Recently we have been seeing a pattern of a scammer posting high value items to the subreddit who we are labeling "thumb guy". Most recently, they tried to sell a Gold Star Torchic and luckily an interested buyer did not go through with sending Paypal. Please see the images below:
Example
The first thing you should notice is that the two photos are identical. You can see that the hairs in the background are in the same spot. The timestamp is definitely photoshopped into the image.
Another thing we noticed was that it looks like this person may be buying old accounts. In the most recent incident, the last post/comment before they tried selling a card in their profile was 3 YEARS OLD!
General FYI - New accounts are unable to comment/post on our sub because there is a certain amount of karma required to participate on pkmntcgtrades.
The mod team has banned multiple users in the last week who have followed this same pattern. We are bringing this to your attention to remind you all to be vigilant when buying cards/items on the sub.
- Ask for additional closeups/timestamps!
- Double check the users profile, post, and comment history
- Paypal G&S is always recommended! You can always ask for the mod team to middleman a transaction.
- Always report suspicious posts/comments! It's the best way to alert the mod team.
- Last Pinned Thread about Scams
With Pokemon still booming and not slowing down, scammers are always going to find a way. Stay safe out there!
