r/sneakermarket • u/eelric92 • Feb 10 '25

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Ban List Update + New Scam Activity

41 Upvotes

Recently, the mod team has seen an increase in sellers who are essentially "double selling" to different buyers, regardless of whether PayPal Invoice was used.

"Double selling" occurs when the seller sells the same item to multiple buyers, who are unaware of such activity. Sellers will also take double payment on these same items. To be clear, this is AGAINST the subreddit rules, and is grounds for an immediate, permanent ban.

Naturally, we do NOT condone any activity where sellers "back out" of "pending" transactions with buyers, especially if it is to price shop and leverage high selling prices ("bidding wars") to different buyers. However, if a seller is going to insist on "backing out" of a pending transaction, the seller must clearly inform the buyer. Under no circumstance is it OK for the seller to take multiple payments on the same item, regardless of the reason.

To protect yourself against this potential scam, please do/consider the following:

Always use PayPal Invoice (this is MANDATORY unless the seller is on the Trusted Sellers List)
- Trusted Sellers List: https://www.reddit.com/r/sneakermarket/wiki/index/trusted-sellers/
Always have the buyer and seller confirm the pending (and then paid) transaction on the original post
Do not engage with users who contact you directly (without using an original post comment first)
Always do a background check on the buyer and seller, including (1) ban list; (2) profile etc.
If the deal is "too good to be true," it probably is
Never be pressured to take a deal that you are not 100% comfortable with -> trustworthy users are understanding and usually willing to compromise to complete a fair deal
In case of any issues, immediately contact the mods via modmail

Thanks again for your attention.

As always, if you have any concerns/comments, please feel free to list them below or contact the mod team via modmail.

2 comments

r/sneakermarket • u/sneakermarket-mod • Dec 10 '24

SCAM ALERT! ⚠️ u/mazdls scammer alert ⚠️

49 Upvotes

Update: u/Drexiee1 is also u/mazdls (JOVANI NAJERA) please avoid at all cost!

Hey r/sneakermarket! This is our routine PSA about being careful with using payment methods other than PayPal invoice or PayPal G&S.

If the seller won’t accept PayPal invoice or G&S that’s an immediate red flag 🚩“mY pAyPaL iS bRoKeN” 🚩Please report SUS sellers to us with screenshots of your chat so we can investigate and hand them a proper ban.

🚨 Trusted Seller List Announcement 🚨

On the other hand, we have a lot of veteran sellers here in the sub who have had a lot of successful transactions and positive feedback. As a result, many of them have the 💎Elite Seller, 👑Legendary Seller, and Custom Flairs to prove their status.

In the next sub announcement, we will be announcing our first ever ✅Trusted Seller List ✅ with sellers who can accept all kinds of payment options and that the Mod Team can vouch for.

Thank you for keeping this sub 💯!

For any other inquiries or concerns, hit us up using Modmail 📩

r/sneakermarket Mod Team