dinogenes
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June 27, 2013, 05:57:53 PM |
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Is it safe to ship a notebook (worth 300€) to a buyer in Nigeria or is it just scam?  |
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June 27, 2013, 06:05:22 PM |
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Is it safe to ship a notebook (worth 300€) to a buyer in Nigeria or is it just scam? Are the coins in escrow? Make sure you make a registered shipping and if you have some reputation, please don't discriminate users in Nigeria. Even if some stolen coins made it to Nigeria, I doubt, bitmit will take care of getting you exactly the coins in escrow, so Bitmit will launder coins for you and you should be golden. So where should be the scam (for you)? I would love to see Nigeria and all Africa to use Bitcoin. Think about where unbanked people are and think about what people might ignite for bitcoin if bitcoin works for them, so please ship that damn thing and make sure you can convince Bitmit you did, later on. |
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dinogenes
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June 27, 2013, 06:28:54 PM |
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Well, the buyer isn't verified and the location in his profile is USA, but shipping address is to Nigeria.
I don't think, that i will ship it based on these grounds.
If i would be a real buyer from there, i would trade some cheaper articles first to get some reputation.
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giszmo
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June 27, 2013, 08:57:45 PM |
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Well, the buyer isn't verified and the location in his profile is USA, but shipping address is to Nigeria.
I don't think, that i will ship it based on these grounds.
If i would be a real buyer from there, i would trade some cheaper articles first to get some reputation.
Again: Are the BTC in escrow? Will Bitmit trust you that you shipped? If the answer is yes to both questions, on what grounds would you refuse a customer from Nigeria? Did you do some cheap buys on ebay to "gain trust" before you bought something you actually wanted? Would you ship it to some US address? What's your problem man? The US customer of yours might turn out to be a nigger, too. (sorry, but really: what's your problem?) |
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June 28, 2013, 01:13:39 AM |
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If anyone would be willing to give me a step by step walkthrough on how to import listings from eBay to Bitmit I would be very grateful. I know it has something to do with those csv files but after reading the various links, I still don't really understand it. I have probably 30 listings I'd like to transfer over so I don't want to do it manually.
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dinogenes
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June 28, 2013, 01:17:28 AM |
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I don't know how well the escrow service of bitmit is looked after by the admin. And i will not pay 50-60€ for a parcel to Nigeria in advance. Also that's no racism, that's simple reason and i would think about it the same way, if it would be a buyer from Uruguay or Kyrgyzstan  This minute i wrote him to pay out of escrow, if he really want the article... |
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June 28, 2013, 01:23:25 AM |
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Also that's no racism, that's simple reason and i would think about it the same way, if it would be a buyer from Uruguay or Kyrgyzstan It maybe isnt racism but its xenophobia for sure. Im just wondering where you draw the line. Anything beyond Texas? USA? English speaking countries? Northern hemisphere? |
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June 28, 2013, 02:29:02 AM |
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I would never deliver goods to Texas. Those barbarians still are using the death penalty!  |
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June 28, 2013, 06:06:39 AM |
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Also that's no racism, that's simple reason and i would think about it the same way, if it would be a buyer from Uruguay or Kyrgyzstan It maybe isnt racism but its xenophobia for sure. Im just wondering where you draw the line. Anything beyond Texas? USA? English speaking countries? Northern hemisphere? There are legitimate reasons to be cautious of dealing with people from Nigeria. The country has a sad story, you should read up on what happened there in the 90s. |
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giszmo
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June 28, 2013, 05:40:00 PM |
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This minute i wrote him to pay out of escrow, if he really want the article...
