THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN BUYING AN ACCOUNT

[the juggler]

I wanna buy an account and i wanna knw the kind of things i should watch out for when im buying a membership account on this forum

[J0hnnyb]

I wanna buy an account and i wanna knw the kind of things i should watch out for when im buying a membership account on this forum

why do you need the account? --> Sig campain --> full member+!
How much BTC do you got for the Account?

better buy with escrow!

greetings

[ranochigo]

I wanna buy an account and i wanna knw the kind of things i should watch out for when im buying a membership account on this forum

I would say the most bare minimum would be the member rank and trust as they are the main factors for signature campaign. Another optional but recommended thing is the post quality. Although some campaign doesn't enforce historical post quality rule, it would be better as you would have much more choices.
#forgot about signed message. They are the most important since the owner can reclaim the account unless you have proof that the ownership has been changed to you.

[Herbert2020]

most important of all "Use Escrow"
also check to see if the seller is actually the owner of the account and it is not a hacked account. ask for a signed message from a known bitcoin address that was associated with that account long time ago.
like an address that was posted a month ago on an un-editted post/

[harizen]

Important thing is :
-Seller must prove account ownership
-Buyers must use escrow

Look at this section
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=93.0 and check some of those WTB and WTS bitcointalk account thread. Read the comments. Price range depends from the account's quality.

[ikydesu]

The important thing is use an escrow and sign message with their address, like what said a guys above me.

Also if you find an escrow here the list: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=108716.0

[dezoel]

Sign message from last bitcoin address, post quality, have ever been banned or not, and trust. That's what I should do before buy an account. And maybe you too..
escrow are recommended

[dothebeats]

I wanna buy an account and i wanna knw the kind of things i should watch out for when im buying a membership account on this forum

Use an escrow when dealing with someone to minimize the risks you might face. Escrows do a good job on keeping a deal safe and secure. Also, when buying an account, ask the seller first whether the account has been banned in the past or not (though I am not sure on how to determine this one) so if the time comes that the bought account will be banned for some reasons, it will not receive a perma ban (a previously banned account is likely to receive a perma ban if the account commits an action against the forum rules or break the rules per se.) Also, buy accounts only with trusted sellers out there because there are still scammers willing to risk their name to just get some couple of BTC on their hands.

[Omikifuse]

I wanna buy an account and i wanna knw the kind of things i should watch out for when im buying a membership account on this forum

Use an escrow when dealing with someone to minimize the risks you might face. Escrows do a good job on keeping a deal safe and secure. Also, when buying an account, ask the seller first whether the account has been banned in the past or not (though I am not sure on how to determine this one) so if the time comes that the bought account will be banned for some reasons, it will not receive a perma ban (a previously banned account is likely to receive a perma ban if the account commits an action against the forum rules or break the rules per se.) Also, buy accounts only with trusted sellers out there because there are still scammers willing to risk their name to just get some couple of BTC on their hands.

There is no way to know if an account have been banned or not, so the seller can lie without consequences. You will only know if your bought account gets banned

[Dr.Famous]

I am listing some imp. things you should know while purchasing an account -

1. You should ask for account link to verify rank, posts and other details.
2. Always check posts so if the seller doesn't requested any loan from that account.
3. Make sure that the seller shows a demo of the account to verify if its banned or not, use skype share screen for that

[gogxmagog]

You probably don't want to hear this but you'd be better off growing your own account the normal honest way. The money you make from a sig campaign would take months to earn back what you shell out for a decent ranked account, so you could save the initial outlay of btc and simply use the time it will take to browse these boards, post, ask questions and learn about btc. I've been here years and trust me I've still got a lot to learn.
In a few months you can raise your rank, develop actual relationships and become a known and trusted member. If you buy an account and just start posting whatever to fulfill a campaign quota you will quickly make yourself obvious and be shunned or ignored and in the end have an overall empty and depressing experience here.
The choice is your's

[BTCPOOLMINING]

when buying account you must use escrow for trade,also check accounts post history and trade history
also check the trust ratings of the users. most important is escrow, without escrow you are taking risk of losing of your money

