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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2527169, member: 1892"]There's an Ebay seller by that name with a long record (since 2003) of successful sales of really nice ($Hundreds and into 4 figures per coin) pieces, but that record ended over a year ago (from Ebay Feedback). The two most likely scenarios - speaking from experience; I've been the Moderator of an active Buy/Sell forum and had to chase down trolls as part of the job - are an account takeover by a relative/acquaintance with fewer morals or a hack by a third party, and/or a major life event which put the original seller into a really bad place and forced him into a different behavior pattern. Very, very rarely - especially with someone dealing at this level - does a seller just make the choice to "go troll."</p><p><br /></p><p>My point being, the perpetrator might not even be the person who originally built up that stellar selling rep. That person may not even be among the living any longer. So, although there's information to be gleaned from previous customers (for instance), that information might not be relevant any longer and indeed would serve to harm the reputation of someone who doesn't deserve it while throwing you off the correct track. You have to move very_carefully in situations like this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2527169, member: 1892"]There's an Ebay seller by that name with a long record (since 2003) of successful sales of really nice ($Hundreds and into 4 figures per coin) pieces, but that record ended over a year ago (from Ebay Feedback). The two most likely scenarios - speaking from experience; I've been the Moderator of an active Buy/Sell forum and had to chase down trolls as part of the job - are an account takeover by a relative/acquaintance with fewer morals or a hack by a third party, and/or a major life event which put the original seller into a really bad place and forced him into a different behavior pattern. Very, very rarely - especially with someone dealing at this level - does a seller just make the choice to "go troll." My point being, the perpetrator might not even be the person who originally built up that stellar selling rep. That person may not even be among the living any longer. So, although there's information to be gleaned from previous customers (for instance), that information might not be relevant any longer and indeed would serve to harm the reputation of someone who doesn't deserve it while throwing you off the correct track. You have to move very_carefully in situations like this.[/QUOTE]
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