Is it me or is there a recent surge online deadbeats/scammers

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Prior to about the last month or so, I can say, other than a couple of hickups here and there with an NPB or two and a one run in with a guy from SE Asia who tried to buy an iTunes gift card with a fake credit card, I can't say I've ever really run into much problems buying, selling or trading online.

In the last month or so things have been completely different. I've filed 4 claims against NPB, cancelled one transaction on someone who said they mistakenly entered $702 instead of $72 on an auction, had to file 6 claims for items not received (one of them was 3 different items from 1 person), on my way to file 2 more, had 1 person file an item not received on me even though I provided tracking, had 2 people back out of trades or just vanish (not on HI fortunately) after they accepted a trade and a sale, and 1 go as far as cancelling an auction after I won it because he wasn't happy about the final sale price.

So am I just going on a string of bad luck or what, cause since I started buying, selling and trading in 2001, I've NEVER had so many problems EVER.
 
I think what's happened to you lately is a little above normal, but I do believe things are getting worse and worse all the time.

Thank goodness there are sites like CheckOutMyCards where I have had zero issues selling cards. I have had over $50,000 in sales, and I'm looking forward to my next $50K, hassle free.

Hopefully this recent string of bad luck passes quickly for you.
 
I had 2 in a couple months.

One I even called the dude where he worked. He started mumbling a bit, said he needed to "check with his friend if he still has the card" (like, WTF?) and said he "sincerely apologized".

I never heard back from him.

Easily the worst part of the hobby is these deadbeat sellers, repatchers, non-repliers, etc. Luckily this site has weeded 99% of em out.
 

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