Quote from: itcoinbay on July 20, 2019, 05:24:20 PM

I've tried and no matter what stance we take someone has an issue with it. See there you go again--"name calling is very common for scammers after being called out." It is also pretty common for someone that is honest to get pissed off at being accused, without any proof, of being dishonest as well, is it not?

"It depends" Tongue

I think it's good to learn not to let things online get to you too much. I've had my fair share, see this story filled with accusations. I thought it was worth a laugh, so I Merited the post.

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It's just extremely frustrating. We are trying to establish a Peer to Peer Bitcoin Auction site, but people are so accustomed to scammers

Many people learned the hard way not to trust people.

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Sure maybe we could use an escrow service or whatever, but that has already been done has it not? We are trying to build a community of honest people using only Peer to Peer transactions. Why risk everything to a third party?

An escrow is someone with a proven track record. You can't start out and say you're an escrow.

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Maybe people still prefer that and that's why the banksters continue thriving.

Banks aren't going to help you if your internet order doesn't get delivered. Banks don't offer escrow services.

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Again, as it relates to our offer: do people really expect reward with no expenditure of action or risk? That is not how life works.

I've seen countless great offers on this forum that gave away Bitcoin, but it's more likely nowadays to see scammers than freebies. As for your offer: I only noticed your topics when there were several threads already, and my first impression was indeed that you asked many people to become VIP for 0.01 BTC to get 0.02 BTC. It took me a while to figure out this offer was only meant for one person, which makes it sound a lot less like a ponzi.

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If you were sincerely trying to help, thank you. If you got caught undeservedly in a rage of crossfire, I apologize.

I'm always sincere and didn't take anything personal.

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I have let this all get to me more than I should have

That was quite obvious Tongue

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but I really didn't expect such an attack. We will not be making anymore such offers here. I'm tempted to detract the current offer, but I will let it stand just for kicks.

I'd say: take a break, enjoy your weekend, and come back when you're refreshed. There's a lot to read here, but as a summary, I can already tell you that there are many times more scams than legit offers. Trust takes time, and trust is earned slowly. But you can lose it very quickly.

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At our site, no 3rd party payment or conversion systems, downloads, platform installs, special wallets, etc. are required. We use only Peer to Peer transactions as envisioned by Satoshi Nakamoto. After all, is this is not how Bitcoin was intended to be used?

What if the seller doesn't deliver?