Trusted sellers monopoly because of the scams ?

[Rolex116520]

People spending quite a bit of their TRF time on the watch out section will have noticed this as well I think . There seems to be quite a bit of scams and attempted scams reported linked to the WTS and WTB section lately . Would this mean that because TRF is probably the most popular and populated Rolex forum on the net and expanding rapidly they also draw the very wrong people more easily ? I frequent several other watch related forums and I have never noticed the same frequency of scam reports we have here . I have never bought nor sold on TRF myself nor any other forum and that is probably not going to happen in the foreseeable future ( unfortunately not buying and hopefully not selling I might add )
But , imagine I wanted to ... I gather that quite a volume of sales here are going trough 3 or 4 of the major reputable sellers on here and we can assume that we are all safe with those guys , but what about the occasional sellers ?
Again luckily most of those transactions seem to go smoothly as well , but unfortunately not all of them .
But ,let me come to the point . Doesn't that also reduce the chances for a one off seller except if he finds a local buyer to get a good price for his watch ? He might as well forget to sell overseas where the market for his watch could be better then locally . It reduces his chances a bit like being a 0 or low feedback seller on Ebay , no?
Buyers may be interested but too afraid or will only take a gamble when the seller drops his price considerably ? Not saying anything against the top sellers here , but they offer the same items at a higher price then the "newbie" and end up selling where poor "newbie " gets stuck with his watch .
Sure the top sellers are most probably professional sellers and have overheads that private seller don't have . They however seem to have the monopoly and more scams only reinforces their position .
If you check the criteria needed to be able to sell on TRF, then as a buyer it doesn't really inspire much confidence . Correct me if I'm wrong : 15 days old membership and as much posts ? Nothing more and it is for free ! I have seen spot checks by the moderators which can only be applauded by the potential buyers but these also seem far and few between .
Would implementing more rigorous conditions before someone is able to sell here not reduce the chances to get a crook and at the same time increase the credibility of a first time seller ? I'm not dreaming .. I know that you can do what you want there will always be one or two : Where is a will there is a way I recently saw posted by a moderator on a "scam" thread .
Sorry Stevo and the moderators if you have heard this 20 times before . You must have looked into it before .I'm sure . I also understand that a forum that doesn't even make money out of sales can not be held responsible for transactions between to private individuals , but you will agree if something goes wrong people will always associate TRF with it .