Ever have someone contact you outside POTN regarding an item you have for sale only at POTN?
I did, and I'm not sure what to think.
Jul 29, 2014 13:12 | #1 Ever have someone contact you outside POTN regarding an item you have for sale only at POTN? Website: Iowa Landscape Photography
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kf095 Out buying Wheaties  More info | Jul 29, 2014 13:32 | #2 photoguy6405 wrote in post #17064175  I did... So, you have contacted? M-E and ME blog
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Jul 29, 2014 13:36 | #3 They could have followed your for sale ad to your website and contacted you via email that way. I didn't see a phone number on the site so if they contacted you via phone then they would have had to dig harder to find that and I would consider that creepy. Aaron
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TooManyShots Cream of the Crop 10,203 posts Likes: 532 Joined Jan 2008 Location: NYC More info | Jul 29, 2014 13:37 | #4  Permanent banScam??? Me, no. I guess they assume I am smart enough to smell a scam in the making...... One Imaging Photography
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Jul 29, 2014 13:37 | #5 I've done google searches for items I'm looking for and had forum BST come up as results. I have been temped to contact the seller outside of the forum since I wasn't a member of that forum but usually don't. I'm sure out people so though.
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Jul 29, 2014 14:00 | #6 It just seems odd to me. Gut feeling. I believe the person is a POTN member, but with less than a dozen posts over a few years. Makes me wonder why they didn't just PM here. Website: Iowa Landscape Photography
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Jul 29, 2014 19:02 | #7 even guests can see the sell category , then they can find your number from your website on your signature Majid flickr
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blanex1 Senior Member  790 posts Likes: 6 Joined Nov 2012 More info | Jul 29, 2014 19:21 | #8 majix wrote in post #17064796 even guests can see the sell category , then they can find your number from your website on your signature this would be creepy,and so easy to do! i just never though people would do this. canon 7d bg-e7 5d-mk3 1d-mk3 24-105-L 17-40 L 35/1.4 85/1.8 yougnuo 565 ex 580 ex and lots of other canon stuff.canon 70-200 2.8 L
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OhLook insufferably pedantic. I can live with that.  24,820 posts Gallery: 105 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 16157 Joined Dec 2012 Location: California: SF Bay Area More info | Jul 29, 2014 19:28 | #9 photoguy6405 wrote in post #17064278 It just seems odd to me. Gut feeling. I believe the person is a POTN member, but with less than a dozen posts over a few years. Makes me wonder why they didn't just PM here. Has the person been banned recently? PRONOUN ADVISORY: OhLook is a she. | A FEW CORRECT SPELLINGS: lens, aperture, amateur, hobbyist, per se, raccoon, whoa | Comments welcome
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tonylong ...winded  More info | Jul 29, 2014 20:22 | #10 OhLook wrote in post #17064831 Has the person been banned recently? I haven't been banned recently...did I do something wrong? Or am I just responding to the wrong post? Tony
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pwm2 "Sorry for being a noob"  8,626 posts Likes: 3 Joined May 2007 Location: Sweden More info | Jul 29, 2014 20:32 | #11 If a wild google search did turn up a forum hit of someone who just happens to live close by, then I wouldn't find it strange the the person decides to see if they can locate a phone number to meet and buy in person. 5DMk2 + BG-E6 | 40D + BG-E2N | 350D + BG-E3 + RC-1 | Elan 7E | Minolta Dimage 7U | (Gear thread)
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Jul 29, 2014 20:51 | #12 OhLook wrote in post #17064831 Has the person been banned recently? If it's the same person, no. pwm2 wrote in post #17064928 If a wild google search did turn up a forum hit of someone who just happens to live close by, then I wouldn't find it strange the the person decides to see if they can locate a phone number to meet and buy in person. But I wouldn't try something like that for someone I don't see as living close by. In your case, your profile just says "US Midwest" which is a quite large place to expect to just meet at a local McDonalds to exchange gear/money  True, but one can delve deeper and click my link for my photo business and get my city and state. Website: Iowa Landscape Photography
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Jul 30, 2014 02:40 | #13 photoguy6405 wrote in post #17064278 It just seems odd to me. Gut feeling. Then go with your gut. If the person is a user then yes it would seem weird they just didn't PM you......but some people are just weird
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