Do you think this is legit

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2012: Do you think this is legit
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hal Schedler, Sacramento on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 08:39 pm:

Today I listed an engine in the classified section and a few hours latter I received this Email:

Hello Seller,
I want to buy this item,and need to know how much are you asking for it? and please i can only pay using paypal,and after payments has been made i will arrange for pick up of the item,Email - steveyanckley@yahoo.com

Have a nice day,
steve yanckley


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 08:43 pm:

Fishy. The "item" thing bothers me most. plus none of the expected questions or requests for pics. I'd blow him off for sure.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Greg Whaley, Georgetown Ontario Canada on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 08:44 pm:

Hal,

You listed the price in your ad, and he is asking how much you want for it.....sounds real fishy to me......words like "item" always raise red flags for me.-


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Greg Whaley, Georgetown Ontario Canada on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 08:45 pm:

Charlie types faster than me.....


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Miller, Mostly in Dearborn on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 08:57 pm:

Look at this one dated July 8. Same story - same name - same e-mail

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4340419;


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary H. White - Sheridan, MI on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 09:24 pm:

Disregard and delete anything that looks like a generic response.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Stewart -Calif. on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 09:26 pm:

Hal
I'll take your item... I mean engine and i will pay you pal with two goats, a camel and three chickens. Deal? Mr. Yanckley hit me up on my ad last week in an e-mail. Can't we all just get along with our T's?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Max L. Christenson on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 09:33 pm:

Cut through all the crap and demand in-person payment to you by the buyer with U.S. currency at your bank, where the currency the buyer presents to you can first be authenticated by your bank, when the transaction occurs. It is truly unfortunate that we have come to this point, but as Walter Cronkite famously said, "And that's the way it is."

Otherwise, have the buyer send you a cashier's check drawn on a U.S. bank for the total costs and wait 10 business days until after you have deposited the cashier's check in your bank account before you send the engine to the buyer.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hal Schedler, Sacramento on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 02:41 pm:

Thanks for the response. I'll just ignore him


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Coiro on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 03:37 pm:

"Item" is definitely scam language.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Hoshield on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 04:52 pm:

yep ... 'item' is a form letter/auto-responder/mailer thing. If they can't address the 'item' by it's name, then they don't deserve a response. ... even if it WAS legit! (IMHO)

Dennis


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