if your income/hour > 17$ then yes u want to do it.
But I still hold my opinion that forum shouldn't allow this.

I only giving the members an alternative. 17$ maybe big to you but this amount is worth a penny to others. My customers don't want to wait its not worth their time while you want to raise your post count for a big sig pay.

Why would anyone do this?

Rules have changed. Progressing from Newbie to Full Member / Sr. Member is a bit harder now.

Do you still have the accounts for sale?

Yes I still have accounts to sale. Please check my first post for the prices.

Trust rating of -4. Could you explain?

The negative is not for scamming. Tysat just selectively post negative feedback to me for selling accounts. But he didn't on my competitors.

tysat 0: -0 / +0(0)   2013-10-14   0.00000000   Reference   Sells accounts

SlidingHorn 0: -0 / +0(0)   2014-03-03   0.00000000   Reference   Like the man says himself: "Still Selling Accounts."
fildza 0: -0 / +1(1)   2013-10-24   0.00000000   Reference   Sells accounts

Read SaltySpitoon Post https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=303414.msg3269475#msg3269475

I suspect you will find buyers. Sad but likely.

Yes, I did find buyers I sold 8  accounts yesterday. Why sad?

Make me an offer for this one. I'm bored with people unsuccessfully trying to hack into the honeypot associated with this account.

That is one fine job at trolling.

Why is this in beginners and help now? Wasn't it in the marketplace?

I see it's been moved back now.

I guess Senior and Hero Accounts could be worth quite a bit now with some of the sig deals. Wish I'd've signed up two months earlier  ;D.

Make me an offer :P

He probably moved it manually to attract/lure newbies to the forum!

I'm offering 0.05BTC for senior member status account  8)

Haha, it takes more than 1/2 a year to get sr member. You think someone is going to sell for $25?

You could probably get a Member account for that haha.

Probably not even that. :D

Okay, 0.06BTC then. I'm already full member so can't pay so much...

There are already rates set there. You should PM the OP if you want to negotiate. In my case though, I wouldnt sell a SR.Member account for atleast 0.75 BTC.

Sounds good too me, throw in a willing 19 year old redhead.

Still selling accounts.

Why sell a Sr account for 0.05 when you can earn 0.001 per post?

Where can we earn 0.001? The highest I found was 0.0009.

Damnnn really? I never thought it was valued that high!

I think he said 0.001 as a rounded up figure of 0.0009

Oh ok. Personally I think 0.4 would be a good investment in the long run.

No need for me, and nothing special about senior member status: ANYONE can achieve it just needs time.

Yeah, but that's not the point is it? Anyone can achieve Hero Member status but in the meantime they're not going to be getting paid big money for it on a sig deal, so that's why buying a Snr or Hero account could be very profitable. And looking by your feedback you might've actually bought this accounts, so... :P.

;) Allegations! Allegations! But its not worth the 0.4 he wants to sell them for, I can tell you that!

How much you bought this account 2doubleo?  :D

How much is it worth then since you're the alleged expert at buying accounts  :D. I'd make the 0.4 back within a week and then continue to make double what I get now.

Still selling accounts.

This account is worth 10btc ;)
You would make 0.4 back in 1 week? Then, by all means, I would buy the account ASAP If I were you!

I might be interested if there was a way to guarantee a safe exchange, but I wouldn't just blindly send my hard-earned BTC to someone who might not even have the accounts they are advertising that's for sure.

Hey, Im always open to a trade if you offer my price from above :P

Propose me how can we safe exchange.

I don't think there is a safe way.

Still selling accounts. Buy 10 accounts and get 1 for free.

Haha. Can I buy 10 newb accounts and get a Snr free?

Yes, Total price is 0.7 btc.

Please send your payment to this address: 178XPTNkgp63ZBfRgLY9uwnJBs7gQmzpsv
and email me after you send the payment.

0.7BTC FOR 10 NEWBIE ACCOUNTS?!?!?!? what the fuck.

Yeah, but with a free Snr Account  :D.

Still selling accounts

1 Hero member account is now available.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=569657.0


Coincidence this guy just requested to buy one?  ;D

Not at all. There are numerous thread about someone wanting to buy account. I also receive numerous question almost everyday if I sell my hero account. I have only 1 hero member account my main account. I don't even saw that thread before you pointed that out. I don't even reply or pm the op.


I read the thread I think he want to sell a hero member account not buy.

How much are you selling yours for?

From my understanding he wants to sell his hero member account but don't know the price and he is afraid to get negative feedback for selling an account.


I'm selling mine for 1.5 btc.

