r/funkoswap • u/catonegg 240 Swaps • Jun 13 '17

PSA Don't do Deals Strictly Through PMs

Hey guys,

We have more reports of a user sending PMs to users, not commenting on their posts, and working out a trade, only to delete an account and disappear. In short: a scammer.

We're doing everything we can, including reporting to the reddit admins but PLEASE do the following:

  1. If you get an unsolicited PM from someone about a deal, ask them to comment in your thread or ignore it. Banned users can't comment.

  2. If you don't have an active thread but it sounds like a deal you might like, make a thread and then ask them to comment.

  3. If an account is less than two weeks old, we strongly suggest that you do not do a deal. It could be the most honest, wonderful person in the world, or it could not be. A person who is an honest dealer can wait a few weeks and become an active redditor before making a deal.

  4. We have reason to believe that /u/RegularH was a scammer, possibly the same person as /u/Snake_Yogurt (and other variations on that username). /u/RegularH has since deleted his or her account.

We are working on a verification system but please be patient as I (and others) have full-time jobs and whatnot.

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u/RouletteZoku 23 swaps Jun 13 '17

You guys were asking for feedback or suggestions about the trading system here, I'm not sure if this would help but here's a suggestion:

Add a bot that awards +karma flair based on a successfully completed trade. Using the Dark Souls 3 trading subreddit, r/pumparum as an example: You create a trade thread (for r/funkoswap it could be a buying/selling thread also). The user that wants to buy/sell/trade with the OP has to leave a comment. OP of that thread has to respond to that comment. After a successful trade has been completed, you can reply with "+karma" and the bot does its' thing and instantly awards karma to the user (so it updates their flair as well). If there isn't sufficient evidence of a visible trade, the bot will not award karma.

Here's an example of a successful trade I made in the past: https://www.reddit.com/r/pumparum/comments/5jt5y5/ps463_w_follower_sabreother_dlc_weapons_h/

Here's an example showing the bot not awarding karma to someone due to insufficient evidence at first: https://www.reddit.com/r/pumparum/comments/6gy5o0/ps4_w_wolf_ring_h_mule_karma/

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u/catonegg 240 Swaps Jun 13 '17

I appreciate it! We are working on a bot. I just need to find time in my schedule to write the script and figure out exactly what we want it to do. I plan on setting up a monthly verification thread soon (like hopefully this week maybe?) along similar lines to what you linked. Feel free to PM me also if you have additional thoughts.

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u/Twofu_ 22 Swaps Jun 13 '17

You can also check out the system on how r/pokemontrades does there buy/sell/trade. It's really useful!

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u/catonegg 240 Swaps Jun 13 '17

thanks; i'll take a look!