What's the difference between scammers and timewasters?

Tsubaki

Tsubaki

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When the creepo wants to know your information but doesn't want to pay up?

Hi, what's your address?

What's your account ID?

Pogue Mahone...I wish I had some muck of the Irish to Drink...:rolleyes:
 
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68k

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A scammer is someone who has cheated you out of your money and/or goods. Either you shipped the items and the scammer didn't pay, or they took your money but refuse to send the items you paid for.

A timewaster is someone who reassures a seller of a sale, then backs out. This can cause problems since a seller may take the item off the market and put it "on hold" for a timewaster, only for that person to back out causing the seller to miss other possible selling oportunities.
 
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68HC000 said:
A scammer is someone who has cheated you out of your money and/or goods. Either you shipped the items and the scammer didn't pay, or they took your money but refuse to send the items you paid for.

A timewaster is someone who reassures a seller of a sale, then backs out. This can cause problems since a seller may take the item off the market and put it "on hold" for a timewaster, only for that person to back out causing the seller to miss other possible selling oportunities.
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exactly, I cant stand either one of them. :P
 
evil wasabi

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I believe the correct term for timewaster was "funster", which was introduced back in the Kyokugen Star drama.
 
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