TOP TIP: Avoid dealing with account owners (esp. for account buying) who are unable to communicate effectively in English, sign #1 of a scammer.

But you did successfully bought this account did you? From where? 2double0 please stop trolling my thread.

Ah, that's racist  ;D. Probably easier ways to scam people to be honest, but I'm not sure he's a legit seller either, but I remain sceptical on most things until proven otherwise.

Still selling accounts.

New batch of member and full members accounts added.

I don't know how you are going to prevent a scammer to scam with one of the account you would have sold.
I don't think you technically can, saying "no" is not enough :)

Now you have options to use escrow. I'm using Light https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2818
as my official escrow. You have to asked him first for the escrow btc address. You will also pay for the escrow fee.

Still selling accounts.

24 HOUR PROMO 15 % DISCOUNT ON ALL ACCOUNTS.

I'm accepting paypal now. PM me for more info.

This thread is super old, I'm surprised subud keeps bumping it.  subud, where do you get these accounts?  has anyone actually bought an account from him and can speak up and say if it went okay?

Note: I don't need an account I just find this whole business a little fishy.

Yes, It is super old. I sold more than 100 accounts ince I started selling many months ago. I stated on my first post. I created accounts for seo backlinks for my clients. When I saw there is a need for accounts.

Obviosly most of my account buyer would not speak, unfortunately buying and selling is still considered taboo even it is allowed.

Interesting.  Well good luck with your "business".  I'm not sure I totally believe you but I appreciate you answering my questions.  If you don't mind saying, how many accounts did you create back in the day for SEO.  If you've already sold 100, how many more are actually left?  And how on earth could you have had time to get 100s of accounts out of newbie jail and whatnot?

Wouldn't the name just get leaked out somehow and boom account ruined.

I have hundreds of customers in the span of 4 years. I also created hundreds of accounts. It is very easy because I have workers.

The accounts is confidential. I will send the account via email. Only you and me will know except if you use escrow.

Are you running a sweatshop or something of people just spamming away?  ;D I find it hard to believe that you've sold over hundred in only 'many months' as well.

My main business is seo, reputation management and data entry. I hire dozens of workers to do the orders for me. Im also selling accounts to other websites.  My highest sale of accounts during theymos disabled the registration but I'm selling the newbie accounts at 0.01 btc each.

New batch of members account added.

Now this is something that I definitely do not understand.  Who would pay anything for a newbie account---they can just make their own for free, eh?  I get it that someone might be interested in buying an account with a high activity or post count because of the signature ad campaigns that run on this forum.   But what's the value in a newbie account?  0.01BTC?!

Yeah, I don't understand buying a newbie account but I'm sure people would buy a Jnr one for a little to bypass the 6 minute wait which can be very annoying. Obviously higher member accounts are valuable for sig campaigns etc.

Please read my post I stated it there. During that time theymos disbled the registration. The only way to join the forum is to buy an account.

Subud, are you sure It's disbled? I see there is still register option?

Ah, but it wasn't clear from what you said. Why did he disable them?


He said there was a time when they were disabled for some reason.

But now It's enabled again, right?

yes its enabled and people can register .

Escrow?

He said he would:

It was disabled after the hacking incident. And it was back after a few weeks.

Ok, so I understand that your newbie accounts had some market value for the temporary period where no new users could register, but what's the deal currently?  I'm not interested in buying an account (which I can make for free) but is there anyone who is?  I'm pretty confused.

What are you confused about? He doesn't seem to be selling newbie accounts at the moment and I doubt any one would currently buy them. Maybe people would buy a Jnr Member account for shorter delays, but you still can't use it on most sig deals.

I'm selling from member to hero member account. Many would want to use it for signature advertising like the big red sig you are using. Those accounts take time to create.

I thought it is allowed to sell accounts?
Why do you have that red trust then?  ???

Because a moderator decided to leave him it and obviously he is of the opinion that selling accounts is frowned upon. I don't think it should've been left though if it's not against the rules and if this guy hasn't scammed or attempted to scam soimebody.

Prices are pretty outrageous and it's easy to get scammed here.

He says he'll use an escrow, but what would be a less outrageous price? They are expensive but you could make the money back quite quickly on sig deals.

But that is if everything goes successfully. What if he tried to recover the account, or if the name gets revealed. Boom, complete loss.

What if you scam him as well? If he scams you or someone else then come back here and tell everyone about it and he wont be selling any more accounts again. And it's not a complete loss if the name gets revealed. I don't see how it would anyway.

Yeah you do have a point there. I just don't see why a legit guy would buy an account is what I'm trying to say. Seems like it would be easy to steal from someone. But I guess the logical thing would be to collect from sig revenue.