[Hexcoin]

I am listing some imp. things you should know while purchasing an account -

1. You should ask for account link to verify rank, posts and other details.
2. Always check posts so if the seller doesn't requested any loan from that account.
3. Make sure that the seller shows a demo of the account to verify if its banned or not, use skype share screen for that

1. Most account sellers doesnt tell anyone the name of the account they are selling or it will be flagged as sold account and maybe will get red trust
2. for me this is very important to be sure the account didn't got banned in the past
3. not needed. account can be checked by a trusted escrow.

[peligro]

I wanna buy an account and i wanna knw the kind of things i should watch out for when im buying a membership account on this forum

I would say the following points are important:

* Use an escrow even for low amounts <$10. There are scammers that scam for less.
* For expensive accounts ask for a proof of ownership, like a signed message for a bitcoin address that was posted by the account
* Check the activity and the potential activity
* Ask for trust rating. Don't forget trust ratings not in default trust.
* Ask for bans in signature campaigns.
* Ask if the account got accusations against him in threads or so
* Ask if the account was banned from forum before
* Ask about post quality, though that is not so important
* Ask about where the posts happened, that's not so important too though.

You can let the escrow verify these things since a sane seller would not give out the profile link. It would be too risky.

[harizen]

You probably don't want to hear this but you'd be better off growing your own account the normal honest way. The money you make from a sig campaign would take months to earn back what you shell out for a decent ranked account, so you could save the initial outlay of btc and simply use the time it will take to browse these boards, post, ask questions and learn about btc. I've been here years and trust me I've still got a lot to learn.
In a few months you can raise your rank, develop actual relationships and become a known and trusted member. If you buy an account and just start posting whatever to fulfill a campaign quota you will quickly make yourself obvious and be shunned or ignored and in the end have an overall empty and depressing experience here.
The choice is your's

Best suggestion here so far for me but of course it will take time and I doubt OP will do that because majority of btc users especially the new ones like to increase their btc fast.

[ph.amracyshop]

Thanks for this post. Now I know a lot. Good share.

[Herbert2020]

You probably don't want to hear this but you'd be better off growing your own account the normal honest way. The money you make from a sig campaign would take months to earn back what you shell out for a decent ranked account, so you could save the initial outlay of btc and simply use the time it will take to browse these boards, post, ask questions and learn about btc. I've been here years and trust me I've still got a lot to learn.
In a few months you can raise your rank, develop actual relationships and become a known and trusted member. If you buy an account and just start posting whatever to fulfill a campaign quota you will quickly make yourself obvious and be shunned or ignored and in the end have an overall empty and depressing experience here.
The choice is your's

Best suggestion here so far for me but of course it will take time and I doubt OP will do that because majority of btc users especially the new ones like to increase their btc fast.

especially if you have just started using bitcoin i think it is much better to use your own account and post with it and increase your activity on your own to Member. because in the way up you can learn how the signature campaigns work and pay you and also improve your posting quality along with your bitcoin knowledge.

[btc-facebook]

Look who's the account seller. I can't guarantee the account's quality if the account seller still newbie

I wanna buy an account and i wanna knw the kind of things i should watch out for when im buying a membership account on this forum

I would say the following points are important:

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* Ask for bans in signature campaigns.
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* Ask if the account was banned from forum before
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You can let the escrow verify these things since a sane seller would not give out the profile link. It would be too risky.

how to prove it ? Because he/she can tell lies ...

[erikalui]

^^ The buyer/escrow needs to inquire with the admin as well to get to know if the account was banned before. The escrow can also get an idea with the posting style of the account and checking the posts but it's a tedious job. That's why it is not preferred to buy accounts unless the seller is a reputed person of the forum.

[notlist3d]

I strongly suggest raising an account vs buying.  Chances are it is from an account farmer and you begin with low quality posts.

And you do not know account history it could be on last chance before ban for all you know.  Not knowing history is a big red flag in my mind.