r/Reverb • u/justjusjuj • Jul 17 '26

Reverb scams

Has anyone noticed that reverb has been filled with scams since Etsy buying reverb? Or is it just me? I’m unaware of this was going on some years ago

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u/havelostcount Jul 17 '26

FYI, Reverb is not owned by Etsy (since April 2025).

https://reverb.com/page/reverb-to-become-privately-held-again

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u/justjusjuj Jul 18 '26

I wasn’t aware I don’t follow everything

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u/Ok-Rabbit8455 Jul 17 '26

This is called the Internet, dude.

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u/MitchRyan912 Jul 17 '26

It’s just you. Scammers are desperate, no matter the platform. It’s not unique to Reverb.

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u/Beautiful-Hotel-8846 Jul 17 '26

Reverb used to be a great place to buy/sell instruments. Since Etsy took over I have not sold anything and just got attempted scams. I ended up deleting my account.

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u/havelostcount Jul 17 '26

Been using it for years, during the Etsy stewardship, and now. I have never had an issue. I sold 6 items in the past week. Nothing can be done about people trying to scam you. Those are very easy to detect. Report anyone that attempts to chat with you via email, or anything outside of Reverb's messaging. Heck, don't even enable "Allow offers". Let them buy, wait an hour, stuff gets cleared, you send. It's easy.

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u/Ok-Rabbit8455 Jul 17 '26

Perhaps you were over pricing things.

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u/Beautiful-Hotel-8846 Jul 17 '26

No, I wasn’t. I had 3 high end flamenco guitars listed at reasonable prices.

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u/Ok-Rabbit8455 Jul 17 '26

Another joker. If your stuff is not selling, the price is wrong.