Quote Originally Posted by TheOldDude View Post
@mysterio +1000 on this. Such threads should be banned same as what XXX are you wearing today. Never have and never will post to such threads. Sole purpose is post padding.
Removal of those threads won't eliminate scammers. The adage "Where there's a will, there's a way" applies. Actually, by eliminating these threads you're actually making it harder to detect people up to no good.

As for the earlier suggestion requiring an ID, we are not an authoritarian state. Plus the irony seems lost that in a forum based on a hobby where items are replicated to such a high degree that most people would not be able to tell, members cannot make that leap of faith that an ID can't be faked. If you don't believe an ID can be faked, I have a bridge to sell.

You see a spammer, there is the report button. You come across a deal too good to be true, use some sense (which is unfortunately not common). Not saying everyone who just reached 100 posts and posts a sale is not to be trusted but do your due diligence.

The only solution to that is to close M2M. If you can't buy anything, you shouldn't be scammed (did not use can't as some people will go behind our backs, we don't have any solution for that). If you can't be bothered to practice some sense in M2M, then just buy from the TDs. All the groundwork necessary to vet the seller has been made.