[resolved]

Scammer's profile link: Searchy
Amount scammed: Low payment fees - blocking after I wanted to discuss - not wanting to refund after sending low fees either (https://i.imgur.com/LXpU436.png)

Discord ID + Unique Discord ID: Searchy#6028 - 314866321361862656
Proof that it's their Discord:

Explanation of the trade: Sold him 500m 07 for .29, he sent a $0.07 fee for a $145 transaction. He's done this with @Fox too after I googled, sad I googled too late. I should wait now countless hours because he wanted to save ten cents over a $145 transaction. Very poor trading practices.


Other relevant trade screenshots:

He literally said why he sent a $0.07 fee - it's my responsibility - so next time he sends someone for example $1000, blame only yourself when he sends a $0.07 fee! https://i.imgur.com/5YkKRp4.png



Blocked me leaving me no other options than to post a report, so I started screenshotting, unblocks me shortly after realizing it's a mistake to block: https://i.imgur.com/JAgq1Tr.png

https://i.imgur.com/K8ZNa9x.png

https://i.imgur.com/s8VRxir.png

https://i.imgur.com/Av7J8b4.png - placing laughing smilies (is that an attempt at provocating me? I'm already pissed when I didn't get my money)

Last convo, I decided I won't waste my time any longer on him: https://i.imgur.com/jRMZhgI.png


Knows he did wrong, so looked at scam reports immediately:
https://i.imgur.com/mEFfktr.png


Quote from @Fox :
It's not my job to sit and babysit a $220 transaction for 5 hours to receive my money. This guy's been reported multiple times for horrible trading practices.
Searchy horrible trading practices

Reason for report is this is not the first time this person gets reported for this.


Opinion of other user, after I had to explain what happened that I'm busy and can't speak, writing a report:
https://i.imgur.com/VKYQtQ5.png

Opinion of another user when he asked me what happened, after he saw report thread:
https://i.imgur.com/RMWYJfl.png

 

Hello,

Please provide us with the BTC address used for this transaction. Post both plain text, so I can easily copy it, and a screen shot from your conversation for proof.

Did you discuss fees prior to the trade?

-BB

 

I was being polite at first, but if you won't treat me with respect then I won't either.

If a fast payment was this important to you, you should have requested priority fees. We only do this on request.

The bitcoin network traffic fluctuates, which means if you're unlucky the transaction could take a little while. If the number of unconfirmed bitcoin transactions goes up, the transaction will take a little longer; this is out of our control. We sent the default blockchain fee of $0.14 / 3 sat/b. This usually confirms within 60 minutes.

If you need payments within 60 seconds, then maybe bitcoin is not for you and you should consider alternative payment methods.

We're happy to reimburse any money lost due to bitcoin value decreases if you've lost anything while the BTC confirms

Our recommendation is to be more patient in future trades with others, thank you.

Searchy

 

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Already confirmed btw after like an hour

 

Hello,

Please provide us with the BTC address used for this transaction. Post both plain text, so I can easily copy it, and a screen shot from your conversation for proof.

Did you discuss fees prior to the trade?

-BB

We haven't discussed fees before trade.
Luckily, the transaction didn't get stuck and confirmed.

bc1qsuta9mzzt005wf0rm0alarlx7x306928se3w2s
Bitcoin Explorer - Blockstream.info
3sat/byte: https://i.imgur.com/kcSDjZD.png
https://i.imgur.com/RsMcn9K.png

It confirmed after like 2 hours now.

I don't have any issue any longer since hours later it's confirmed, but I'm not happy how I was treated or that I couldn't refund $150 in BTC (and I would refund him higher fees than $0.07, haha) and get my gold back, instead forcing me to pay for hours to get either the transaction confirmed with no chances of returning gold. Just because payment is irreversible doesn't mean I can't send $150 from my own funds.

It was not the most pleasant trading experience, I especially found it disturbing when I see he's actually done this before.

Yet when you buy gold from him, he wouldn't deliver without 1 confirmation. Not really fair, but whatever, at least I finally got my money after waiting. Could of been different though if he just sent $0.17 fees instead of $0.07.

For me it's a principle to post this, so other users can be aware, expect to wait for hours and hours if you sell to this seller, because he will value his ten cents more than your long hours.

 

Hello,

Thank you for your quick replies.

It looks like the transaction was sent with what appeared to be a reasonable fee at the time, and we do not require that senders overpay in fees in order to increase their chances of their transactions being confirmed in the next block/sooner.

Tip: checking The Mempool Open Source Project™ before sending your transactions to optimize your fees is a good thing to do.
Tip #2: if you are on the receiving end and your transaction is stuck, you might want to learn about CPFP - Bitcoin's Child Pays For Parent (CPFP) Explained

Mempool gets congested from time to time and sometimes even for weeks. Unfortunately, that's the downside of using BTC.
If you require faster confirmation times, I would suggest using a different cryptocurrency, or to discuss fees prior to the trade.

Cryptocurrency fees must be confirmed before the trade. In the event a fee is not discussed and a transaction is in limbo due to no confirmations for extended time, the customer is owed the difference if the value of the cryptocurrency were to decrease - the inverse does not apply.

• In the absence of fee discussion, a maximum confirmation time is applied: 2 hours. You are responsible for the difference if the confirmation time exceeds 2 hours.

Conclusion: Transaction was sent with a reasonable fee (according to sythe standards) and has been confirmed within 2 hours, therefore no rule was broken.

Thank you for your understanding.
-BB

 

PS: Last few blocks weren't even filled. Don't overpay in fees.