Sound like a scammer??

[CleanNeon98]

Im selling my stock springs and struts on another forum and I had this dude contact me...I duno whether hes tryin to scam me or not

HIM:

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do you still have the shocks & springs??

i need the shocks absorber

let me know whether you have it or not~~

Thank you


ME:
Hi. Yes its still here. I dont know where you are located, but its pretty heavy stuff, I dont really want to ship it, but if you can cover the costs, by all means its not a problem. Id also like to sell it all together. I dont mean the springs and struts, but id like to sell all 4 struts at once, and all 4 springs at once..dont want to sell stuff piece by piece you know what I mean. Let me know



HIM:
hello~~i understand what you said.

i need all set so i want to buy your shocks & springs~~

i have a question. your shocks & springs are from 2001 civic??

i have 2001 civic so i only need the shocks & springs from 2001 civic~~

and i've lived in Indiana

so how do we trade this one?? By ebay?? or...

let me know that or give your phone number~~

thx~~


ME:
Money Order Only


Just need some opinions. He seems like a crook but before I post something on the boards as a lookout for him, and advise members to stay away, I want to be sure of my assumption

[Scapegoat]

find out their method of payment. if its anything but a certified check, paypal or cash say no

[CleanNeon98]

find out their method of payment. if its anything but a certified check, paypal or cash say no
If anything, il just pretend to play along and try to get as much of his/her info as possible nad post it on that site, as well as honda-tech

[Scapegoat]

why go that far? It won't do any good if they're a scammer anyway

[CleanNeon98]

why go that far? It won't do any good if they're a scammer anyway
Yea, but at least it may help keep others away

Just sent him/her this, once I get my answer I can post a lookout thread


ME:
Actually, send me your Name, address, phone number, etc. so I can get an accurate shipping quote and give you a call when I get it..im not on this site very often, so it will be quicker and easier for both of us. Do you have any other payment methods you suggest??

[GyrlSpeedRT]

Not sure...it just seems like they don't understand, i.e: "I need all set", "i need shocks absorber" Then they're saying that they need shocks and springs...I'm getting a headache....

[whitezenki]

How does this seem like a scam?

I get PM's like that all day everyday on Zilvia, I dont think every noob over there is out to scam me.

Just like any other sale, get your money, make sure it clears, then send the item.

We dont need a Hardy Boys episode because some guy wants to make sure the parts will work for his car.

The guy may not have an idea of what the suspension consists of, but then most noobs dont. Doesnt make him a scammer.

[malloyboy1]

if he mails you a money order then your fine. dont ever take a personal check unless you know the person and i personally dont like paypal because that too can be canceled like a credit card. sounds fine to me just get the money then ship

[DSMTJ]

i think he's just an idiot, get a shipping quote, make them send you a money order for your asking price plus the shipping quote, and then send it out.

[dragonfly2k3]

how would he possibly scam you? Because his english isnt perfect? I dont think anyone is perfect. I dont really get it?

[CleanNeon98]

how would he possibly scam you? Because his english isnt perfect? I dont think anyone is perfect. I dont really get it?
I duno in his second PM he just seems to be typing like a typical scammer...time will tell

[Keeper1343]

Do not except money orders or certified checks!!! There is alot of people who have gotten counterfeit ones. If he sends you one, bring it to ur bank and tell the manager to make sure it is real, and also you have a witness when it comes back fake so they don't take u to court. Paypal is free to sign up. If he doesn't like it o well. But atleast you know you are safe. Better safe then sorry i say. Good luck with the sale

[yellow2000S/R]

Do not except money orders or certified checks!!! There is alot of people who have gotten counterfeit ones. If he sends you one, bring it to ur bank and tell the manager to make sure it is real, and also you have a witness when it comes back fake so they don't take u to court. Paypal is free to sign up. If he doesn't like it o well. But atleast you know you are safe. Better safe then sorry i say. Good luck with the sale

LOL, paypal is as large of a risk anymore than money orders... why would you say don't do the money orders or certified checks?

Pay Pal will only get you your money back if the money is still in their account... if they already transferred it to their account (what takes 3 days? which is WAY before you would even figure it was a scam). Then you are screwed.

At least you can explain to the potential customer like I do and tell them "Hey, I like to sit a week or two on money orders due to all the scamming lately and false checks. Please be patient and if/when it clears, I will contact you and ship the parts out the following day."

Everybody I have sold parts to have been understanding. I have done many transactions through pay-pal but I now also accept pay-pal. I ALWAYS wait until the money clears regardless.

[Keeper1343]

valid point but if you only accept certified paypal accounts then your good no matter what, cause it is linked to a bank directly. Then if something happened they have something to go off of. Maybe i am wrong but that seems pretty secure, right?

[OutOfStock]

Honestly if someones scamming you they usually dont ask for your phone number.

[ThePrimerSuspect]

weren't your stock struts blown out?

[Keeper1343]

weren't your stock struts blown out?

HAHHA he's worried about the other guy scamming him when he's selling blown shocks! ha.

[CleanNeon98]

weren't your stock struts blown out?
No, I just got tired of looking like a wrangler
HAHHA he's worried about the other guy scamming him when he's selling blown shocks! ha.
Betcha feel mighty stupid now :roll:

[james_ls]

Just go through with it.

Doesn't sound weird.

Call him...

[martang]

He just seems like a complete idiot