Craigslist sellers who sell in bulk

[Merlyn3D]

I'm lookin into getting a mac mini, and there's an ad on craigslist that has 10 of them for $3499, making them about $350 a piece, figure I could buy them, keep one, ebay the others. Anyone know if this is some sort of scam or if these bulk sellers are really legit?

 

[CrackRabbit]

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D
I'm lookin into getting a mac mini, and there's an ad on craigslist that has 10 of them for $3499, making them about $350 a piece, figure I could buy them, keep one, ebay the others. Anyone know if this is some sort of scam or if these bulk sellers are really legit?

I would lean more towards the side of scam.
I have heard of scams where the scammers act as a small tech company with a good deal on an item (usualy laptops) and you place an order for 10-15 of them and they simply disapear with your money.
This sounds very similar.

 

[imported_bum]

Don't do it. Unless you have some outstanding reason to believe it's not a scam, $3500 is way to much to risk on Craigslist IMO. Plus, you'd still have to go through the pain of selling them all even if it was legit.

 

[Merlyn3D]

Well...if they'll accept credit payment through paypal, and I can physically pick up the items, I might give it a go. We'll see...

 

[simms]

I hate craigslist. All the guys off there are bums who don't keep their word, or are trolls trying to rip you off.

 

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: simms
I hate craigslist. All the guys off there are bums who don't keep their word, or are trolls trying to rip you off.

Is it like "yeah x for $200" then you show up and say "yeah, there's a problem. it's $250 now?" cause isn't the whole premise of craigslist that it deals with people in person?

 

[imported_Mike]

CL is cluttered with scam artists. Just use common sense, realize that anyone can start an ad in your "hometown" and that it really isn't monitored.

 

[cirthix]

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D
Well...if they'll accept credit payment through paypal, and I can physically pick up the items, I might give it a go. We'll see...

then pay in person too

 

[Merlyn3D]

Originally posted by: cirthix

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D
Well...if they'll accept credit payment through paypal, and I can physically pick up the items, I might give it a go. We'll see...

then pay in person too

Of course....best deal I ever got off craigslist was 5 sprint treo 650's a year ago for $250 a piece. Turns out they were from a government office switching to another carrier. I bought them all and sold 4 and made money even after keeping one for me.