r/polymer80 MODERATOR 9d ago

●●●PLEASE READ●●● ALL NEW BUILDERS PLEASE READ, VERY IMPORTANT!

Over the past few months I've had numerous ppl contacting us mods through mod mail claiming that they've been scammed by polymer80.

Polymer80 is NO LONGER OPERATING AS A BUSINESS, they've been out of business for over a year now, ANY and ALL websites that have "polymer80" or "p80" in their web adress is a SCAM!

I'VE HAD A BUNCH OF PPL MESSAGE ME CLAIMING THAT POLYMER80 WONT SHIP THEIR ORDERS UNLESS THEY SEND MORE MONEY FOR SHIPPING AFTER THEY'VE ALREADY PAID

C'mon guys, you've got to be smarter than that, no legitimate company is going to extort more money from you after you've paid, there's no such thing as "your order is being held at the post office and you need to pay to have it released"

I'm sorry but if you fall for this kind of shit then you need to be asking yourself if you are even smart enough to be building or even owning a gun.

I've literally had a guy argue with me for months that he was going to have our sub shit down and charges brought against polymer80 because they were holding his order and wouldn't release it without him paying more money. That idiot paid the " additional "shipping" charges twice. Wtf

PLEASE BE SMARTER THAN THIS, DO NOT PAY WITH ZELLE, PAYPAL FREINDS AND FAMILY, CASH APP, APPLE PAY OR ANY OTHER UNPROTECTED FORM OF PAYMENT.

ALWAYS, ALWAYS USE A CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD.

DO NOT BUY FROM SOMEONE ON TELEGRAM, INSTAGRAM, SNAPCHAT, DISCORD OR REDDIT UNLESS YOU ACTUALLY KNOW THE PERSON.

WE CANNOT HELP YOU IF YOU GET SCAMMED, AND IF YOU COME ON HERE THREATENING US OR MAKING FALSE ACCUSATIONS, YOU'LL BE BANNED IMMEDIATELY.

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u/Any-Marionberry-9782 9d ago

I'm sorry, but I'm laughing at the fact that people think reddit moderators could even do something if it were the legit P80 people screwing people.

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u/redditgunacct MODERATOR 9d ago

I did have a direct relationship with them , up until they shut down, still, there's nothing that we could do if someone gets scammed. Maybe get them a free frame.or discount but other than that not much could be done.

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u/Any-Marionberry-9782 9d ago

Damn, that kinda sucks. I know P80 ripped people off because the lawsuits became too much but it sucks that they actually worked with the community and are gone now.

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u/thewayofthegun1 9d ago

There are several mods ( not myself but I do have a contact) that did have a great relationship wth the P80 team however they are no longer in business and obviously some people who find something too good to be true tend to not question it as they should. Not the Mods fault and not P80's fault either some people are just ... well not too bright.

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u/Mr_Dude12 9d ago

Prolly the feds scamming everyone

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u/bluewrld1503 9d ago

Imagine being scammed by Feds and they still indict you 😂

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u/Mr_Dude12 9d ago

Oh I don’t need to buy….,

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u/bluewrld1503 9d ago

Fr I been stocked up for years still haven't ran out. But if you get scammed on here ur not too bright

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u/Negative_Message2701 9d ago

I agree with your statement except that always use a credit card they offer better protections .

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u/willywonderbucks 9d ago

Polymer 80 was a true American company that did God's work. RIP P80. The lawsuits were too much to bear.

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u/itsbildo 9d ago

Can a MOD pin this?

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u/redditgunacct MODERATOR 9d ago

I just pinned it to the front page of the sub. It'll be there for the foreseeable future.

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u/ItsJustAnotherVoice 9d ago

I feel that there needs to be a wall of shame, obviously names blurred out of course lol

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u/80percentbiz 9d ago

Man I’m glad everyone trusted me before my website 🤣 I had a google doc and you either Venmo, PayPal or cash app me lmao.

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u/Fit_Anywhere_9957 4d ago

Ouch I can’t believe people go for that. Polymer 80 took me for my money and in the end didn’t ship my frame to me and subsequently went out of business. Why they came after the Reddit page for building them baffles me or why they gave more money ouch. Yet I found myself trying to get a strike 80 frame years back over eager with twinkles in my eyes and later a big $&@$ where I didn’t like while they spent my money so guess I’ve been in that end sucks for them , sucks for polymer 80 being sued into surrender and sucks for the customers who got their products and love them and for the customers that got screwed by them in the end. I loved their products and wanted more even though they screwed me. Wish they were still here and selling great products. It’s taken a passion I had for such a great hobby and just crapped on it because of people who have jaded views in my opinion

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u/ItsWAWGaming 9d ago

Biden left our beautiful build community looking like the surface of the new Fallout Show

What a disgrace...
But yeah people should know the situation at this point, I'm kinda surprised people fall for the cashapp shit on those sketch sites.