REAL MAN TRUCKWORKS & SURVIVAL
GENERAL TOPICS => Humor, Good Stuff, and Red Neck Practices! => Topic started by: stlaser on September 13, 2018, 11:08:48 PM
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So I sell excess stuff on Craigslist. For those that do not it can be quite the experience or headache depending.
As of today I listed a set of snow tires and wheel from my wife’s Lexus. Per the normal you get scammers contacting you who want to send you a certified check and then have you ship them your item via a supposed broker service etc. after you deposit their check. I’m assuming this gives them account info of your bank and allows them to withdraw money? I’m assuming here as I really never took the time to research it. Anyhow I get tired of telling them to pound sand. So now I just tell them yes said item is for sale. Then they ask for my name and address which I have posted below.
Here is my full name and address
Al Coholic
666 Seymour Buttes LN
Hell, MI. 48169
On a similiar note I have a friend who once had an unpleasant run in with a female judge during his divorce. He used to have these scammers send their check to her office.
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Or the other version
Here is the text I receive....
“I am Robert,how much is the lowest price of the ad you posted on CL”
My response “$500”
In reality the list price was $400.....
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Very frustrating. Been there, done that....but never used the funny address bit! might have to try that one.
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Very frustrating. Been there, done that....but never used the funny address bit! might have to try that one.
I did get one guy about a year ago to send me a non automated reply. Something alongs the lines of “funny, a**hole!”...... :tongue:
I felt extremely accomplished that day!
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I am buying and selling on Craigslist all the time. I put a want ad out looking for certain things sometimes. Then I get a message. Is your car still for sale. Um....I'm not selling anything. Sometimes I get this. I will send you a money order and someone will pick up the vehicle. I tell them to give cash to whoever comes to get it.
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Yep, I usually have a bumper or two on CL all the time. When you create a new listing you will get a few scams for the first day or so. After that you are old news.
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I have played with them as well usually just try and text them as long as possible to take up their time. Specially when I am board at work.
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I do the same sometimes. I don't mind the scammers nearly as much as the "tire kickers". I might spend a couple hours talking to somebody/ setting a bumper up the way they want. I might even jump into CAD and get a model setup and send them a couple screen shots. Then they low ball you or try to trade a fish tank or something.
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This ^^^^^^
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How many fish tanks do you have Shawn?
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How many fish tanks do you have Shawn?
several, my wife likes fish as do the kids..... :rolleyes:
However, they were all store bought. Out here they don't try to trade fish tanks, I think they're looking for a date....
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Yep, scammers are easy to see normally. Had a few tire kickers when I sold the blazer.
About to put up my TH, 1500 sub and maybe the XR. Need to pay for the boat and take care of mom.
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I do the same sometimes. I don't mind the scammers nearly as much as the "tire kickers". I might spend a couple hours talking to somebody/ setting a bumper up the way they want. I might even jump into CAD and get a model setup and send them a couple screen shots. Then they low ball you or try to trade a fish tank or something.
One the warranty is up on the jeep and I have this thing called money I might be contacting you. If you have the spare time for a jeep bumper in the future. But it's cool, I don't have a fish tank to trade for it...