what really made you just jump in all the commotion over GoldBits and us and just say "Screw you guys, ima buying"? did greed/"gold Bug" kick in?
Greed. I PM'ed him and for some reason I felt I could trust him. I originally asked him to provide ID, phone verify, and get me info about the restaurant he mentioned he had. He declined all this (due to security of keeping gold at home), and suggested he will just wait till he gets the 'maplegrams' and have an easier time selling them at a discount to get rep. This is where greed kicked in (I wanted to take advantage of this bargain), and I said to hold on and that for the good price I can be flexible. I ended up trusting him.
Then you're primed for getting ripped off and I'm surprised you haven't been already. Have you checked out the ponzi section here? You can double your money easily there from lots of trustworthy newbs with no escrow. Have you bought anything else from the marketplace from newbs who have too good to be true offers and refuse to use escrow or is this the first? What did GoldBits actually say to make you think you could trust him? I cannot think of anything that would suffice to the majority of people here other than "Yes, I'll accept escrow". Mentioning stuff like he owns a restaurant should have made you even more sceptical as it's the hallmark of a scammer to try seem legit and trustworthy by inferring he doesn't need the money since he owns/runs a respectable business or whatever. This seller actually reminds me of WoodCollector. Very similar attitude. I still find it hard to believe an active Senior Member would send coins to a newb smeared red with negative trust and vehemently resisting escrow and behaving in every single way like a scammer. It doesn't add up because people who have been here a while know exactly what goes on when you don't use escrow with newbs and that's why everyone is now quite rightfully sceptical of you.
