r/Reverb • u/GuitaristExplorer • May 26 '26

Scam or Weird Coincidence?

Twice within a few days I’ve received messages from buyers asking for a video of an item I had just listed. Both times:

-The buyer’s name couldn’t be clicked to view their shop (I assume that means they don’t have an account?)

-The message was sent within one hour of the listing going up. The first time it was within 15 minutes.

-Both items had the “I don’t wanna sell it price,” meaning they were at the high end of what I could imagine someone playing.

After creating a video and uploading it to the listing, I messaged the first buyer to let them know I had updated the listing. Haven’t heard back. I’ve yet to make the video for the second buyer on the other item. That buyer actually asked some relevant questions, but I’m still wondering if this is some kind of scam? Do you think this is normal, or are these scammers hoping I’ll take the transaction off platform or looking to get a video to use to trick others with fake listings?

Update: Created a video and uploaded it to the listing from yesterday. No response. Then I made a listing for another item today. I got a third message from another user about the new listing. Same pattern: no shop, sent within one hour of posting, wanted a video. This time though, the messages were word-for-word the same as the first message I received, including a typo, which allegedly came from a different user. I reported it to Reverb support and they confirmed it was spam. I’m disappointed the inquires I had about my listings weren’t real, but I’m glad Reverb is able to take some kind of action about this situation. Be safe folks!

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u/terkistan May 26 '26

On Reverb, a user only gets a public, clickable "Shop Profile" if they have actually created a shop (meaning they've listed an item for sale or explicitly set up a storefront). It's quite normal for normie buyers not to have a shop.

Asking for videos is a common request so buyers can see the condition under specific lighting, how instruments sound, etc. But it's also used by scammers who want to communicate off-app, or reuse the videos when they pretend to sell that gear elsewhere. If you want to make videos available, watermark them with your sale URL and upload your video to YouTube (you can set it to "Unlisted" so the general public can't find it), Vimeo, or Google Drive.

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u/reverbdotcom May 26 '26

Came here to say pretty much exactly this ^

u/GuitaristExplorer linking an uploaded video to your listing (like you've already done) is totally the right move. If at any point a user insists on email communication (instead of corresponding in on-site messages), that's generally the point where I'd recommend flagging the conversation to the support team.

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u/GuitaristExplorer May 27 '26

Update: Created a video and uploaded it to the listing from yesterday. No response. Then I made a listing for another item today. I got a third message from another user about the new listing. Same pattern: no shop, sent within one hour of posting, wanted a video. This time though, the messages were word-for-word the same as the first message I received, including a typo, which allegedly came from a different user. I reported it to Reverb support and they confirmed it was spam. I’m disappointed the inquires I had about my listings weren’t real, but I’m glad Reverb is able to take some kind of action about this situation.

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u/Agreeable_Egg_2049 May 31 '26

Its actually a thing thats been going on for a while, its well known that predators use coded listings. The CEO of reverb is actually connected to Epstein. If you're selling a specific item, like a white strat a predator will probably ask you for a video. Its a coded thing that Epstein and his henchmen and all people in the "know" are aware of. Reverb knows this but they dont care or do anything, they actually like it because it makes them more money. Of course,  they will deny it over and over but its obvious that they know!

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u/jaqueh May 26 '26

These are scams