hazellend
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Post by hazellend on Mar 3, 2018 8:07:04 GMT
Is it just me, or has paulv1960 started off his Blend Rep role by lying to the forum? It's late, so apologies if ive misread but launching a platform with shills would be pretty stupid. . Moderators please check this out, The paulv160 posts are DODGY! Looks like a blend rep posing as a layman? Possibly just ruined the sites chances if they are as dishonest as this!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2018 10:38:07 GMT
If he is masquerading, it's one of the most pitiful bluffs I've had the pleasure of being amused by!!
They are the only two posts he's ever made so he can't have forgotten making them and then shamelessly applies for representative status on the same account ....
Muppetry 1, Brains 0.
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ilmoro
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Post by ilmoro on Mar 3, 2018 10:46:05 GMT
Not just you trentenders as I'd pointed it out on the Hi thread. No comment from the eponymous rep yet or the cheeky one
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Post by SteveT on Mar 3, 2018 10:46:24 GMT
If he is masquerading, it's one of the most pitiful bluffs I've had the pleasure of being amused by!! They are the only two posts he's ever made so he can't have forgotten making them and then shamelessly applies for representative status on the same account .... Muppetry 1, Brains 0. He won't have applied for rep status. It will have been applied retrospectively to his forum profile by the Admins once they found evidence of a connection to the platform. I won't reveal the methods the Mod team employ; Even ex-Mods take their secrets to the grave! (ps. However, I will say that posts from newbies along the lines of "I really like the look of this platform / loan" always tend to catch the Mods' attention! )
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Post by puddleduck on Mar 3, 2018 11:49:24 GMT
I was interested in this until the 'shill' poster was revealed.
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hazellend
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Post by hazellend on Mar 3, 2018 14:02:42 GMT
Maybe paulv1960 would like to take some external input on whether he should invest his own money in this new loan. Good to see platform reps with some skin in the game. All joking aside, anybody investing in Blend until paulv1960 is held to account is mad in my opinion. Trust is the most important aspect of investing with any p2p company in the current environment. I liked the look of Blend and their loans, but paulV1960's attempt at deception is a definite red flag for me.
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Post by justsaying on Mar 7, 2018 10:41:45 GMT
Entirely agree with the previous posts. I was thinking about dipping a toe in, albeit relatively reluctantly as I don't particularly want to add another platform to my list but diversification is king! So of course my first Port of call was this thread - and have to say that no matter how good their offering is, the actions of paulv1960 means I will not be investing any time soon in this platform. As others have said, trust in a platform and their staff (or "associates"!) is so important and I'm also fairly miffed that someone would think us P2P'ers are so naive or stupid!
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Post by justsaying on Mar 7, 2018 10:45:43 GMT
Entirely agree with the previous posts. I was thinking about dipping a toe in, albeit relatively reluctantly as I don't particularly want to add another platform to my list but diversification is king! So of course my first Port of call was this thread - and have to say that no matter how good their offering is, the actions of paulv1960 means I will not be investing any time soon in this platform. As others have said, trust in a platform and their staff (or "associates"!) is so important and I'm also fairly miffed that someone would think us P2P'ers are so naive or stupid! And I must have got out of bed the wrong side today because I've just fired off an email to them asking them if indeed the offending Paul is related to their company and in what capacity - I'm not expecting a reply
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Post by BlendNetwork on Mar 7, 2018 12:19:00 GMT
Entirely agree with the previous posts. I was thinking about dipping a toe in, albeit relatively reluctantly as I don't particularly want to add another platform to my list but diversification is king! So of course my first Port of call was this thread - and have to say that no matter how good their offering is, the actions of paulv1960 means I will not be investing any time soon in this platform. As others have said, trust in a platform and their staff (or "associates"!) is so important and I'm also fairly miffed that someone would think us P2P'ers are so naive or stupid! And I must have got out of bed the wrong side today because I've just fired off an email to them asking them if indeed the offending Paul is related to their company and in what capacity - I'm not expecting a reply Hi everyone, I have been very frustrated by this post from 'Paulv1960' and I wanted to understand what happened first before I got back to everyone on this forum. I can certify to everyone it is not me or anyone working at Blend Network. ‘Paulv1960’ works for a different company and they have done some consulting for us. Prior to start any work last month they have done some due diligence on us and thought it was smart to post on the P2P forum. ‘Pauv1960’ has called me last night to apologies about any harm that was caused, it wasn't intended. I highly value trust, especially for a platform where people invest their money. We want to be transparent and offer good loans with a great service. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Yann
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Post by Carter on Mar 7, 2018 13:27:03 GMT
First time I've looked at this thread for a little while but disappointed to see there has been a display of poor judgement by the mentioned platform associate. Oh dear.
I had looked up the thread again as I've just received notification of their first loan being redeemmed early, potentially later this month. Cxxxx Kxxx.
I was just in this one loan at the moment and overall experience has been good, no drama. I will reinvest with Blend if the opportunity is right for me.
Not providing advice here, just sharing a positive experience so far, albeit on relatively low activity, which isn't reflected by the poor judgement of the platform associate.
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Post by michaelc on Mar 7, 2018 17:19:11 GMT
As some of my investigation and comments from the good members of this forum have shown, we are entirely at the mercy of the integrity of the platform owners.
That said, I'm perhaps a little more understanding of the need for a young platform to want to publicize itself and fake positive reviews are a blight on many companies. It would have made more sense to me had the related company been an online marketing company that had never had any experience of this forum but I got lost at the point a client of blend was doing DD on it.
Also, the fact that p2p folk have money to invest suggests they are more likely than average to be intelligent, more likely than average to be highly skilled and more likely than most to have had senior management positions or ran their own companies and thus the blatant posts by paulxyz were so obvious as to be insulting by many and comical to others.
I'll check back in 12 months but for now I'm out.
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Post by Duane Dibley on Mar 7, 2018 19:46:16 GMT
First time I've looked at this thread for a little while but disappointed to see there has been a display of poor judgement by the mentioned platform associate. Oh dear. Regrettable, but certainly no worse than Saving Stream's initial attempts to publicise their business via this forum.
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Post by Liz on Mar 7, 2018 20:17:59 GMT
First time I've looked at this thread for a little while but disappointed to see there has been a display of poor judgement by the mentioned platform associate. Oh dear. Regrettable, but certainly no worse than Saving Stream's initial attempts to publicise their business via this forum. A misjudgement, but I wouldn't not invest on 2 posts alone. I would rather focus on issues that may have sunk you know who. I.e. FCA status, profitability etc
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Post by SteveT on Apr 17, 2018 15:48:24 GMT
Today's new Blend loan filled very rapidly; £225k in one afternoon. It must have attracted a BH or two, since just 14 lenders took slices (mine is merely a crumb by comparison).
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Post by dan1 on Apr 17, 2018 18:45:26 GMT
Today's new Blend loan filled very rapidly; £225k in one afternoon. It must have attracted a BH or two, since just 14 lenders took slices (mine is merely a crumb by comparison). The loan has been added to the following: - Google Earth kmz ( link): - Travel Guide, link- Travel Guide on DD Central, link
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