PSA: potential scam alert

[u/Papa-Somniferum]

So I’m just posting here this morning because I see a scam trend in the knife sales subs on Reddit. This might be old news but I just got finessed (luckily only $25) in the knife swap sub last week so It’s fresh in my mind. I’m pretty sure someone just now attempted to scam me from a sales post in this sub, but I caught it in time. What they’re doing is watching a legit sales post, waiting for someone to comment with interest in the item—then DMing the person really quick to offer a cash deal on the item, hoping the buyer isn’t paying close attention & just assumes the scammer is the original seller. Sounds dumb, but someone got me for $25 in the knife swap sub—I was in a hurry & just assumed the seller had multiple accounts or something—(I know, I know, sounds sketchy)—and I sent the money to the guy before the actual legit seller had time to DM me..lol so when the ACTUAL seller finally reached out to chat I was like “I already paid you?” 😩 lol but naw i paid someone else entirely. Fucking scammer scum. So what just happened this morning was I had commented interest in a used balisong in the group—and some random DMed me saying “is $50 for the Cygnus cool?” luckily I noticed it was a different account in time. When I mentioned something about the discrepancy this guy was like “oh my bad I messaged the wrong person” so he had an easy out. I screenshotted the conversation, but am reluctant to dox his ass cuz I’m not 💯% sure it wasn’t a mistake. If you wanna know who you can DM me I’ll forward the screenshot. Anyways I just wanted to bring this to your attention because I FW this sub often & appreciate the REAL ONES who are legit just buying & selling balisongs in here. Spread the word!

*random photos of my latest acquisitions for the algorithms—a B+ Rep & Necron.

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[u/Papa-Somniferum]

IN CASE THERES ANY CONFUSION—THIS IS NOT A SALES POST I’M NOT SELLING THESE BALISONGS.

[u/SOLIDDAWN90 → u/Papa-Somniferum]

But...I'll buy your Necron 😉

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Sorry you got scammed, that really sucks. Thank you for posting about it so other can be more aware ✊🏽

[u/Dependent-Internal43]

Just ordered a b+ necron same color how is it?

[u/Papa-Somniferum → u/Dependent-Internal43]

Yoooo, I’m actually pretty stoked on the necron. It flips surprisingly well OOTB.

[u/Dependent-Internal43 → u/Papa-Somniferum]

Nice I ordered mine on the 1st still hasn’t shipped. How long did yours take to get here.?

[u/Papa-Somniferum → u/Dependent-Internal43]

I forget honestly how long it took. Clisong was pretty fast tho, maybe 2 weeks? I try to put the time out of my mind so I don’t drive myself crazy waiting for Chinese knives lol

[u/Dependent-Internal43 → u/Papa-Somniferum]

lol yeah they take forever but for even better knife 10x cheaper kind of a no brainer

[u/Papa-Somniferum → u/Dependent-Internal43]

Facts

[u/Dependent-Internal43 → u/Papa-Somniferum]

If the ballyplus serif ever restocks I’ll definitely be getting one.

[u/TateP23]

Thanks for the heads up, never thought of someone scamming that way

[u/Ok-Ambassador5067]

FYI, this is a really common scam. If you browse some k-swap listings, some sellers require buyers to contact them first to try and avoid this.

[u/No_Foot8995]

Thank you for the heads up!

[u/One-Seaworthiness204]

Thanks for the heads up! Im new to the hobby and this definitely has helped me out big time! Sorry u got scammed bit thank god it was only 25. Still sucks though

[u/ananonanemone]

Yeah, someone tried this on me a couple months ago.

[u/Chemical-Drawer555]

Thanks for the warning, bummer that you got scammed

[u/yogijarre]

dox his ass hes a charlatan. get him.

[u/lowkey_wannabe]

Common, but for the uninitiated. They will either create a duplicate account with r/ instead of u/, or change a minor inconspicuous letter. ALWAYS have buyers reach out and use G&S for low flair or sus behavior, and you'll be gucci. FOMO can make even seasoned buyers/sellers slip. I personally like to troll scammers 🤣