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How do you get references on sellers on BST???

I've never made a purchase on the BST forum before but thought I would soon. Some decent buys sometimes and I like to deal with fellow collectors. Do you ask the seller for references or what? Thanks.
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<< <i>Do you ask the seller for references or what? >>
Step 2: Request to use that person as a reference.
Simple as that. Unless you know someone already on the boards and have interacted with them in some way, you will not be able to get a reference.
Ray
Of course you could facebook stalk someone...lol.
Ray
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<< <i>No one should be offended if a potential client asks for references and no potential client should be offended to supply references, either. Of course, if you are a regular reader of the boards you may have a more comfortable feeling about those board members who conduct themselves in certain ways on a day-to-day basis, so not every potential transaction may or may not be looked at with the same scrutiny >>
I like this answer. After hanging around for awhile you get a feel for who you do or don't want to deal with.
There are a few members who can provide a long list of references that I have no desire to deal with.
I know who is very active and good to deal with.
if a person has a low post count, I will ask for references and will probably do the deal.
if a person ask me for references, I provide them with them.
YOUR REPUTATION GOES A LONG WAY!!!!!!!!!!
let me say that again
YOUR REPUTATION GOES A LONG WAY!!!!!!!!!!
It takes a life time to build a good REPUTATION!!!!!!!!
Good, prompt communication is a MUST!!!!!!
Some times the USPS can mess with a deal
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I will only add that as a seller (generally), I have also occasionally asked for references from members I have not dealt with before,
who either want a coin sent on approval, or are sending a personal check (I prefer to ship upon or even prior to receipt of payment, and don't want to play the wait to clear game). I have never had a problem with this request.
I will also say that this forum is a great group to deal with. Other than one or two 'late' payments, I have had no problems whatsoever, with over 200 deals and 96 different members. Over the years it seems like the problems are with bullion related items (buyers and sellers), and the bad eggs get outed pretty quickly.
Biggest risk is as a buyer since most sellers will require payment first.
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