Heads up about possible scam

[junkmunki 850]

I had an advert on TC asking for F2 parts and kits. A newbie member called 'vdubcluvb' replied and said he had a large amount of stuff for sale.

He sent a few pictures, then asked me to contact him on an external email address. When i said id rather carry on through TC, he vanished. No replies to mails, and no further contact.

He may be genuine, but it seemed a bit suspect.

J

[vdubclub 16]

Hi. Just seen this & whilst I appreciate the concern about possible scams, would have been decent to check by email first? Unfortunately have been flooded in past week, so my focus has been elsewhere & we’d not even got to point of suggesting price or details. Also to clarify that I only asked to use my normal email to share further pictures more easily (can only share 3 or 4 through DM here) - I was quite happy to continue correspondence through the TC mail.

I’m not a big poster, but been a member for many years and purchased a number of items from a few members.

So, I understand the concern, but also needed to reply as called out.

Still dealing with flooding by the way.

Matt

[gkatz 58]

this is funny.
I have never seen a person nick-named "JUNK MONKEY" caliming someone else is a scammer  (no offense @junkmunki )
FYI, there is a scamming forum in TC. you can find it here: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/forum/26-suspicious-traders/

[junkmunki 850]

There have been a few new members offering parts etc, and then turning out to be not genuine, so when someone offers me stuff and then disapears, it looked suspicious.

21 minutes ago, gkatz said:

this is funny.
I have never seen a person nick-named "JUNK MONKEY" caliming someone else is a scammer  (no offense @junkmunki )
FYI, there is a scamming forum in TC. you can find it here: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/forum/26-suspicious-traders/

I'd rather give a heads up and be wrong, than someone else on here get scammed.

Quite what my TC name has to do with it, im not sure.

J

[svenb 3914]

1 hour ago, junkmunki said:

There have been a few new members offering parts etc, and then turning out to be not genuine, so when someone offers me stuff and then disapears, it looked suspicious.

I'd rather give a heads up and be wrong, than someone else on here get scammed.

Quite what my TC name has to do with it, im not sure.

J

Well said mate 👏🏻

Seems there's a lot of members who only join to sell stuff and don't contribute. I suppose there's nothing wrong with that but contributing to a forum will only help to reinforce trust when it comes to buying/selling.

I for one appreciate fellas like @junkmunki giving us the heads up.

Hope there is a successful deal made.

[futureworks 902]

19 minutes ago, svenb said:

Well said mate 👏🏻

Seems there's a lot of members who only join to sell stuff and don't contribute. I suppose there's nothing wrong with that but contributing to a forum will only help to reinforce trust when it comes to buying/selling.

I for one appreciate fellas like @junkmunki giving us the heads up.

Hope there is a successful deal made.

Agreed, and we’ve also seen a spate, in particular over the last year or so, of scammers joining, zero or small numbers of posts, responding to wanted item posts via DM, offering items, asking you to email direct, and generally being a complete nuisance. I’ve been on here almost 20 years, and scammers seem to have only been turning up in the last few years, in my experience. So no offence is intended by TC members calling similar behaviours out as we’ve become somewhat sensitive to the issue in what has historically been a very constructive, high trust forum with a great, friendly membership.

[rich_f 245]

On 2/24/2024 at 5:21 PM, junkmunki said:

newbie member

 

On 2/25/2024 at 2:10 PM, junkmunki said:

new members

 

On 2/25/2024 at 3:31 PM, svenb said:

members who only join to sell stuff

 

On 2/25/2024 at 3:48 PM, futureworks said:

scammers joining, zero or small numbers of posts,

All very true, but this particular member joined nearly 20 years ago - easily checked by clicking on the name. He's certainly playing the long game, there...

[vdubclub 16]

Just wish to bring this to a close & let you decide if I’m genuine or a scammer & move on.

Yes, I have been a TC member since 2006 & would describe myself as casual – last car I built was THAT TL01-RA - mainly because it was on sale at Modelsport & had a finished body as I suck at painting. Since then have had few opportunities to build, race or even tinker, but have enjoyed this site as a dreamer.

I have appreciated the broad mix of members that seems to accept most types – racers, collectors, bashers, scratch builders, archivists, etc & lived vicariously through their stories.

Ultimately I probably just lack focus (or plain lazy), so whilst I’ve had ideas not got round to it (including building all F2 cars as my first car was a Ralt – hence my stash of parts).

Over past couple of decades I have been lucky enough to acquire some stunning examples from other members that are way beyond my limited abilities (e.g. JennyMo’s STUMPscorcher, Rad’s Hilux & Singleseven’s FAV Willy). I don’t feel I have had any right to post these as not my own work, but do enjoy admiring such wonderful examples & recommend you seek out their work.

I don’t race & as already mentioned have had little time to even tinker, so don’t think I have anything of interest to add to threads – sure, I could post “Wow” or “Great” to up my post count, but not sure that’s adding much & goes against my natural introverted nature. I’m sure there are many members like me & accept I’m not a big contributor in content, but have done deals with members to allow them to complete jobs or provide funds for another project.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion & once again only writing this as the thread has become a permanent matter of record for my ID, so should another opportunity arise, don’t want another member to just assume I’m a scammer based on this.

As final point to hopefully help clear my name, sharing picture of F2 parts with Sunday Times paper to provide some evidence that I at least had these to trade, even if any deal now seems unlikely

[junkmunki 850]

I would just like to make it known, that i have had contact from vdubclub explaining his situation, so he is definitley genuine.

I wish him all the best.

J

[vdubclub 16]

Thank you junkmunki for confirming & please continue to build that excellent F1/F2 grid!

I will try to contribute more.

I appreciate scammers are a curse & better safe than sorry, but think this brings this thread to a close. Thank you.

[Rinskie 860]

Man, makes me not want to post anything for sale. I must say, I am impressed with vdubclub's handling the situation. Better than I could have managed.  

[wolfdogstinkus 1966]

Now that's all sorted out, I just need your bank account details and pin number.

 

Edited February 27 by wolfdogstinkus