For Sale BUYER BEWARE Zelle

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He had a moderator account Sunday. I sent him a PM and he eventually banned me from Scubaboard. Had to have a buddy reach out to the Chairman to have my account reinstated. Caveat emptor.
 
I PMed him on Sunday too. Things didn't look right. The minute he wouldn't take a buyer protected payment, I was out and he banned me. Appealed it and reported what smelled like a hacked mod account. Pleased to be unbanned.

Sucks for anyone who got scammed. It's easy to let your guard down when it's appears to be such a reputable seller.
 
Does scubaboard offer two factor authentication? I seem to recall an option to enable it, although I can’t find it right now (on my phone). 2FA seriously cuts down on this sort of thing.
 
flymolo:
Does scubaboard offer two factor authentication? I seem to recall an option to enable it, although I can’t find it right now (on my phone). 2FA seriously cuts down on this sort of thing.
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It does. I've got it set up to work with an authenticator app.
 
PayPal only and pay for the protection is the only option at this point.
 
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The Chairman:
PayPal only and pay for the protection is the only option at this point.
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I don't see an option to pay more for additional protection through Paypal, "buyer protection" seems to be automatic for qualifying purchases. Am I missing something?

Very disturbing how slick this scam is, using known accounts and competent well-phrased ads. Is it reposting the texts of old ads by other people, or is this someone who is quite knowledgeable about dive equipment?
 
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Many people will send money using the "friend or family" option which while being completely free also is free from any protection. I would like to find a way to report these Zelle addresses to Zelle and let them follow up on the attempted scams.
 
OTF:
I don't see an option to pay more for additional protection through Paypal, "buyer protection" seems to be automatic for qualifying purchases. Am I missing something?
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If someone asks for friends and family (and I don't know them) there's a calculator online that will add the fees (so they get exactly what they're asking for).

The Fee Calculator - Calculate PayPal merchant fees for credit cards

I just choose merchant and pay whatever the difference is and figure it's pretty cheap insurance if anything goes south.
 
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