HELP! Should I trade?

[shumanlives]

I've never heard of anyone using m2 as an abbreviation. I trade on IG sometimes, but I can prove I have a good trade record. Stay away from this, please.

 

[RevDevil]

I just read the entry and no comments. My experience with Fast Flipper on IG.
He made an offer of a ZT 0777 for 5 of my disco Spyderco. He wanted me to ship a week earlier than he could, because of "work". He sent me a photo of a tool box full of knives as some type of proof he was legit. My inquiry of the facet he obtained such a collection went unanswered multiple times. Not a Forum member, did no BST on FB, nothing. He did provide me with an address, an address to nowhere,Tennessee.
The interaction went on for about two days, I felt early he was a scam based on the things you mentioned.. No posts, no followers, and so forth. I consciously started switching knives from our original asgreement, not once did it bother him.
Icing on the cake was he was generously sending me a ZT 0770 for free.
IG sucks for knives. No accountability, no protection, and certainly operates in a dark anonymity.

Your last statement sums things up perfectly. There is nothing more that can be said really. If someone wants to gamble with their items, it's their business. We don't have any control over what happens on IG, nor do we really want to. We only care what happens here, if the problems from other places start bleeding into this place, then we can deal with them as they arrive.

 

[Ratman79]

My 2 cents is that there are a lot of great and honest folks here on BF. I have had the pleasure of dealing with some of them in my short time here. Post your WTB or WTT query here and see what you come up with.

A trade "off the cuff" outside of the forum with a stranger is not a good idea