Is this guy trying to scam me?

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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited April 2006
    janmike wrote:
    What's wrong with requesting a certified MO. When the MO is good to go, send the merchandise. All he actually needs is a name.

    Long distant exchanges are always more difficult. Speaking of that, A guy in Sioux City, IA has quoted me $504 shipping for an Earthquake 5Ch amp. He says UPS is the only method they have there. Is this possible. I live in remote Canada and have multiple shipping methods for large and heavy items.
    Anyone live in that area?


    Never bring anything over the border via UPS. They just kill us Canadians. If I want to buy something from an American company and they will only ship UPS it is a total deal killer for me.

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  • jayman_1975
    jayman_1975 Posts: 672
    edited April 2006
    Although i meant no insult..i did figure i'd get a response...i guess maybe i spoke out of turn...where i'm from in Sask Canada we are still a little old school. I think we've had one murder in the past two years and crime in general is very low. I have done bank account to bank account tranfers before and have not thought twice about it. I had a guy come to buy something from me and i wasn't home so the wife took a cheque from him and sent him on his merry way...neither he or i gave this transaction a second thought. This being said...all i meant was maybe the request that this dude made was suspicious but if he was just a simple folk like myself then possibly in his mind this was not unreasonable...i guess i'll get burned once myself and then i'll know what to watch out for huh?
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited April 2006
    set that deal up through paypal and see if he runs away.

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    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,652
    edited April 2006
    100lbs, yep that rules out the USPS, still $500.00 is crazy money to ship the amp.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited April 2006
    danger boy wrote:
    i'd never give out my bank account number or routing number. it's just common sense not to give that kind of inforamation out to anyone.

    there must be another way for the payment transaction to take place... other than that.

    It's on every check you write. It's meaningless unless they steal your I.D., look like you, copy your signature, and the employees at your bank are as dumb as a box of rocks. Even then you can dispute any and all transactions.
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