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Offline stlaser

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Selling on CL
« on: September 13, 2018, 11:08:48 PM »
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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Re: Selling on CL
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2018, 11:17:35 PM »
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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Re: Selling on CL
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2018, 11:58:01 PM »
Very frustrating. Been there, done that....but never used the funny address bit! might have to try that one.
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Re: Selling on CL
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2018, 12:09:58 AM »
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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Re: Selling on CL
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2018, 06:26:36 AM »
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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Re: Selling on CL
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2018, 08:03:18 AM »
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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« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2018, 08:37:25 AM »
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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Re: Selling on CL
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2018, 09:10:32 AM »
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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Re: Selling on CL
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2018, 10:08:43 AM »
This ^^^^^^
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Re: Selling on CL
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2018, 03:15:44 PM »
How many fish tanks do you have Shawn?
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Re: Selling on CL
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2018, 03:54:27 PM »
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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Re: Selling on CL
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2018, 05:16:36 PM »
Yep, scammers are easy to see normally. Had a few tire kickers when I sold the blazer.

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Re: Selling on CL
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2018, 07:27:59 PM »
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...
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