I'm not really a fan of account trading anymore, however,
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Today at 07:50:19 AM - hardpick - password reset via secret question
If i'm not mistaking, using the secret question still locks your account.
Just a guess here, but the email you received *might* be the email you got when you changed your own password, but then your account *might* have gotten locked because *somebody* tried to use the secret question... Just guesses here.
Anyways, expect your account to be neg tagged by DT members that dislike account sales pretty soon. A neg tag will not stop you from achieving your primary objective (posting pictures), however, it will stop you from trading without the use of an escrow.
Well I think it would suck even more if someone was to neg tag me.
I actually messaged a moderator before I bought the account and asked him whether this was an OK thing to do. Don't want to buy the account and then have it blacklisted...
I got a reply saying it was fine, which is why I proceeded. Don't think I've broken any rules here?
A simple thing to do might be to just "enable" these privileges like posting pics for people who are willing to pay. I don't care about the rep/nor am I trying to deceive anyone. I just want to post a thread with pictures.
Why do we want money filtering out to scam artists and create a black market when it could go towards the upkeep and development of this forum? Sounds like the best solution to me?