Do you let strangers @ your home when selling frags?

[Ron Reefman]

Originally Posted by jdhuyvetter

I only advertise frags on my club website. So any strangers that come by are usually newbies to the website or friends of club members. Either way, I try to convince them to join up!!

Plus, I prefer it when they come by the house. I have found that they almost always get more frags than they said they wanted (helps that my frag tank is 100 gallons)

I haven't sold a LOT of frags, maybe 50 over the last few years. But I sell a lot of other equipment and 'stuff' as well. I sell on our local club website and on Craigslist. I'd say 95% of the people that stop by are OK and the other 5% are just... not cool. But I've never had any issues. I think some of you people are paranoid, crazy or have been watching WAY too much TV (probably Fox News). When I sell frags on Craiglist, 99% of the time they are kind of new and have never heard of our local club or even RC. Many end up joining. Oh, and BTW, I bought about 75% of my system used off our club website and craigslist.

This is me tomorrow: ME

[Playa-1]

I agree, I still do business face to face and I don't mind somebody driving out to my place. I just don't invite strangers into my house. We conduct our business on the porch or in the driveway or maybe in the garage. I do go to other peoples house to pick up stuff from time to time and I've never had a problem. But I am on guard because this is usually a cash transaction with a stranger. Some invite me in, some don't and I could care less either way. I'm there for a reason, not to take a tour of their house. Most people are very good people and a few are odd balls. It's nice to meet other people with the same interest. I've also seen some pretty cool tanks out there going to peoples houses to buy stuff.

My biggest concern isn't nearly as much with fellow hobbyist as it is with people that might use the hobby as a platform to gain access to your home and family. It's one of the same reasons that RC has a 90day and 50 meaningful post policy. To weed out Scam artists that are pretending to be active hobbyist.

[Ohiomom]

To flip the coin a bit..about 4 years back I had agreed to purchase a few frags from someone on my local club forum..I was new but still had the same policy of hubby going with me or for me. Well the deal had been made in a thread and within about a half an hour of my post about buying the frags I got no less than three pm's telling me NOT to go to this persons house for various reasons..was kinda strange but also nice that people look out for one another..

[TommyA]

Lena.yeah they admitted there was no reports by any neighbors..no checking the trash for chemicals etc.The head cop/narc told me the only checking he did was to see how many permits to purchase I had got.I told him yeah and that is my right.them I asked him what in the hell they would of done if I wasn't at home..like leave a note where my front door had been saying Oops.I never did get a were sorry.It made national news.
Tommy

[username in use]

For all of you who think there are no crazies in the reef world, or meeting on the RC or a local forum rules out crazy, look up "pandora"

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[gmate]

Originally Posted by username in use

For all of you who think there are no crazies in the reef world, or meeting on the RC or a local forum rules out crazy, look up "pandora"

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Elaborate? Didn't see anything here on RC and I didn't get much with a google lookup. PM me if it's that secretive :P

[gmate]

And for what it's worth, I have no problem letting people into my house. I live with three other guys my age (22-25) so I'm never worried about others. Going to other peoples homes can be interesting. Everybody I've met has been so nice and we always end up talking for 30 minutes or more but I guess it's just a matter of time before I meet a crazy. And I've probably met up with over a dozen local club members of all my ranges.

[catfish]

Too many weirdos out there. I sell to my LFS.

[username in use]

Pandora was a member on here that is currently in prison on, I believe, Murder charges

[tkeracer619]

She plotted the murder of her husband with her son. Her son broke into their home and stabbed his step father 48 times while she was in bed next to him. They both got life without chance of parole. All for life insurance money. Her daughter figured it out and turned them in.

[ReefPharmer]

Originally Posted by tkeracer619

She plotted the murder of her husband with her son. Her son broke into their home and stabbed his step father 48 times while she was in bed next to him. They both got life without chance of parole. All for life insurance money. Her daughter figured it out and turned them in.

yeah but i bet she was a great RC member without having to frag your finger for some SPS.

kidding!