Discogs Marketplace - Spammed with Scams

[porkdad]

I'm assuming everyone else's Discogs wantlist/marketplace is nearly half scam accounts listings. It's tons and tons of "New Seller accounts" selling expensive things and rare things a tad cheaper. Listings even have believable product gradings and descriptions. I've even seen old accounts get hacked (so they have reputable feedback) and then start listing things. 

 

If you look at some of the new RSD listings (like Taylor and The 1975) you can see people who clearly don't have the eyes for this talk about getting tricked

 

I haven't seen any chatter about this here and haven't seen Discogs address it, which is surprising because it's been going on for like most of 2023 so far and getting even more predatory and clever. I hope it gets better because I rarely ever look closely at the Marketplace now. 

[mondie]

I've been on Discogs for 15 years or more and its only become obvious in the last six months. I wonder what has changed to cause this.

Agree Discogs dont seem to have any plans or idea on how to address this, I was reading a few posts on the Discogs forum earlier today and there are a lot of pissed off users.

[Han Solo]

I have noticed this on my account too. It's really frustrating. 

[shenanigans]

On 4/25/2023 at 10:53 AM, porkdad said:

haven't seen Discogs address it,

They recently started asking everyone to add 2 factor authentication to their accounts

[porkdad]

1 hour ago, shenanigans said:

They recently started asking everyone to add 2 factor authentication to their accounts

[dawhizz]

My want list is so obscure at this point the scammers won’t even bother with anything in there, but I appreciate knowing this is going on. 

[porkdad]

They sent a message out today:

 

Discogs has recently detected an increase in scammers in the Marketplace, and we’re taking action to address the issue. New sellers on Discogs will undergo a waiting period to reduce fraud attempts.

We are committed to maintaining a safe and trustworthy marketplace for independent buyers and sellers. If you see suspicious activity, please report it immediately to Discogs Support through this form.

Learn more about how to recognize fraud in our guide to best practices for buying safely on Discogs:

Safe Buying Tips

Sincerely,
Discogs

[Tidal Wave]

If only there was another place where people could buy and sell records that isn’t infiltrated with scammers and exorbitant fees. 

[porkdad]

https://www.discogs.com/seller/GivMusicRecords/profile
 

Nearly half a million fake listings. Salute.

Edited May 11 by porkdad

[Shitty Rambo]

On 5/10/2023 at 8:12 PM, porkdad said:

https://www.discogs.com/seller/GivMusicRecords/profile
 

Nearly half a million fake listings. Salute.

Pretty funny they're getting bombarded with scammers while simultaneously raising their prices.

Boys, I think we may be on the cusp of the bubble pop. 🤞