I'm sure lots of legit people buy them, and you've answered your own question there.

Thanks for answering for me. Those questions with no common sense.

You should get administrator confirmation that the account was sold for other user and there is no way to recover It then.

The mods and admins wont get involved. They tolerate it but don't condone it nor are they there to help you out if you get scammed. Buying and selling accounts isn't exactly a legit business anyway, but the person who buys the account is taking that risk.

Hello,
Is that ok for the admins of the forum that someone is making a lot of fake accounts and then selling them?
BR,
Gondel

You can make and have as many accounts as you wish on here. There are no rules against it and selling accounts is not prohibited.

Ostensibly this is the case.  However, is there any actual discussion of it on meta?  I didn't find anything related.  I'm still at a loss as to why anyone would pay anything for a newbie account, though.  That seems crazy.

There's a couple. It usually pops up every once in a while but I haven't seen one in a few months. And he already said why people bought newbie accounts. People probably wouldn't buy them now, but they did apparently during the time theymos disabled registrations to the site.

Here is the discussion, https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=303414.msg3269475#msg3269475

24 hour promo 20 percent off for fullmember and Senior Member accounts.

I know no one probably want to disclose who is buying the account. But can you tell me how many accounts you sell a day or in one week? Thanks.

I sold 3 to 10 accounts per week.

I very much doubt that figure. Seems quite unbelievable especially with nothing to back it up and it's just your word.

I like how you say 120-238 on each one.

Senior members need 240 activity to be considered a Senior.

If you buy full member you will get full member you cannot choose account.

Hi,
Still not sure if that is acceptable on the forum...they locked one of my topics for offering something which may be not legal in some countries.
BR,
Gondel

You mean selling weed seeds? Selling seeds is allowed as long as it's legal to do so in your country and you will only ship to countries where it's legal. If you offer worldwide shipping then you might get your topic thrown in the trashcan. Selling accounts isn't illegal. It might be frowned upon by many but it's currently allowed here on the forum.

24 Hour Sale

1 Senior Account = 0.4 btc

1 Full Member = 0.14 btc

Please send your payment to this address: 178XPTNkgp63ZBfRgLY9uwnJBs7gQmzpsv
pm or email me after you send the payment.

The way you put your address out there like that and just hope someone will send you the money makes you look really sketchy.

Seems like it's working i see incomming transaction of 175$ to his address.

The Senior account has been bought. Only 1 full member with .14 btc price is left now.


After 24 hour the prices will back to

Senior Member - .6 btc

Full Member - .18 btc

It still says you have loads left in the OP. I guess if the buyer gets ripped off he'll be on here shortly kicking and screaming lol.

Ofcourse I have still many accounts left. Only the 2 on sale accounts was bought. The price is back to normal now.

Do you have hero account? What is the price? Just curious why you have so many accounts.

Yes, The price is 1.5 btc. I have workers working for me to create this accounts.

You sound dodgier by the day  ;D. Where's this hero account suddenly come from? There's no mention of it in the op.

You don't read the whole thread do you?

Then you mustn’t update the OP, do you? Why would someone go through the entire thread when all the information should be in the first post?

Did you forgot this easily. You even replied this post.

Ah yes, now I remember, but it is still strange you have one as soon as somebody requests one  :D.

Still selling accounts.

Hi. If you still sell your accounts, so what price and what acc's left? PM me, if you are interested in.
But I want to use escrow.

I have acount that is available for escrow.

members account - 0.08 btc

full member account - 0.18 btc

Contact Light he is my official escrow https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2818

Or send your payment directly to my address: 178XPTNkgp63ZBfRgLY9uwnJBs7gQmzpsv

Still selling accounts.

I'm now accepting escrow using escrow.ms.

Oh cool. Are you using the same escrow procedure he suggest in the other thread? Do you still have a snr account? If so how miuch?

I have now on stock 0.8 btc senior member account. It has nice username + avatar + trust. I sold 3 senior member this week. This friday I will have more senior account price at 0.6 btc.

I'm now buying newbie and junior accounts registered in 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 . Pm me more info.

only 2013 and earlier? no 2014? What's the difference If It's newbie account anyway?

+1

OP can you tell us what special about those acc？I happen to have some friends who may have.

Yes, only 2013 and earlier I like this accounts.

Nothing special, it is just easier to sell.

Still selling and buying accounts.

Not getting reply to my pm tho .

That prices you posted are non-negotiable? How about some better prices when someone will buy 2 or more accounts at the same time?

Obviously I can't speak for what this guy will offer you but I'd imagine a Hero account would be worth up to or around 1.5btc. You could easily get 1btc for it though.

farming accounts + spamming = profit.........wtf..

