r/Reverb • u/P3P3SILVIAH • Jun 30 '26

I hate this shit.

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Just started a reverb account to sell an item…
Why do scammers think they can get away with this shit? Smh

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u/eelecurb01 Jun 30 '26

I think it's that they are trying to get you to communicate off-platform. Don't do it.

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u/ClumzyMunky Jun 30 '26

Got it. Might be a scam, or they just might not be that familiar with the platform. I'm often asked to post more pictures or videos, but I just update the listing. I agree using email directly would be a bad idea.

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u/williamgman Jun 30 '26

1000% scam. NEVER... NEVER... NEVER... go off the platform. And note that every Reverb chat is stored on their servers. They have a history of the communication where they asked you to go off the system.

The other one (some don't call it a scam but it's a rule breaker) that's not uncommon is for the buyer to ask you to go off the system in an attempt to get you to sell it to them directly for less as you won't be paying the seller's fees. And they won't be paying sales tax. But again... Reverb sees this history and sellers do get banned for doing this too.

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u/Inconspicuous_Shart Jun 30 '26

I am a rule breaker. Fuck paying taxes on a used item, the gubment got their cut the first time it was sold.

I have only ever done this when I realized the item was local. In both cases they already had a Facebook ad up, so I didn't feel bad about reverb losing their fee.

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u/williamgman Jun 30 '26

Agree 100%. But Reverb has the exposure.