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So I put a notebook for sale on ebay...

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Vegito

Diamond Member
EDIT: guy got kick off already.. not reg user..

Q: Good Day, I`m Collins Lenox,am interested in the immediate purchase of this unit,i will pay you $900 for the item and $200 for shipping via USPS/EMS,while i will want you to end the auction right away and i will make the payment through US Money order via(Moneygram),so i will like to complete the transaction in a very timely manner and get the item ready for shipment immediately you have being notify of the payment Confirmation/Approval,Quickly email me with your Name and Contact address and your personal email address so that i can proceed with payment right away.let me quickly say that i will be sending this unit to Africa to my Son for his project.i will be expecting your reply with your personal email.

Should I be stringing this guy along.. ie send payment to the white house like some other guy?

Second Scammer
Dear seller, I'm interested to make an offer for your Item on ebay.What is the present condition and how much do you want to sell it last?I'm buying it urgently for my Son project programme in college.I am ready to pay for the item immediately with an offer of $1900.00.I will be making payment via Travellers Express (Money Gram) since paypal is not worldwide .Do provide your info for immediate payment: Your Full... Email... Name... Address... City... State... Country... Zip Code... Tel Number... alongside your response. I want you to get back to me if this offer is okay with you.while you also provide me the cost of the shipment through USPS REGISTERED
 
I tried selling my laptop on eBay 4 different times. Each time the person who "won" the auction was some scammer that sent a variation of what you posted. Craigslist was no better. I ended up selling it locally.
 
Originally posted by: mcvickj
I tried selling my laptop on eBay 4 different times. Each time the person who "won" the auction was some scammer that sent a variation of what you posted. Craigslist was no better. I ended up selling it locally.
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You know, thats what I was afraid off... I sold many things the past few month, mostly RDRAM and sold all w/o problems. Sold old cpu, etc, etc. I guess they dont want parts.. only notebook..
 
yep, that scam is still around. i put a ps2 for sale on ebay awhile back and i got about 5 responses exactly like that.
 
I've sold one laptop on ebay. A few days into the auction I had a guy from Indonesia offer me $3000 + shipping to end it early. Obviously I didn't.

The only thing more sad than these scammers are the people that give them hope.
 
for people that don't use ebay what are some good tips for starting to sell?

-don't accept money orders
-don't mail out of the country
-don't accept anything from western union

etc?
 
Originally posted by: BriGy86
for people that don't use ebay what are some good tips for starting to sell?

-don't except money orders
-don't mail out of the country
-don't except anything from western union

etc?
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ummm... no.

'accept' and 'except' are different words.
 
Originally posted by: BriGy86
for people that don't use ebay what are some good tips for starting to sell?

-don't except money orders
-don't mail out of the country
-don't except anything from western union

etc?
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What's wrong with money orders and western union?
 
Originally posted by: Vegitto
What do you want for it? I'm looking for a cheap lappy.. Live in the Netherlands, though 😛..
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Shipping to the Netherlands?
I smell a scam. 😀

j/k

O as for BriGy86, money orders are fine.
When you ship out of the country try not to accept money orders and make sure their PayPal address is confirmed (wait PayPal sucks and won't allow most countries to have a confirmed address. So scratch that.)
BidPay is dead so there isn't a good method of receiving money from overseas people.
For me I accept non confirmed PayPal funds and still ship it as I have not been scammed yet.
For within the U.S. PayPal (confirmed address) and cash are your safest method of receiving money.
If you think it is a scam wait 1 or 2 days before shipping it so PayPal might catch the "fake" money.
 
Beaware there are lots of scams howering around on ebay. Last month i bought Pioneer DVD navigation from ebay for $200, a guy from china, after than never heard from him.

And still there are so many more on ebay.
 
Just looked at your listing. It is one of the most descriptive and time consuming listings I have ever seen lol!
 
These scams survive because of forged Money Orders, Cashier's Checks, Certified Checks, etc. Your bank will take them in deposit and it can take up to two weeks for your bank to get back in touch with you to tell you (1) the instrument was a forgery, (2) they are debiting your account for the amount deposited, and (3) you are responsible for any fees (usually returned checks from your writing checks on amounts from the forged instrument credited to your account).

There are really two ways the scam works. The first is the simpler, they send you a forged/counterfeit check/money order and you send the item. You find out a few weeks later the check/money order is bogus and by then the buyer is long gone (and your laptop is most likely being used in a Nigerian Internet Cafe to scam even more people.) The second is a bit more devious. The buyer tells you he has a money order/certified/cashiers check already filled out and it is for more than the item you're selling. He will send you the check, and you should Western Union wire him back the excess followed by the item you are selling. You get the check, wire him back the extra, then find out two weeks later the check is bad and you are out the "extra" you sent. A derivation of this is the shipping scam - similiar as above but the buyer wants you to handle the shipping for him. You guessed it, he adds the shipping to the check and you are to wire it to the "shipping agent". The check comes back bad and you are out the "shipping expense", really just another way to get you to send cash to him.

They are getting better and better at it too.
 
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