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05-12-2012, 07:02 AM
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Let me clarify. Sythe does have a lot of scammers that go through it, but newcomers on Sythe are heavily, heavily scrutinized.

Almost every trade involves a middleman, or a guy who makes sure the seller actually has what he/she is selling, this way there is some sort of verification (or attempted verification) before the buyer sends money. In addition, if there is a problem with the payment, the seller or buyer tells the middleman. Most middlemen have direct communication with the site staff, and bans are handed out very leniently. Thus, there is a barrier to scamming because there is always more than two people involved in a transaction. This makes buying/selling on sythe much more safe than on DP.

The fact that voucher threads are used instead of iTrader means that you cannot simply "sneak" feedback to a user. If you try to sneak feedback, you end up bumping your vouches thread in the Vouches forum, and if all your vouches are coming from new members then you will be subject to scrutiny.

Ultimately what Sythe has done is put a real person in-between the buyer and seller in every case (human-proofing transactions). A middleman isn't required for every sale on Sythe, but most buyers/sellers request one. If a buyer/seller refuses a middleman, there is a high chance they are a scammer and will be reported (and banned shortly).

Not all bans are permanent. Most are temporary infractions, but a 2 or 3 week ban is long enough for a scammer to try not to come back and use the same account again.

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