Firstly, I say Trust No One just like the X Files. I've only sold a few things on Craigs list but have sold on Ebay for a few years. I've even had my name scammed in a fake complaint by a crook on ebay. The guy wouldn't send a magazine I ordered or return my money. He then filed a complaint with EBAY saying I was reporting negativity about him. Ebay did nothing. The guy found a site to list a complaint about me and said I was a liar and con artist. I contacted that site but they did nothing. Today I listed a wine cooler on Craigs list. I almost immediately got an email from a Gary Washington working as a buyer for the Herman Miller Corp. He was interested in the cooler at full price but would have to talk to his boss. Next thing I knew I was getting an email from a John Conner who wanted to buy the wine cooler for full price plus $50. I've posted his email below. I've been around the block a few times so the warning lights immediately went off. I sent him a reply that I'm sorry but I only take cash and the cooler needed to be picked up locally. I doubt if I ever will hear from these people again. The one good thing that came out of it was finding this site. If it sounds to good to be true then my advice is "google it and then run". Oh btw I use a special email only for selling things on Craigs List. I don't want to be hacked, spammed or any other negative thing.
Thanks for all the advice,
BJ
From: John Conner <
[email protected]>
To:
[email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: wine cooler
Thanks for the reply to my email.I will purchase the item from you and
will be adding $50 extra for the item asking price,so please kindly
withdraw the advert from CRAIGSLIST and i will be paying you via bank
certified check from my Bank and the payment will be delivered to you
via Fedex next-day and i will like you to get back to me with the
following information to facilitate the mailing out the check to
you....I will need the below details to mail the payment as soon as
possible.
Name to be on the Check_____________
Home or office address(No P.O.BOX)___
City__State__Zip Code_______________
Phone Numbers_____________________
Final Asking Price_____________________
FYI:You will not be responsible for the shipping of the item...I will
make arrangement for the pickup as I will call Fed ex to come and pick
it up for delivery and I will have my mover come over for the pick up
as soon as you have the check cashed at your bank and i will get back
to you once my secretary made the payment out to you immediately
Thank you