auction sellers beware

danger boy
danger boy Posts: 15,722
edited March 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
I have an amp for sale on Epay. It's not getting much love at all. No bids yet.

Today i got in my email box the following email from someone wanting to buy my amp. COOL! read below.

" just viewed your item i,ve been looking for this item all along .i,m interested and would like to buy the item and i,ll pay you in cash via money order with an xtra 80usd as bonus for you to stop the bid for me. i,ll make the payment with my western union account once the payment is made you,ll receive a confirmation email from western union that the payment is made so i,ll like you to ship it as soon as you,ve received the confirmation email cus i,ve already got some good offers from one of my customers whom i sent the infos of your item ,you don,t have to worry about the shipment i,ll handle it with my FEDEX account so send me your name and address for the payment. thanks"


thoughts on this email i received?

I know it's a scam right off the bat. But I wonder how many people get taken by these scams all the time?

I wanna have some fun with this. I'll email back the person. and ask for a shipping address. no post office box. I need and want a house address.

Then i'll tell them i can't ship the item till i have the cash in hand. LOL I know i'll never see any cash from this.

what else should I email them back asking for?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,775
    edited April 2005
    I think you should ask him for his address...

    and promptly send him a speak and spell with a note attached to it that says F*CK YOU
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited April 2005
    I was talking to my dad a while back about a situation like this. He works for a bank and had a customer who got TOTALLY screwed like this. A guy sent him a check for $52,000 for his 'Vette he was selling online. Had it shipped somewhere in Central or South America. Check came back bounced. Now the guy owes $40+k on the loan and nothing to show for it. OOPS!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by Toxis
    A guy sent him a check for $52,000 for his 'Vette he was selling online. Had it shipped somewhere in Central or South America. Check came back bounced. Now the guy owes $40+k on the loan and nothing to show for it. OOPS!

    WOW. that totally sucks! I feel for the dude. I bet there isn't much recourse he has, but to pay off the 40K loan. :(
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited April 2005
    If you don't wait for a $52,000 check to clear, you're an idiot.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited April 2005
    tell him to write the check out to local childrens program and once the check clears you`ll send the goods to a home address only...
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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by danger boy
    WOW. that totally sucks! I feel for the dude. I bet there isn't much recourse he has, but to pay off the 40K loan. :(
    atleast he don't hvae to pay for the gas!

    heh
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited April 2005
    Check out:
    http://www.p-p-p-powerbook.com/files/thepowerbook.pdf

    the pictures are priceless.
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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by unc2701
    Check out:
    http://www.p-p-p-powerbook.com/files/thepowerbook.pdf

    the pictures are priceless.
    Oh man i remember sitting down and reading that whole story like last summer.... it had me rolling.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,846
    edited April 2005
    DangerBoy,
    Just reply to the guy and tell him that he will have to wait for the auciton to end. What he is trying to do is not really a scam, he just knows what it is worth and he wants to get it cheaper and turn around and immediately sell it for a profit. Soliciting you to end the auction early and pay you outside ebay is a violation of Ebay policy.

    You shouldn't worry about the fact that there are no bids yet. Many people don't bid until the last few hours of an auction.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2005
    I contacted Ebay and they are looking into the potential buyer in question. He's from Taiwan. no feedback rating. Account was set up the same day I got his email.

    Ebay has quite a bit of info on their site about such scams.
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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by danger boy
    I contacted Ebay and they are looking into the potential buyer in question. He's from Taiwan. no feedback rating. Account was set up the same day I got his email.

    Ebay has quite a bit of info on their site about such scams.
    TAKE HIM DOWN!!!! make him suffer
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  • izafar
    izafar Posts: 819
    edited April 2005
    DangerBoy,

    This is a scam, a firend of mine has gone through similar situation while selling a notebook on ebay. A good warning sign is:

    1. Seller paying extra to end auction
    2. Will send you a money order via western union
    3. Shipment address most probably be out of US.

    thanks
    -izafar

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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited April 2005
    Yep, don't send anything before you have the money (not a check) in your hand. Don't wire money until you have the goods delivered to you.

    I have replied to a few in hopes of getting them to spend money by sending something. In first time I got a fake cashiers check send to me, the second time they only send shipment information to UPS and no actual shipment. Now he is talking about how his lawyer is going to get me for not sending him money...LOL.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by unc2701
    Check out:
    http://www.p-p-p-powerbook.com/files/thepowerbook.pdf

    the pictures are priceless.
    I remember reading that a while back. Everyone should make time to read this...it's one of the greatest stores I've read...
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