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TexasRedNeck
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Anyone in Omaha that might be able to take a look
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November 19, 2015, 07:45:29 PM »
I found this on CL and contacted the poster.
https://houston.craigslist.org/bod/5278366975.html
Seems too good to be true. Poster claims to be SSgt on a base with only access to email twice a day. Boat belonged to husband who passed away and she's training for deployment to Afghanistan.
Claims the boat is at a shipping center in Omaha and she'll ship back on her dime if I don't accept it when it gets here. Willing to run it through eBay Motors.
Obviously I'd like to inspect it or make sure it exists before sending someone $3k.
Any of our members close enough and willing to go take a look if she doesn't come up with some other excuse why I can't inspect it? Would be willing to help with the expense.
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Re: Anyone in Omaha that might be able to take a look
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November 19, 2015, 08:14:30 PM »
That does seem like a steal for the shape it's in.
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November 19, 2015, 08:35:16 PM »
Maybe thats the payoff to get rid of it.
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Re: Anyone in Omaha that might be able to take a look
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November 19, 2015, 09:02:45 PM »
Shoot HuskerTrev an email. He lives in omaha and if i remember correctly, he is an mgr for a dealer mech shop. If that doesnt work for yah, ill call BIL and have him run over from lincoln. You have #, let me know brother!
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Re: Anyone in Omaha that might be able to take a look
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November 19, 2015, 11:21:22 PM »
Thanks. Nate, got your text. Was at a birthday party for a friend of my wifes. Bunch of Ruskies and europeans. One of us was not like the others....
I'll give you a shout tomorrow afternoon
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Re: Anyone in Omaha that might be able to take a look
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November 20, 2015, 08:24:31 AM »
RN. I think it is a scam. :-\
A google search on the Gmail address shows up with the same type of ad trying to sell a suntracker pontoon.
http://reportcraigslistscams.com/xzclf/1/posts/1_Reported_Craigslist_Scams/1__/10286_2006_Sun_Tracker_Pontoon_Boat_for_Sale.html
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Re: Anyone in Omaha that might be able to take a look
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November 20, 2015, 08:36:35 AM »
Thanks Mike. Suspected as much. I sent an email this morning that I had someone in NE that was available to look at it so I asked for a location and time to inspect. Interested in the excuse that I will get.
What upsets me is that she is purporting to be a SSgt training to go to A-stan...
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Good job Mike.
Hope someone nails her for what she"s (he?) doing.
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November 20, 2015, 09:02:59 AM »
I love Craigslist and buy and sell a lot of stuff on there but I HATE these kind of people. It is probably some pimply face kid sitting in Bulgaria just trying to hit one scam a month. I have driven 200 miles to buy a vehicle only to get a no show and then no contact after the fact. GRRrrrrrrrr
Not much you can do about it other than beware.
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November 20, 2015, 10:11:07 AM »
RN, just let me know.
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December 02, 2015, 07:45:55 AM »
To close the loop and close the thread. When pressed about having someone local look at it, communications went dead. Reported to CL as a scam. Thanks for the advice and help.
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