One scammer down and maybe another on the hook. Beware if you're using on-line buy/sell platforms. It's interesting how focused they are in following a script that they ignore rudeness and obvious signs that the "victim" is on to them. Things to watch for. Using the exact header of the item you're trying to sell/buy in their email. For example, the email I got didn't say 'I'm interested in the trailer you're selling. Is it still available?' The subject line was an exact copy & paste of my for sale header. 2: Spelling and syntax. If their communication has misspellings or word usage that's uncommon, be suspicious. The latest suspected scammer (might be the same one I told to go perform a sex act on himself yesterday but with a different .gmail account) used 'favourite' instead of favorite. That, by itself isn't a guarantee that they're a scammer but it's enough to make you suspicious. 3: Be aware of things that just don't make sense. For example, he said he was in Dallas but would arrange for 'transport' to pick it up. That's suspicious for two reasons. If you're buying a car hauler trailer for that kind of money, you want to inspect it before paying plus, secondly, it's far cheaper to just grab your tow vehicle and come get it for a couple hundred in fuel over paying a semi driver a grand to haul it for you. Lastly, he said he was going to include 'extra' funds in the Cashier's Check to cover the transport cost. That is a classic scammer move. At that point I grew tired of the game and ended it. A word of advise, never pay for something you're buying, without personally inspecting it, in an unprotected method. Never let anything you're selling leave your control/possession until your bank guarantees the funds. I discussed the situation with my bank. I told them he wanted to buy using a Cashier's Check and that I suspected it would be a fake check. They said they would call the issuing bank to verify the validity of said Cashier's Check before guaranteeing the money. Don't 'want' a hard to find part so much that you become a victim. There are worthless slime bags everywhere. Protect yourself.
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1938 Master Business Coupe-Sold, now living in New Jersey
1953 210 Sedan
There are usually clues. Be suspicious. I asked for pictures once and got some that were obviously copied from eBay listings. Another time the item I needed was in England. Imagine that a Chevy part from the 1930s miraculously turning up in the UK. Sometimes the price is temptingly low and other times ridiculously high. The clues are usually there.
Mike
Many Miles of Happy Motoring
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