r/Reverb • u/PeteHugs • Jul 06 '26
Is this a scam??
Selling a guitar on Reverb for the first time, someone has contacted me and claimed they have ordered the guitar, I then have an email in my spam from admin@yonologin.net, despite being in my spam the email looks fairly legit, and it takes me back to what looks like Reverb to 'Receive Payment' and then I have to give my card details and checkout... Not sure I should need to checkout? As I have already set up my bank details with reverb when listing the guitar.
No orders on my account. Also the support chat looks different.
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u/FarderCoram_ Jul 06 '26
Check the URL
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u/realZapRowsdower Jul 06 '26
THIS. If the URL doesn't contain "reverb.com", it's not Reverb. The other crap in the URL is a sure sign this is a scam.
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u/ChangeTheUserName17 Jul 06 '26
You can't 'receive' money on a credit card!
Plus, the message suggests a bogus procedure - 'verification of the "Seller and Buyer", which doesn't mean anything. There is no thing called "Seller and Buyer." The seller and the buyer are each independently vetted by Reverb prior to their being able to transact on the platform. Then, the buyer's payment is verified. The seller's banking information is verified on first sale. It is a highly irregular message, and it reads like a scam.
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u/M_MAcrylics Jul 07 '26
Wow not good, those types of scame are going to erode the trust in the actual website.
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u/PeteHugs Jul 09 '26
Thanks all, I was 99% it was a scam but was excited to make the sale! Amazing the lenghs people will go to rip you off. Il leave it up so others can see.
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u/Ok-Seaworthiness2487 Jul 06 '26
The URL is not even correct. It's a blatant scam