GoldBits - Newbie scammer

[hedgy73]

I'm still scratching my head about this whole situation, it's the most bizarre set of circumstances I can remember on a selling thread.

whats got you? the way goldbits conducted themselfs? or the way people went over the top about it (i admit, im one of them)?

No its not you lol I'm over the top with suspected scams most of the time myself.

Its weird how it started with GoldBits being a new and user starting a self moderated thread and than deleting any slightly questionable post. I don't think for one second he's a new user more like an old hand playing a bit of a game or as mentioned starting a scam with one legitimate coin. He seems to have been on a bit of a wind up rubbing it in that he's sold the coin on page 2 of this thread without escrow and mentioning requiring escrow on other peoples threads.

I don't know why he would sell a coin under market value again unless it was just bait for a later scam.

I'm not sure why elianite would risk 4btc on what looked like a definite scam at the time especially with escrow being refused.

I then don't know why elianite didn't get proof of the sale at the gold dealer to show here especially as he was already being accused by some of being part of the scam. Unless the coin he received was fake but he didn't want to lose face.

I just don't know its all very strange and there seems to be lots of unanswered questions.

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[hilariousandco]

I don't think for one second he's a new user more like an old hand playing a bit of a game

He will be an older user:

I suspect all of these are actually alts of hilariousandco (another staff member) but let me see what I can dig up

Damn, you got me  . The question is, who are you an alt of?

Ha no you are not. It should be obvious who he is an alt of, elianite

Good call, Vod.

Vod hasn't been active here early Jan and a new user very likely wouldn't have any idea of vod or his reputation.

[DiamondCardz]

Why would hilariousandco have alts? They would have much, much less influence than a Staff member account if he really was trying to shill for something.

[hedgy73]

That conversation has been cut from another thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=970157.msg10592240#msg10592240

[DiamondCardz]

That conversation has been cut from another thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=970157.msg10592240#msg10592240

I see. That's interesting, I'll need to read up on that then.

Thanks!

[hedgy73]

That conversation has been cut from another thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=970157.msg10592240#msg10592240

I see. That's interesting, I'll need to read up on that then.

Thanks!

No problem .

[AJRGale]

That conversation has been cut from another thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=970157.msg10592240#msg10592240

I see. That's interesting, I'll need to read up on that then.

Thanks!

No problem .

wow, i did come across that, but now i look into this:

Vod: Last Active: January 12, 2015, 08:02:30 PM

GoldBits: Date Registered: February 23, 2015, 03:16:42 AM

so how'd GoldBits know about Vod? other then going over months of posts.. seems like an old user on here, anyone willing to go though 7600+ posts of vods to see who he has run into?

still, why would Vod go AWOL (studying C+ or some programming language) and then come back as Quickseller, who has been active member since July 22, 2014, 03:51:40 PM?

orrr he could be meaning something else..


wait.. Vod has busted a few scammers balls, i wonder... *checks trust ratings*

[hilariousandco]

He was being sarcastic, Einstein (see, I'm not really accusing you of being Einstein  ). Quickseller obviously isn't vod, though maybe he is the 'new' vod due to his scambusting.

[AJRGale]

He was being sarcastic, Einstein (see, I'm not really accusing you of being Einstein  ). Quickseller obviously isn't vod, though maybe he is the 'new' vod due to his scambusting.

but... i was born in 1984, and Einstein died in 1955, What Are You Accusing Me Of?! I Didn't Done No mass energy bomb! No! *runs away*

yeah, i was just pointing out the obvious, with alcohol in my blood circulation..

[Mitchell]

I've said that I would apologize if GoldBit's sale proofs to be legit and I trust elianite enough to believe that the coin is real. So, GoldBit, I hereby apologize for accusing you.

However, like others have said, I'm almost certain that you are going to pull a long con, based on what has happened and the PM's you have sent me. I cannot prove nor disprove this, so we shall see what the future holds.

[tins]

I've said that I would apologize if GoldBit's sale proofs to be legit...

No need for that apology, yet, as we are still waiting on proof.

There was a claim that the coin was sold (without receipt for proof), but that claim also stated that the pawn show didn't test the coin to see if it was legit. So, 1) no proof of coin's authenticity, and 2) no proof of actual sale of coin.

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Complete side note: eBay is really effing annoying lately. Really nothing to do with this thread, but I needed to get that off my chest.

[AJRGale]

ah well, goldbits hasn't posted since we shamed him here, unless he move on to another name to attempt another scam

[elianite]

At this point I really dont know what to think of GoldBits. Im not gonna go say hes a scammer outright, as I got a legit coin, but it looks like he hasn't been on for several days now. As for tins, I regret my lack of proof.

[AJRGale]

long con idea got busted up i think, couldn't handle multiple people hounding him over it

hell, he may of been fully legit, but the way he conducted himself on here just didn't work here

[hilariousandco]

long con idea got busted up i think, couldn't handle multiple people hounding him over it

hell, he may of been fully legit, but the way he conducted himself on here just didn't work here

I'm not sure it's 'busted up' completely as I would have thought his initial sale was busted the way he acted and how quickly he amassed his neg feedback but someone took the chance regardless of all that. Now we just have to wait and see if he tries more sales and whether someone else takes the chance on the strength of him having 'completed' a previous sale on his terms, though I'm skeptical anybody will and will be very surprised if another person does.

[AJRGale]

long con idea got busted up i think, couldn't handle multiple people hounding him over it

hell, he may of been fully legit, but the way he conducted himself on here just didn't work here

I'm not sure it's 'busted up' completely as I would have thought his initial sale was busted the way he acted and how quickly he amassed his neg feedback but someone took the chance regardless of all that. Now we just have to wait and see if he tries more sales and whether someone else takes the chance on the strength of him having 'completed' a previous sale on his terms, though I'm skeptical anybody will and will be very surprised if another person does.

well the way i see "busting his plan", he sold but everyone saw what he was planing, hence the reason why he hasn't said anything since, even after Blazedout419 showed some interest..

[hilariousandco]

I'm sure blazedout wouldn't have gone ahead with the deal without escrow which is obviously the caveat goldbits would have stuck to.

[AJRGale]

I'm sure blazedout wouldn't have gone ahead with the deal without escrow which is obviously the caveat goldbits would have stuck to.

mm, fair point
 we just have to sit back and watch

[Dorrittulx]

Hmm... So is that guy who "bought" the coin off GB just an alt to attract more buyers? Or is it something else?

[elianite]

So, I bought btc back with the money that I got for the coin.

Since btc price went up so much in past few days, in total I got about 4.1BTC for the $1450cad that I got for the coin, for which i paid 4BTC.

So, for ALL of this; 0.1BTC profit.

sigh...