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why would someone want to buy a account?Is it safe?How does it work?

- To scam, using the bought account's reputation
- To participate in multiple giveaways (although this is forbidden now)
- To fake bids in auctions
- To leave fake feedback in profiles

I can't think of any legit reason.

so probably not a good idea i'm guessing then to sell out?

No. I don't think so.

Yeah i honestly didn't think it sounded good either i'm glad I waited and asked.

Yeah they are normally used to get false trust ratings and scam.

I agree with the said above.
Very unlikely someone will buy it out of legit reasons. Quite the opposite i believe...

They would like to buy account because they want to scam people... Warning to everybody.

To promote a website, or to differenciate accounts, advertise, and so on

People register new accounts to scam people or promote a site, but it is not going well.
So, they buy established accounts to "improve" their credibility.

If you're referring to this guy: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=433869.0 then I think he wanted them to participate in sig deals.

yeah it was that guy I thought his offer sounded a bit shifty.so glad I checked with the forum before going any further.

and that sig deals is over now. :P

And all because of that guy buying accounts (and is now banned).

I thought buying / selling accounts was ok or was he scamming with them?

He got banned for sending unsolicited PMs. I don't think scammers even get banned either.

selling my account .05 btc

Really? Might want to lower your price a bit  ;). Seems the guy who was buying them wasn't paying much.

I would sell that. Every time I see something like that it seems like a scam.

You would or you wouldn't? I guess it's a tricky process as you're likely to get scammed. Can't imagine there's many escrows who offer their services for this haha.

lol.
Forget about it, no one will buy a jr member for $40.  ;)

Maybe the escrow can leave a negative trust on that traded account after the trade, and the buyer will not be able to use it for any sig deal lol.

ok selling my account .01 btc!

well you never know someone might be really interested in buying a junior member account for .01 btc good luck.  ;D

cybershawrk, take you chance :)
Buy his account before he is promoted to member :D

naw I think i'm good on that but good luck to him anyway lol

Lots of signature ad campaigns that allow you to earn btc

the more trust and activity the better

you buy to an agrid prize that is how it is. you  wil bu an acct becuz u can

Bought accounts aren't Always used to scam. Some companies use alt accounts to speak from an unbiased point of view to avoid getting their business look down onto for speaking their opinion.

95% chance they will use it to scam other users
5% chance they will use it to get access to campaigns that require higher activity

All of the above, mainly scamming / doing generally sketchy stuff.
Advertising might be the only "legit" thing that comes to mind.
Or maybe he's a collector!

i'm a member!!!

So when it gets to full member whats your price? lol.

Also heres a discussion with the moderator if buying/selling is okay or not.

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

I'll put it in words so they don't need to click stuff :D


"As it has been answered, yes Forum accounts are allowed to be bought or sold, and you may have more than one. The reason being, it would be impossible for the staff to weed out all account sales and multiple accounts. We just couldn't do it, so by allowing it, everyone is aware that it happens and knows to watch out for it if they need to. If we said no buying/selling accounts and no alt accounts allowed, the many people who could slip through the cracks would be able to do far more damage, as the community wouldn't be on guard the same way it is now.

That being said, buying/selling accounts isn't always bad, people can use the accounts for paid signature advertising, giveaways, and whatnaught, rather than using them to scam. There are scammers, and those that use alts responsibly. Some people have alt/purchased accounts so that they may speak their mind without fear of people associating certain ideals or policies to them. For example, and established business may not like to post their personal opinions which may be unpopular on the account that also is used to faciliate trade.

I hope this clears it up a bit better."

so basically they can't forbid account sales as the community would think all acounts are okay, this way the community is on guard and watching out for fake accounts..

Thanks for that last post it really cleared things up for me now I don't have to go searching to find the answers.

That's what the forums is for, I suppose.
Atleast this section! Glad you got your answer.
Peace.

Accounts with 50+ activity are now even more valuable since Primedice put their rates up to 0.0003 per post. You could soon earn the price you paid for the account back.

he must be scammer

you mean bitcointalk account I guess... well because of trust.. you can ask for lends and even convince ppl to give it without coletaral and bam you got your self some money :)

You can have several reasons.
Mostly for advertising.


And if you want to get some money from your account, you can sell it.
But be careful if you don't want to be scammed.

You're the 12th person writing this.
But thanks for contributing :>

.02 btc!!!