Members jjpistols Posted May 31, 2005 Members Share Posted May 31, 2005 should I even reply? I saw your item much evitable and We intend paying via western union auction payments ,We would like to ask if you would be able to ship this item tommorow after payments must have been confirmed and approved by via money order western union auction payments .this is due to the fact that its demand is quite high in my stores and hence there is need to reach you if you would be able to sell this to us.let us quickly say that we shall be handling shipping cost with courier serive Discount FEDEX account # so you will not include shipping fees.pls let me know if you can do this by sending your name, address and telephone number to make payment to so that we can proced with payment right as soon as you get back to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jon Hiller Posted May 31, 2005 Members Share Posted May 31, 2005 You can tell his english isn't very good, but I've had a couple folks who wanted to use their own Fed Ex or UPS account to pay for the shipping on their end, it's just their way of assuring that they don't overpay for shipping. Also, some types of shipper accounts with those companies get a discounted rate, so they end up paying less out for shipping. That part to me seems totally legit. I have a hard time really understanding the rest of what they're trying to get at, though, because of the bad english. I wouldn't ship it until I had received payment, though. If they really want to pay it fast, they can do a money transfer, although check into the cost of that first, and also check into the exchange rate. I did that one time as a favor to an international customer and the person didn't have the currency rate exchanged on his end. I ended up losing about 15 bucks in the exchange rate, which you don't want to do. Or they could just pay instantly with paypal, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheMadMonk Posted May 31, 2005 Members Share Posted May 31, 2005 Pretty obvious, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jon Hiller Posted May 31, 2005 Members Share Posted May 31, 2005 I don't think it looks that out of the ordinary, other than I would NOT ship before I had received payment, one way or the other. Lots of folks with shippers accounts would rather you use their own account because it costs them less. It does look to me like he wants you to ship it immediately, though, if possible. I'd tell him that will definitely be possible, as long as he pays for it immediately. Otherwise, he can wait until you receive payment, just like anyone else would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Highway_61 Posted May 31, 2005 Members Share Posted May 31, 2005 Don't even consider it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keith335 Posted June 1, 2005 Members Share Posted June 1, 2005 here is the scam. the money order is a fake and it takes the bank a while to figure it out. they make you pay for the amount of money order. people are faking money orders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterhinkydink Posted June 1, 2005 Members Share Posted June 1, 2005 I didn't know there was a huge demand for 'lectric geetars in Botswana.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members acravero Posted June 1, 2005 Members Share Posted June 1, 2005 Originally posted by jjpistols should I even reply? I would avoid it like the plague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted June 1, 2005 Author Members Share Posted June 1, 2005 cool - I'm diggin' out my 10 foot pole as we speak sorry Jon Hiller - I think you are more trusting than I am. Maybe I'm a bad guy, but I sho is pretty!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhorne Posted June 1, 2005 Members Share Posted June 1, 2005 Originally posted by acravero I would avoid it like the plague. +1 I get something like that every time I sell something on eBay. I used to reply just to get bitched at for having the nerve of turning down their request, so I just ignore them anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _pete_ Posted June 1, 2005 Members Share Posted June 1, 2005 SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just google "Ebay scam, Nigeria scam, or Western Union scam. Tell him to go suck a big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shocker Posted June 1, 2005 Members Share Posted June 1, 2005 Originally posted by jjpistols should I even reply? I will gladly take your guitars today, for a fake money order to arrive on Tuesday. //S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoeBoy Posted June 1, 2005 Members Share Posted June 1, 2005 Id walk on JJ. Too damn wordy to be legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted June 1, 2005 Members Share Posted June 1, 2005 Tell him you have several items for sale. Ask him which one he's interested in. That's always good for a chuckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members k4df4l Posted June 1, 2005 Members Share Posted June 1, 2005 Originally posted by pete n. SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Just google "Ebay scam, Nigeria scam, or Western Union scam.Tell him to go suck a big one. yup. It is amazing that people keep falling for these things after all this time. There was a report on one of my local evening news channels the other month about an older woman that fell for the nigerian wire transfer scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sekator Posted June 1, 2005 Members Share Posted June 1, 2005 After I posted a few items on Craigslist I was getting the same money order scam queries.After the first 2-3 I just lost it and started swearing at them via email. Once they realized they've been exposed they all shut up and stopped badgering.Give it a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jon Hiller Posted June 1, 2005 Members Share Posted June 1, 2005 Originally posted by jjpistols cool - I'm diggin' out my 10 foot pole as we speaksorry Jon Hiller - I think you are more trusting than I am. Maybe I'm a bad guy, but I sho is pretty!!! Well, it's like I said, there's no way I'd ship it before I received payment. You can't be too careful. And, to tell the truth, I'm about fed up with doing international stuff altogether, although most of my international customers have been fine people to deal with. I have one right now, though, that is making me want to just lose it on the guy. I sold a guy from the UK a Levy's strap three weeks ago today. He paid with paypal, so I shipped it out the same day. I sent it insured airmail parcel post, which the USPS says will take 4-10 days but we all know it normally takes longer... at least it always has in my experience. Anyway, I got in this morning and the guy apparently has filed a Paypal fraud complaint against me because it hasn't shown up yet. I told the guy that it would probably take 4 weeks before it got there, because that had been my normal experience, but the guy says if it hasn't gotten there in 14 days he isn't going to receive it so he wants a refund. He says he'll send my money back to me again when/if he receives the strap..... yeah right. Anyway, here's where this gets fun, since the guy is an international customer, I apparently have no seller protection in place. My only options with paypal are to 1) refund him now; 2) show tracking information to prove I have shipped it (something you can't do with USPS airmail because they don't give you a tracking number), or 3) show proof you have refunded the guy some other way already. So, I sent paypal a response and included the shipper insurance number that I was given at the post office, hopefully that will be proof enough that I shipped the item to the guy. If not, I guess I'm out my 50 bucks and the strap as well. Nice. Thanks a bunch there, buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FinkPloyd Posted June 1, 2005 Members Share Posted June 1, 2005 The answer is here:http://austin.craigslist.org/about/scams.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Predator314 Posted June 1, 2005 Members Share Posted June 1, 2005 I sell pool cues on eBay. I get that same letter every now and then. eBay is full of scum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xStonr Posted June 2, 2005 Members Share Posted June 2, 2005 I only take Paypal and Postal Money Orders. You can't be too safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted June 2, 2005 Members Share Posted June 2, 2005 western union auction payments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members funkywrench Posted June 2, 2005 Members Share Posted June 2, 2005 For all you haters of these scams, you have to see this website. Its a couple guys that bait the scammers and make them send in pics of themselves but ask them to do really unusual requests like put fish on their heads!They end up scamming the scammers most of the time!www.419eater.comI thoroughly recommend the scam where they pretend to be FBI agent Dana Scully, its damn hillarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dewees Posted June 2, 2005 Members Share Posted June 2, 2005 Originally posted by funkywrench For all you haters of these scams, you have to see this website. Its a couple guys that bait the scammers and make them send in pics of themselves but ask them to do really unusual requests like put fish on their heads! They end up scamming the scammers most of the time! www.419eater.comI thoroughly recommend the scam where they pretend to be FBI agent Dana Scully, its damn hillarious! Yeah, I'd go ahead and tell him you'll do it, get the money order, frame it or burn it, then do absolutely nothing - Ignore emails for awhile then report them as spam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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