anything that goes wrong sure mod will get blammed la..that is the nature of the LNY..

guys..i tink LYN need to set up a rule where only ppl who has a minimum post count of let's say 40-50 to start trading here..buying or selling..if not..there will be a lot of conman registering new accounts as members then start cheating ppl's money..alot of scams are from new members (no offense to new honest members)..although members are told to be becareful ady. i dun tink most conman will have the interest to post kaokao 1st only start cheating. only serious buyers/sellers willing to wait the post count to reach the min limit to start trading. if this rule is not set up..there will be more and more con cases. anyone can just register new account wif zero post and start selling/buying stuffs here. this is just an opinion from me..still most important is the buyer/seller need to be cautious all the time .

^ Then there will be people spamming around so that they can be able to trade.

Sometimes, con job not done by seller too. Buyer's ridiculous demand on 2nd hand item causes some responsible sellers to suffer. We all know that buying 2nd hand item, it won't be perfect. I've encountered cases like buyer bought the item, he/she's not happy with it, ask for refund although the item is not faulty and sold as stated in the WTS thread. If seller refuses to refund, voila, TZDRC.

that's HUMAN nature. not LYN nature. therefore knowing HUMAN nature is as such, don't expect LYN to implement rules that subject the staff / admin / mod / TE to the wratch of HUMAN nature.

and so setting minimum post is going to help? it's not. it's not going to help AT ALL if the people keep doing trades without going through their head.

in a forum like LYN - 50 post is NOT hard to achieve either.

there will be more and more con cases as long as there are silly buyers lurking around. end of story.

agree with wat u guys said too. but is there a way to ensure safe trading in LYN? not 100% tho but as much as possible. so at the end of the day..the buyers just need to be cautious?

Yes

when it doubt - don't buy. simple as that.

now, look at all the con-cases - how often do you see idiots bank in few hundred RM to a stranger?

Just as in most situations if you look at the big picture, it would be more effective to educate rather than to protect

If set up fences around our house and lock our children in, we end up with safe but stupid children who are just waiting for something bad to happen
If we educate them well enough they'll be safe by themselves beyond the fences
[end of corny example]

can we pin a reference thread on Custom Tax when u do bulk from overseas.
I know the charges depends but at least some info on what will be tax and stuff.

DEAL LOCALLY WITH FOLKS YOU CAN MEET IN PERSON - follow this one simple rule and you will avoid 99% of the scam attempts.

For sugegstion, I suggest Low Yat to setup a formally report database to avoid repeated conman cases. Reading from the cases I see many cases was repeated because newbie did not read the database prior to conduction transactions.

I agreed all these fault are due to the newbie and the conman, anyhow we shall help them and avoid peoples from being cheated at LYN.

This is our society and we shall take responsiblle to avoid unethical conducts the best we can do. If LYN can do that, LYN will be long life.

Thanks.

This post has been edited by KilJim: Jan 8 2007, 05:07 PM

LYN is a tech forum, not a trade forum like lelong.com

This post has been edited by KilJim: Jan 8 2007, 05:07 PM