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<p>[QUOTE="YoloBagels, post: 3524902, member: 94739"]Instagram is a great tool to use, especially for young numismatists. Yes there is drama, but can you name a single major website where people can communicate freely where there is no drama? Yes people get heated online. It's a natural human instinct but that's besides the point. I love IG and it's Numismatic community. As you said, it's a matter of blocking people who cause drama/slander, the same as you would do to someone who talked all trash on CT.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, and it's by no means the best place for learning about numismatics, but it's way better than other sites like youtube or reddit. Scammers are on the site but they are usually very easy to pick out. This might help.</p><p><br /></p><p>-When buying from a seller, make sure they are a credible person. Check with people who have done business with them if you can. Don't buy from people with 3 followers and 1 post.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Do not to buy from foreign countries. Especially from third world (i.e. Malaysia, India, Indonesia)</p><p><br /></p><p>-Try not to participate in raffles. Not only is this illegal (but not really enforced), but it can get you scammed very easily. We've all heard the story of the guy scammed approximately $14k from fake raffles.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Most foreign scammers will use a message copy+pasted from what I assume is google translate. These people usually use words/names such as "Mock Donald, I am from Texas, Salam". They will also ask for a long list of foreign currency.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]936382[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Oh and my @ is [USER=94739]@YoloBagels[/USER][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="YoloBagels, post: 3524902, member: 94739"]Instagram is a great tool to use, especially for young numismatists. Yes there is drama, but can you name a single major website where people can communicate freely where there is no drama? Yes people get heated online. It's a natural human instinct but that's besides the point. I love IG and it's Numismatic community. As you said, it's a matter of blocking people who cause drama/slander, the same as you would do to someone who talked all trash on CT. Oh, and it's by no means the best place for learning about numismatics, but it's way better than other sites like youtube or reddit. Scammers are on the site but they are usually very easy to pick out. This might help. -When buying from a seller, make sure they are a credible person. Check with people who have done business with them if you can. Don't buy from people with 3 followers and 1 post. -Do not to buy from foreign countries. Especially from third world (i.e. Malaysia, India, Indonesia) -Try not to participate in raffles. Not only is this illegal (but not really enforced), but it can get you scammed very easily. We've all heard the story of the guy scammed approximately $14k from fake raffles. -Most foreign scammers will use a message copy+pasted from what I assume is google translate. These people usually use words/names such as "Mock Donald, I am from Texas, Salam". They will also ask for a long list of foreign currency. [ATTACH=full]936382[/ATTACH] Oh and my @ is [USER=94739]@YoloBagels[/USER][/QUOTE]
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