They're certainly valuable now with the signature changes/limitations. I've seen Snr Member accounts go for up to 1btc, but they recently seem to be going for around 0.6-0.8. Hard to get an accurate figure though as many deals obviously go on behind closed doors, but I'm sure Subud will make you an offer soon if he hasn't already.

Are you buying accounts as well?

Yes, I'm buying accounts.

On Sale now Available only for 24 hours!

Escrow using Escrow.ms or Light or pay directly

Hero Member Account 1.2 btc
Activity 720


Senior Account for 0.5 btc
Activity 366.


Senior Account for 0.4 btc
Activity 240


Member account 0.08 btc
Activity 70

Please send your payment to this address: 178XPTNkgp63ZBfRgLY9uwnJBs7gQmzpsv
pm or email me after you send the payment.

First come first serve.

Good luck selling Hero member account It has nice 720 activity and a reasonable price  for account like that. Also could you pm me or write here how to safely buy an account so the person wouldn't recover back as you are buying accounts too and you should know that. Thanks in advance.

I think make the owner sign a message stating it was sold to you using his known bitcoin address.

There's no foolproof way to 100% safely guarantee the account is yours forever. Accounts can always be recovered by signing an address linked to that account. You'll just have to trust that the seller won't do this. The account will likely be unusable anyway if they did recover it as people would probably leave negative feedback on it if you told them what happened.

There is no foolproof method. But there is a trusted account seller like me.  :)

Alright, but you buy accounts too? So how you trust others when buying account?

I usually use my instinct.  :)

Still selling accounts.

Weird that he'd try scam you for such a relatively small amount compared to what he's getting for some of the other accounts. I guess you should've taken advantage of the escrow offered though, but maybe he'll get this sorted out as if it's true that'll probably be the last account he ever "sells". Maybe open up a thread in scam accusations with the evidence you have.

I reply you yesterday, I'm little busy and have a little problem. Don't I dont scam you. I will send the account today. There is shortage of full member accounts based on your specification. But I still have many accounts senior accounts, member accounts. Your money is still here. I will refund you if I cannot deliver today.

You're selling accounts you don't currently have? That's not a very good idea.

not smart to publicly announce the sale of an account :( i wanted to see how much i could get for selling mine, no interest and i was convinced not to sell it by a couple members who let me borrow the money instead.

Full member account is sent to you. Please check.

My prices is negotiable if you buy 2 or more accounts.

I pm'ed you btw, read it please.

Check your pm.

I email you, please check.

Your prices are too high Subud! Look at this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=623229.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=623229.0)
If someone wants to buy account they may buy it from that guy a lot cheaper. Or maybe you buy from him and sell it yourself with higher price?

That's a new guy though. Might not be legit, but there's always new sellers popping up who undercut everyone else. It seems there's quite an active and thriving market developing for accounts now.

Yes, the thread is totally new and no comments left there so we don't know If he Is legit so Subud! should keep the prices as It Is now, no need to lower them till that guy doesn't have any trust and Subud! an actually keep bigger prices because he is trusted on this forum for selling accounts as far as I know.

how about a list of hot babe members?
with pics and telephone numbers?

i think avatar is disabled in the forum

Please check your email.


Prices is updated to compete with their prices.

Subud! Nice thread update, but you shouldn't change your prices, the price should even go up because advertising campaigns pay so much more than back in few months, It takes from 7 to 14 days to pay off your bought account and start making really good profit, so there is no reason for them going down and also you have trust so that's another reason why the price should stay the same, only my opinion.

I currently holds many accounts. Many is selling their account to me everyday. As long as I have small profit it is good to me.

What are the buyers assurance that the accounts will not be taken back?

If you are going to buy from someone who sells account Subud! is the most reputable person to buy an account from, followed by myself. These new guys are just scam artists trying to sell Negative rep accounts, already tested them out, please even if you dont buy from me keep yourselfs protected buy from subud!.


And if you do buy from these new sellers please USE ESCROW someone you trust not who they trust, there is a large list of trustworthy escrow member on the forums.

Most of my accounts is posted and developed by team for many months. I can assure you that this accounts would not be taken back. I'm selling here for almost a year and sold more than a hundred accounts. What is the purpose of taking back an account? That account would only get a negative feedback and cannot be sold again and I would also lose my reputation in return.

Subud, looks like you've already got some reputation issues.  What's with all the negative feedback?

I was surprise by Tomatocage negative feedback. I haven't traded with accounts to him at all.