I would report any person that asked me to pay out of escrow before receiving the good as a scammer and you deserve to be marked a scammer for that. You offer your goods with escrow to exactly leave it to the discretion of bitmit to decide if you or they get the money in the end. Changing that rule after somebody spent time (and risked to loose their money to bitmit "getting hacked") is exactly what bitmit can't accept without rendering escrow pointless. To not have to change the rules after somebody accepted your deal, maybe state that you ship only to the US. |
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uk1
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June 28, 2013, 09:44:52 PM |
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I think Bitmit lacks buyers at the moment (probably due to Bitcoin hoarding ). Proposal: Motivate buying activities. Possible Method: Offer a prize (maybe just 10 BTC would do it). Implementation: For each bought item the buyer automatically acquires a lottery ticket (at no additional cost). Random payout within a period of a month or so. Just to throw in some ideas to get more activity to the market. Quite an implementation effort though (maybe team up with bitlotto?). +1 |
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June 28, 2013, 10:49:14 PM |
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Couldn't find this info easily: when do you become eligible to uncheck the escrow box when creating a sell listing? I do not trust my BTC in the hands of any escrow other than John K. for longer than a day.
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Saying that you don't trust someone because of their behavior is completely valid.
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uk1
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June 28, 2013, 11:49:38 PM |
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You should create a wishlist for a members account. So they can go through and add items to their wish list that they would like to buy but are waiting to for some reason.
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uk1
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June 28, 2013, 11:50:38 PM |
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Couldn't find this info easily: when do you become eligible to uncheck the escrow box when creating a sell listing? I do not trust my BTC in the hands of any escrow other than John K. for longer than a day.
i cant and i have over 100 feedbacks |
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June 29, 2013, 12:07:18 AM |
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Couldn't find this info easily: when do you become eligible to uncheck the escrow box when creating a sell listing? I do not trust my BTC in the hands of any escrow other than John K. for longer than a day.
i cant and i have over 100 feedbacks Have you tried to ID verify? I see it says you're not verified now. |
Saying that you don't trust someone because of their behavior is completely valid.
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uk1
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June 29, 2013, 12:09:05 AM |
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nope
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uk1
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June 29, 2013, 12:17:59 PM |
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Hello Folks,
It would be great if you could put up a wanted section, where people could put up requests also, which would make the marketplace be able to find it right and steady stream of people. This would be very helpful for a lot traders like me. I have sources to get a large number of products, based on requirements, even wholesale. i am really interested in filling up your site with valuable products for sale. I am probably gonna create a poll hre based on your categories so I can fill up more products into it.
Cheers
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June 29, 2013, 01:28:12 PM |
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There seems to be a bug in bitmit. Why is it I see listings from 5,000 km away when I am in "Local Listings"?
PM me and I'll give you more details.
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Coinsbank: Left money in their costodial wallet for my signature. Then they kept the money.
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June 29, 2013, 04:42:22 PM |
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There seems to be a bug in bitmit. Why is it I see listings from 5,000 km away when I am in "Local Listings"?
PM me and I'll give you more details.
https://www.bitmit.net/en/service/dataPrivacy tab Tried fiddling with that? |
Saying that you don't trust someone because of their behavior is completely valid.
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dinogenes
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June 30, 2013, 05:51:18 AM |
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Just contact the seller and tell him about your concerns?
And of course, escrow.
I did so and until now there is, surprise surprise, no answer. I think the case is clearly. Did you do some cheap buys on ebay to "gain trust" before you bought something you actually wanted?
Yes, actually i did it that way. The US customer of yours might turn out to be a n-word, too. https://i.imgur.com/etrQ4OY.png Calm down. It seems you suffer from a overdose of rage against the machine. (great band in the old days, but audioslave is fine too) (sorry, but really: what's your problem?) In case you are new to the internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_scam I would report any person that asked me to pay out of escrow before receiving the good as a scammer and you deserve to be marked a scammer for that. In relation to the link above, i think my concerns are legitimate. I also sent him a link to my profile from another electronic marketplace with 100% positive feedback. He could send me a message there for verification... Anyway, as it seems (no answer), it was a scammer and i won't explain this furthermore. Be a angry kid elsewhere. |
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