Craigslist response

rromeo923
rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
edited October 2012 in The Clubhouse
So I have some speakers on CL and here is the type of response I have been getting.

"Sup, is your thing still available? I don't generally do this but you sounded cute in your listing and I'm drawn into you. I live nearby and up for anything. My only fear is that you might be a phony as CL is filled with them. So if you're indeed real, can we chat on my profile page? It's the safest way and very discreet. I'll message you as soon as I see you sign in! ;) "


Spammers!
I got static in my head
The reflected sound of everything
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited October 2012
    My favorite part...
    Sup, is your thing still available?

    My second favorite part...
    I don't generally do this...
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited October 2012
    Well,you do sound kinda cute Rick.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited October 2012
    Well, that's a first.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,420
    edited October 2012
    brgman wrote: »
    Well,you do sound kinda cute Rick.

    I hear he's got a perrty mouth:surprised:
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited October 2012
    "Sup, is your thing still available? I don't generally do this but you sounded cute in your listing and I'm drawn into you. I live nearby and up for anything. My only fear is that you might be a phony as CL is filled with them. So if you're indeed real, can we chat on my profile page? It's the safest way and very discreet. I'll message you as soon as I see you sign in! ;) "

    Funny thing is the person who sent you this is probably named Ralph or Edward :razz:
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,664
    edited October 2012
    nspindel wrote: »
    Funny thing is the person who sent you this is probably named Ralph or Edward :razz:

    I get more of a Neil vibe...

    @ the OP, this person must be desperate, I got the same message about a month ago!
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited October 2012
    I'm not really sure how the whole spamming thing works. What is it they're looking for when they respond to a CL listing like noted by the OP or when they simply just ask, "Is this item still available?" or "Hang onto the item you're selling for me at the listed price. I'll send a transporting company to pick it up and pay you, along with an additional fee for you holding it for me."?

    Is it that they're just looking for valid email addresses that they can compile and sell to mass marketers - ie. online "pharmacies" - or is there some other devious plan they're trying to pull you into?
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited October 2012
    Actually, this can be a very dangerous scam. I get this stuff every time I post something for sale on CraigsList. I always post that it is a cash deal, for in-person pickup only. No shipping. No Paypal. No exceptions. Regardless, I still get numerous emails from people who want to pay me $100 over my asking price via Paypal if I will ship the item to them. They'll send me a Paypal with the money before I send it to them.

    Now for the tricky part. Tell me why that's a scam? I'll have been paid, money in my account, before I ship the item.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • goofyGAguy
    goofyGAguy Posts: 545
    edited October 2012
    nspindel wrote: »
    Now for the tricky part. Tell me why that's a scam? I'll have been paid, money in my account, before I ship the item.

    The scammer will likely send you a fake email purporting to be from PayPal, showing that $****.xx has just been deposited into your account.
    My humble setup...

    ...is no more. :cry:
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited October 2012
    Nope. I mean you actually get paid. You log in to your paypal account, the money is there, you transfer it to your bank account. Tell me how you think this can this be a scam?
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited October 2012
    Ok, here's the answer. The scam is that the paypal payment that's coming to you is backed by a stolen credit card. And if you read your paypal customer agreement, you're on the hook for this, not paypal. So scammer contacts you offering you a lot more than what you're asking for your item, sends you a paypal, you verify that the money's in your paypal account, maybe even transfer the balance to your bank account, and ship your camera or laptop or whatever off to the scammer. Then a few weeks later, the owner of the stolen credit card raises a fraud complaint with their bank, the bank claws the money back from paypal, and paypal claws the money back from you. Even if you've moved the cash to your bank account. You'll wake up one morning and paypal has already pulled the cash back from your bank account.

    This can't happen with an eBay transaction, eBay guarantees the transaction for you via seller protection. But if you use paypal for a private transaction, it's you who's on the hook for fraudulent credit card activity, not paypal.

    So the moral of the story is... When you're selling on CraigsList, only do the transaction in person, for cash or money order. No shipping. No paypal. No exceptions. Every time.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • goofyGAguy
    goofyGAguy Posts: 545
    edited October 2012
    Aha. Interesting. I always insist on meeting in person, and accept cash only. Forget money orders.
    My humble setup...

    ...is no more. :cry:
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  • pdxfj
    pdxfj Posts: 376
    edited October 2012
    Be sure to buy yourself one of those ink pens to test money. I've known a few people who received counterfeit cash as payment for items they had up on CL.
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    edited October 2012
    pdxfj wrote: »
    Be sure to buy yourself one of those ink pens to test money. I've known a few people who received counterfeit cash as payment for items they had up on CL.
    \\how goofy is that???:lol:
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,224
    edited October 2012
    nspindel wrote: »
    Ok, here's the answer. The scam is that the paypal payment that's coming to you is backed by a stolen credit card. And if you read your paypal customer agreement, you're on the hook for this, not paypal. So scammer contacts you offering you a lot more than what you're asking for your item, sends you a paypal, you verify that the money's in your paypal account, maybe even transfer the balance to your bank account, and ship your camera or laptop or whatever off to the scammer. Then a few weeks later, the owner of the stolen credit card raises a fraud complaint with their bank, the bank claws the money back from paypal, and paypal claws the money back from you. Even if you've moved the cash to your bank account. You'll wake up one morning and paypal has already pulled the cash back from your bank account.

    This can't happen with an eBay transaction, eBay guarantees the transaction for you via seller protection. But if you use paypal for a private transaction, it's you who's on the hook for fraudulent credit card activity, not paypal.

    So the moral of the story is... When you're selling on CraigsList, only do the transaction in person, for cash or money order. No shipping. No paypal. No exceptions. Every time.

    And audiogon??
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited October 2012
    Actually I don't see any reason why the same scam can't be pulled on Audiogon. Or, to be honest, here. Frankly, now that I'm thinking about it, chalk this up as a very good reason why people need to clear 100 posts before even being able to see the for-sale forums.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited October 2012
    I get a bunch of emails on a CL post 1 minute apart with the 1st couple words of the listing with a ?
    There are so many scams running, I hate to post on CL anymore. I don't know what their game is,
    but I'm not going to play. Real responses ar the only ones to get a response. And no phone numbers until
    time to meet.
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  • cowtrimmer
    cowtrimmer Posts: 201
    edited October 2012
    Unless the money is sent as a gift on pay-pal its my understanding that you are covered for fraud under the user agreement as a buyer and seller. They cant very well release funds to you after its went through their clearinghouse and ask for it back.
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited October 2012
    It's definitely that Yaqin tube amp thats turning them on.
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  • astar13656
    astar13656 Posts: 164
    edited October 2012
    It seems there are plenty of scams on craigslist. I get similar replies to my postings as well.
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