YOU are actually getting scammed by the piece of shit PERKY. Well in your case...you didn't fall for it. And you give a great explanation of how to avoid it if you are a vendor... you just tell them that you will make a custom listing for the amount they have. Of course he WILL NEVER buy the listing. He has been pulling this for over a year...and you would be shocked how many vendors fall for it. Not just once..but a few times ...meaning he contacted the vendor and said I want to purchase X but I am .25 short....and the vendor sends him the .25...then he says..." thanks for the .25...BUT since you sent it to me...the btc fluctuated again! And now I am .18 short...and then the vendor sent .18 to him!!! This has happened multiple times as there was a thread about him and this very scam in the vendor thread and a couple vendors came forward to say they got taken. This is TOTALLY different then a buyer being a few dollars short, meaning .05 btc, for an order and someone helping them out. And that is what the Spare Coins thread is all about. Sure there are lying scumbags in there...but I would say 98% of the members just really need the help. And luckily for this thread ..they can get it. Also this thread helps many a vendor as the people could not make the purchase or would need to make one for less if they did not get the few dollars they needed. In this thread these two things were totally blurred. They are VERY DIFFERENT. The one the OP is talking about is a scam attempt. Period. And the OP just didn't realize that is what it is. It is not someone asking for free shit or someone that is trying to get the vendor to hook them up. In fact he was not a cyber beggar at all. He is a total thief that is a broke dick and is addicted to drugs. And he gets them by scamming members and getting vendors to give him money.