Best way to inform members about fake sellers

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breaka66
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Wed Apr 12, 2017 6:16 pm

I worked with a "seller" to arrange the purchase of a poster I was interested in. Delivery never occurred and I am currently seeking redress through PayPal. I would like to inform other members about this guy so that they don't get suckered in like I did. What is the best way to do this?
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isunktheship
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Mon May 01, 2017 4:48 pm

Create a name and shame thread here: http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewforum.php?f=10
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soam24
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Mon May 01, 2017 4:54 pm

First post potential. Let's go for a ride down name and shame road.
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breaka66
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Mon May 01, 2017 9:00 pm

I have an update on this. It seems that once PayPal froze the seller's account I finally got some action and the short story is that I received my poster (finally) as described. The moral of the story is that if you use PayPal use the "Pay for Goods and Services" option (as opposed to Pay a Friend) as it gives you some recourse in the case of a dispute like this.
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Mon May 01, 2017 10:37 pm

isunktheship wrote:Create a name and shame thread here: http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewforum.php?f=10
No no no. Then we can't discuss it. Name n shame right here or GTFO.
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Redstar1974
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Fri May 19, 2017 6:51 pm

Is this the place to advise users of fraudulent sales?
I was contacted by a member asking if I was still interested in a piece. We agreed to terms and I sent the payment that evening. That was a month ago this Sunday. He kept up with our correspondence until a week ago with promises of getting me the tracking number etc.
not sure if it was done with malice but it's hard not to think that way.
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