P.S. I know a lot of people try and shoot PayPal down because the transactions are reversible, but I'd like to extend right now that I am not the type of person to rip anyone off. I have an upstanding reputation online that I'd like to keep free of blemishes of any kind. With that said, since I want to pay through PayPal (if it is a person-to-person sale), I would prefer the person selling to me be a veteran of the forum here. Not a newbie.
Please don't take this the wrong way but .... pretend for a second you are a scammer. Just close your eyes and roleplay you are a scammer. Would you:
a) say "Hey I am this untrustworthy, noob, who is unemployed, and really just looking to rip you off"
or
b) say something similar to what you said above.
As a "pretend scammer" which do you think would be more successful?
Trust me, I know full well how the community here perceives scammers. I've read a LOT of threads in the scammer section about people being called out, and inevitably being tagged as a scammer. There is no other way to prove I'm not a scammer than to actually do a deal with someone to seal that trust. This bitcoin community puts a lot of people in catch-22 situations. I need the credibility for someone to trust me, but in order to get that credibility, I have to make a transaction with someone.
I understand 100% with every fiber of my being how people here would be reluctant to hold a trade through PayPal with someone like myself, who is relatively new to the community. But, I thought I'd try anyway. If there is anyone out there willing to take the risk and actually help me out, I'd be utmost grateful. If not, there are no hard feelings.
