I'm inclined to say that the setup it ripe for abuse (competitors trying to kick the competition's ads off) and Backpage is aware of it, but permits it as a means to boost their revenue. It is in keeping with a variety of abusive tactics that Backpage.com engages in and, so far, has gotten away with.
I've thought perhaps I'd prove a point to them by contracting out to some cheap foreign IT/data contractor in India, or such, to have a team of 5 - 10 people flagging random ads (thousands/daily), rotating IP addresses if need be, to - perhaps - cause such a flood of complaints from customers that Backpage will be forced to turn off "Community" moderation.
Sometimes it takes a heavy hand to make a point, especially when dealing with fraudsters like those who operate Backpage.com.
I should NOT have to take any loss in a situation such as that which I have described. It is not remotely what one could argue would be a legitimate cost of doing business. It is abuse and conspiratorial on the part of Backpage.com.
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Originally Posted by MakeMeGrrrrowl
It happens, but rarely for me.
Sometimes you just have to take the loss. It's just a couple bucks. If it happened often then I'd think more about it.
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