I have noticed a highly unusual trend of new members on Prime (new as in joining this month) whose first posts are ads - a red flag.
I have been getting multiple requests for assistance from known members asking me if these are legit sellers which to me implies the pricing is almost too good to be true - another red flag.
Now there are two new members who are using the identical method of posting ads in the wrong forum bypassing the marketplace rules since it prevents me from moderating the ads - red flag #3
One new member is also asking that payment be made to his "son's" paypal account (different last name) - red flag #4.
I cannot state definitively that these are not legit sellers but preliminarily they are not passing my sniff test. This would appear to be backed up by the suspicions of known members reaching out to me to try to confirm whether the ads are legit.
Once again, I cannot be certain one way of the other but the recent activity is a highly unusual trend that I have not seen in my years as a marketplace moderator so out of extra caution I am posting this and requesting that everyone perform their due diligence.
I have been getting multiple requests for assistance from known members asking me if these are legit sellers which to me implies the pricing is almost too good to be true - another red flag.
Now there are two new members who are using the identical method of posting ads in the wrong forum bypassing the marketplace rules since it prevents me from moderating the ads - red flag #3
One new member is also asking that payment be made to his "son's" paypal account (different last name) - red flag #4.
I cannot state definitively that these are not legit sellers but preliminarily they are not passing my sniff test. This would appear to be backed up by the suspicions of known members reaching out to me to try to confirm whether the ads are legit.
Once again, I cannot be certain one way of the other but the recent activity is a highly unusual trend that I have not seen in my years as a marketplace moderator so out of extra caution I am posting this and requesting that everyone perform their due diligence.