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Hey jeff!! Sorry for asking, but who is this guy Terry Lamb?? Obviously High Profile Guy!! GOOD HUNTING!! VERDE!!
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Hey jeff!! Sorry for asking, but who is this guy Terry Lamb?? Obviously High Profile Guy!! GOOD HUNTING!! VERDE!!
reminder Do not deal with Non Charter Members / or supposed dealers who are not
listed as Supporting Vendors here.
who contact you Via PM
Especially if New & using hushmail.com
Always get A phone number, Always Call them first.
doesn't hurt to google their Email address also & see
if anything pops up
Hi ya Jeff, I do hope you are not meaning "don't deal with NON CHARTER MEMBERS" when it comes to buying. I know you have to be a charter member to sell, but not to buy. I am in the market for another detector and because I am not a charter member, I hope this does not mean people will not sell to me. I have been registered on this site since I cant remember when. Before all the changes in the site, I used to buy and sell on TNet frequently and visit the site multiple times a day. I don't come here too much anymore, for different reasons. I just don't want to be discriminated against because I am not a charter member. Thanks!
I definitely use caution when buying over the forums! I like phone numbers and seeing peoples history. Just making sure!! Thanks!no ..
Non Charter Members are allowed to Buy.
In 90% of cases The Buyer pays First, with Pay Pal
or other secure source. so less chance of a detector going out
and not being paid for.
though In any case, Even when dealing with Charter members ,
buying or selling, it is a smart idea to look & see if the person
you are dealing with is Brand new or a member who has been here awhile.
also how many posts. Do they appear to consider themselves part of the family ?
or just stop in bi-yearly
but even so .. a brand new member could be more trust worthy then a long time member.
We all have an expiration date.
you just can't turn us over & see it stamped there . Thankfully
Just saying when dealing over the Net,
use a little caution can't hurt
I too am one of the newer folks. I saw a comment above mentioning if the person has made themselves part of the family. The sad thing is sites like this are not always welcoming nor accepting of the newer folks so they don't post often and can't be part of the family.
I recently posted wanting to buy a sand scoop. In very short order the next post in the thread was a "reminder" that I must abide by the rules and only buy from a charter member. I had posted within the rules and had not violated any rules so why the reminder? If anything, keep an eye on the thread and remind potential sellers that may be violating the rules. Not the person that has done nothing wrong. See what I mean by not being very welcoming?
I too am one of the newer folks. I saw a comment above mentioning if the person has made themselves part of the family. The sad thing is sites like this are not always welcoming nor accepting of the newer folks so they don't post often and can't be part of the family.
I recently posted wanting to buy a sand scoop. In very short order the next post in the thread was a "reminder" that I must abide by the rules and only buy from a charter member. I had posted within the rules and had not violated any rules so why the reminder? If anything, keep an eye on the thread and remind potential sellers that may be violating the rules. Not the person that has done nothing wrong. See what I mean by not being very welcoming?
Please remember anyone can post a wanted thread, but only charter members can reply with item being sought per our rules.......
As stated already it was a reminder to those that replied that only Charter Members can sell.When I am told "please remember" to me and probably others that is a reminder. Especially when referring to rules.
There are a great many friendly folks here that try to reach out and welcome new comers. There are just as many that think a newcomer is not worth the time of day and it shows in their responses to questions the newcomers ask. Sad since everyone here was a newcomer at some point. Either way I am here and trying to learn from the ones that are welcoming.
It is so sad that people have to be that way and he has such a history of being a scam artist. Sad... There are so many good people out there who are true and honest with what they sell.
When I am told "please remember" to me and probably others that is a reminder. Especially when referring to rules.
There are a great many friendly folks here that try to reach out and welcome new comers. There are just as many that think a newcomer is not worth the time of day and it shows in their responses to questions the newcomers ask. Sad since everyone here was a newcomer at some point. Either way I am here and trying to learn from the ones that are welcoming.
Being new on this forum, and even paying to become a Charter Member, I'm running into this same resistance - solely for being a 'new member' with very low post count. Sad but true.
Kevin / Baja in Arizona
I find that 99.999% of our Newcomers are very good people
but you always need to be aware there can be that 1 who wishes to take advantage.
same goes for the long time members