My trusted feedback:

User   Date   Risked BTC amount   Reference   Comments
Tomatocage 28: -0 / +23(23)   2014-05-26   0.00000000      Attempts to buy accounts but when it comes time to fund escrow through escrow.ms, he disappears.
escrow.ms 60: -0 / +51(51)   2014-05-20   0.00000000   Reference   Did escrow for him twice. Once for 0.18 btc deal and once for 1.2 BTC deal.
tysat 0: -0 / +1(1)   2013-10-14   0.00000000   Reference   Sells accounts


My untrusted feedback:

Mountaingoat 0: -0 / +0(0)   2014-05-22   0.00000000   Reference   Deals in accounts.
Welsh 0: -0 / +0(0)   2014-05-05   0.00000000      Sells forum accounts.
johny1976 -1: -1 / +1(1)   2014-04-06   0.00000000      This piece of shit is lying about my identity and trying to ruin my name. Fuck you
cxboyminer 0: -1 / +2(2)   2014-04-04   0.00000000   Reference   Sells account. Go to die please!
SlidingHorn 0: -0 / +0(0)   2014-03-03   0.00000000   Reference   Like the man says himself: "Still Selling Accounts."
fildza 0: -0 / +1(1)   2013-10-24   0.00000000   Reference   Sells accounts

@escrow.pm pm sent.

Still selling accounts.

I saw theymos legalize the account trading, but are you required to report the account you sold and bought to theymos?

I think this is not looking so good if you have to resort to the tactics of escrow.pm in order to get noticed.  I don't know, I'm not interested in buying or selling accounts, I just find the whole thing a bit creepy.

No. Most people don't tell anyone what account they have bought or sold as they usually get negbombed by a couple of users if they're found out (see subud's feedback).

New batch of accounts on stock.

Senior member 0.5 btc

Full member .2 btc will become a senior in less than a month

Full member  .18 btc - Activity 130+

Member 0.08 btc

It *is* a kind of shady business IMHO.  I mean, why can't folks just open an account for themselves (it's free/gratis!).  I really figure that the only reason someone would be buying accounts is that they're looking to spam the forum in one way or another and they need the higher activity in order to post more rapidly or with a larger ad-banner etc.

Can you guys think of any legitimate reasons for buying accounts rather than just using the one you already have (you have to already have one inorder to communicate with subud to buy, I think.)?

You've just described the main reason probably 99.9% of accounts are now sold for. It might be 'shady', but it's currently allowed by the forum and obviously they've created a market for accounts by changing the signature restrictions. You can email Subud rather than create an account, and plenty of people do open accounts for free and build them up, but some people obviously don't want to wait the time it takes to be able to participate in sig deals and think it's worthwhile just buying an account to skip the wait.

Why was his account banned yesterday?

Not sure but at a guess I'd say probably sending unsolicited PMs trying to buy accounts.

I wonder if it's permanent or just a temp ban?

From what I heard bans are permanent. Sucks because he seemed legit.

interesting -- his profile does not indicate he is banned. profiles don't say when you are banned?

anyone with information on why he was banned please keep us updated. it shouldn't have had anything to do with buying and selling accounts -- clearly that is not against forum roles.

blasting PMs is the reason i see most commonly for bans.

for those interested in buying an account, see https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=631029.0

he was definately legit, we have exchanged accounts before, Subud is a recommended account broker.

Account sales are looked down upon so it is a shady business to be apart of. Perhaps it may be partly a reason.

see the OP. it is clearly NOT a violation of TOS and mods have openly white listed buying/selling accounts.

Fair enough. I rarely see accounts get banned around here so it's pretty rare to see one happen.

While it may not be against the TOS you can't tell me that it's an ethical practice

The whole point of a trust system is being able to have the confidence in the person you are dealing with
When you buy and sell account you invalidate that and make it completely meaningless

As a direct result I'm unwilling to trust anyone of this forum when buying/selling/trading and so should everyone else until this sort of practice is outlawed

Then again some people would sell their own mothers just to make a quick buck

Good Riddance I say

Ethical -- perhaps not. But it isn't a particularly deep ethical question, considering that the market for these accounts is for signature advertising -- not scamming. The emphasis is generally on forum activity, not trust rating. Sure, scammers will scam, though.

It isn't hard to catch a scammer to be honest. I don't understand why people would - rep him for selling accounts. Sig advertisements were worth it.

That's fine

Now ask yourself the question why there are restrictions on new user accounts being able to create signatures

No matter which way you put it.. The only reason you buy and sell accounts are to get around restrictions/rules that have been placed there for a certain purpose

And to me that seems so counter-intuitive to impose the restrictions and allow the counter measures

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=631080.0

Apparently he was banned for bumping this thread too many times.