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This shouldn't be necessary as escrow should always be used:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=133931.0

However, I've seen lately a lot of threads where newbies (or any user without strong trust *) post auto-buy links on self-moderated or locked threads:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2900503.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3034331.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2864178.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3023479.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2176395.0
Several users have been scammed that way.

Never buy using those links. Always ask for a trusted member to act as escrow.
If the sellers refuse or ignore your request, please post here or PM me to add red trust to them.

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* Register to see the seller's trust before making any deal. Bitcointalk has a complex trust system (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=211858.0). While it's not perfect, it's far better than nothing.
If you are not registered you won't be able to see this trust and won't see what users are tagged as scammers, as shown in the image below (https://i.imgur.com/ldmrT2o.png):

https://i.imgur.com/ldmrT2o.png

Do register (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=register) or login (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=login) before browsing this Marketplace and be careful when dealing with anyone, even if not tagged as scammer.