Sellers Beware
So here is what I got in today's e-mail
Hello,
Thanks for the response, I am okay with the item as listed on the
website. I am out of your area and so much interested in the item, I
will be paying you via check or money order.Kindly state the one you
prefer.And also don't worry about the shipping as I have a cargo firm
that will come for the pick up after the payment clears to your
account.
I will need the following information from you to mail out the payment to
you:
Full Names: As to be on the payment
Address:
State and Zip code:
Cell phone number:
and the final asking price.
Once I have this information, I will mail out the payment to you via
USPS overnight.
Kindly get back to me with the requested information asap.
Thanks.
Hello,
Thanks for the response, I am okay with the item as listed on the
website. I am out of your area and so much interested in the item, I
will be paying you via check or money order.Kindly state the one you
prefer.And also don't worry about the shipping as I have a cargo firm
that will come for the pick up after the payment clears to your
account.
I will need the following information from you to mail out the payment to
you:
Full Names: As to be on the payment
Address:
State and Zip code:
Cell phone number:
and the final asking price.
Once I have this information, I will mail out the payment to you via
USPS overnight.
Kindly get back to me with the requested information asap.
Thanks.
Banned
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 1,501
Likes: 437
From: Mandurah, West Oz
So here is what I got in today's e-mail
Hello,
Thanks for the response, I am okay with the item as listed on the
website. I am out of your area and so much interested in the item, I
will be paying you via check or money order.Kindly state the one you
prefer.And also don't worry about the shipping as I have a cargo firm
that will come for the pick up after the payment clears to your
account.
I will need the following information from you to mail out the payment to
you:
Full Names: As to be on the payment
Address:
State and Zip code:
Cell phone number:
and the final asking price.
Once I have this information, I will mail out the payment to you via
USPS overnight.
Kindly get back to me with the requested information asap.
Thanks.
Hello,
Thanks for the response, I am okay with the item as listed on the
website. I am out of your area and so much interested in the item, I
will be paying you via check or money order.Kindly state the one you
prefer.And also don't worry about the shipping as I have a cargo firm
that will come for the pick up after the payment clears to your
account.
I will need the following information from you to mail out the payment to
you:
Full Names: As to be on the payment
Address:
State and Zip code:
Cell phone number:
and the final asking price.
Once I have this information, I will mail out the payment to you via
USPS overnight.
Kindly get back to me with the requested information asap.
Thanks.
I keep re-reading it trying to find where a scam could happen... One might be the cargo people turning up early (before the cheque clears) and wanting to take it... (Hint, you say "no")
That's the trick - you nut it all out thinking "Where will I be scammed?"
Last edited by OzHD; Jul 30, 2018 at 03:41 PM.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 6,863
Likes: 3,727
From: St. Charles, MO
So here is what I got in today's e-mail
Hello,
Thanks for the response, I am okay with the item as listed on the
website. I am out of your area and so much interested in the item, I
will be paying you via check or money order.Kindly state the one you
prefer.And also don't worry about the shipping as I have a cargo firm
that will come for the pick up after the payment clears to your
account.
I will need the following information from you to mail out the payment to
you:
Full Names: As to be on the payment
Address:
State and Zip code:
Cell phone number:
and the final asking price.
Once I have this information, I will mail out the payment to you via
USPS overnight.
Kindly get back to me with the requested information asap.
Thanks.
Hello,
Thanks for the response, I am okay with the item as listed on the
website. I am out of your area and so much interested in the item, I
will be paying you via check or money order.Kindly state the one you
prefer.And also don't worry about the shipping as I have a cargo firm
that will come for the pick up after the payment clears to your
account.
I will need the following information from you to mail out the payment to
you:
Full Names: As to be on the payment
Address:
State and Zip code:
Cell phone number:
and the final asking price.
Once I have this information, I will mail out the payment to you via
USPS overnight.
Kindly get back to me with the requested information asap.
Thanks.
I just don't feel like laying it out, makes it too easy to turn around and use or sell it.
Yes I'm all about cash and face to face.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 6,863
Likes: 3,727
From: St. Charles, MO
Actually I'm going to stop by the Sheriff's Department in the morning and talk with them about using there address. I know you can google just about anything - my E-Mail and phone# were in the add.
I just don't feel like laying it out, makes it too easy to turn around and use or sell it.
Yes I'm all about cash and face to face.
I just don't feel like laying it out, makes it too easy to turn around and use or sell it.
Yes I'm all about cash and face to face.
My local PD has an area under constant surveillance that is actually designated for online purchases. Yours may too.
Best of luck with the sale.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 795
Likes: 75
From: Kane County IL
Went through a similar experience.
Buyer sent a certified check, said to cash it immediately (which was a Friday) & his son would pick up the bike over the weekend.
Got the check and it was made out for the wrong amount. Actually $500 more than the agreed upon price. I called the buyer and he said he made a mistake, just give his son the $500 in cash when he picked up the bike. He really wanted to get the deal done during the weekend. Little alarms went off in my head. So I told the buyer I was going to be out of town over the weekend, and he could pick up the bike & the money at the end of the following week or the next weekend. Never heard from the buyer again.
Long story short, the certified check was a fake. Looked real. Bank deposited the amount in my checking account. About 4 days later they notified me the check was a fake. The bank & account the certified check was drawn on did not exist. It was just a good fake print job, including the routing numbers.
If things had gone according to the buyer's plan, he would have got a Harley for free, plus $500 in cash.
Beware, even with the so-called certified checks. They still have to clear, which is something I misunderstood. I thought being certified meant the funds were there, being held for this check, check was automatically good and a done deal. Not so.
Buyer sent a certified check, said to cash it immediately (which was a Friday) & his son would pick up the bike over the weekend.
Got the check and it was made out for the wrong amount. Actually $500 more than the agreed upon price. I called the buyer and he said he made a mistake, just give his son the $500 in cash when he picked up the bike. He really wanted to get the deal done during the weekend. Little alarms went off in my head. So I told the buyer I was going to be out of town over the weekend, and he could pick up the bike & the money at the end of the following week or the next weekend. Never heard from the buyer again.
Long story short, the certified check was a fake. Looked real. Bank deposited the amount in my checking account. About 4 days later they notified me the check was a fake. The bank & account the certified check was drawn on did not exist. It was just a good fake print job, including the routing numbers.
If things had gone according to the buyer's plan, he would have got a Harley for free, plus $500 in cash.
Beware, even with the so-called certified checks. They still have to clear, which is something I misunderstood. I thought being certified meant the funds were there, being held for this check, check was automatically good and a done deal. Not so.
Banned
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 1,501
Likes: 437
From: Mandurah, West Oz
Wow.. that's really great that they have that service!
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 6,863
Likes: 3,727
From: St. Charles, MO
Yeah, I really love my home town! I'm in a "small" suburb of St. Louis (90,000 people).
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