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Old 05-11-2010, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
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Personally I think Craigs list is a joke and full of scammers. I've done Ebay for 10 years, buying and selling with no problems.
I'll vouch for you Marsye. :) I bought some of your blocks before I found this forum. Great transaction, no problems. And I've had all good experiences with other Ebay purchases. Never tried Craigs List and after reading this thread probably never will.
Small world huh? Thank ya!!!! ;) Which ones did you buy? Post a picture on the board when you finish them. I would love to see them finished.
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Old 05-11-2010, 04:45 PM
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My granddaughter paid for her wedding dress on ebay through paypal and when she went back to check on delivery the seller had disappeared. She is now scrambling to find another dress in 7 wks. I hope she can find a way to get her money back.
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Old 05-11-2010, 05:17 PM
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DO NOT SEND HIM ANYTHING!!!! I am a retired police officer and advise you to just forget this guy. Same thing happened to me....It's a scam!
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Old 05-11-2010, 06:08 PM
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Be careful seen on the news where a couple advertised a diamond ring on Craigslist, they came to the couples house and killed the husband believe it was on the Today show this morning. Scary
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Old 05-11-2010, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by stitchinwitch
We were scammed for the most part from there a while back. But then - a WONDERFUL man from up north came down, took the item, paid cash and said we could have gotten 3 times the amount we were asking! This was after a half a dozen guys said they really wanted it, but just couldn't make it to our area in the boonies - we finally got tired of all the crap and sold it to the man from up north. BE CAREFUL - people are out there just trying to make everyone miserable!!

That's not a scam, that's just you wanting it sold and gone. He paid your price, there's no deception in a perceived good deal.
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Old 05-11-2010, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Rhonda
My granddaughter paid for her wedding dress on ebay through paypal and when she went back to check on delivery the seller had disappeared. She is now scrambling to find another dress in 7 wks. I hope she can find a way to get her money back.
Ebay and Pay Pal guarantee everything. If she files a claim, she should be able to get her money back.
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Old 05-11-2010, 07:02 PM
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He even offered to send an extra $50.00 if I held them for him.
DO NOT GO FOR THIS!!!!!!! I had this happen with a set of bunk beds I was selling & he was going to do the same thing of having someone pick them up, give me extra money because he was too busy to come & look at them. Red flags went up right away especially after noticing that all the e-mails he would return to me, even after I had just sent it, were always about three or four in the morning & I would answer his like at 8:00 at night. I played along for a little & he did send a check that looked legit drawn on a business. I asked the officer at school & she said it didn't sound right either. I brought the check to the bank to show them & tell them what was going on & when they looked up the account the check was written on it flashed SCAM! SCAM! They said if I would have cashed it it wouldn't have shown up as a bad check for a few days & I would have been stuck having to pay the bank back. Another thing that raised a red flag was the way he wrote the e-mails in very bad English. I am very cautious now to sell anything to anyone unless they are local & will come & see it in person.
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Old 05-11-2010, 07:09 PM
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We had a gentleman in our area that sold a 57 chevy to one of these people. They sent him a bank draft for the car and also extra for the person who was to pick up the car. When it was all said and done, the bank draft was bogus and he was out over $8000 the the cost of the bank draft that didn't clear and the car was gone!!! Don't reply.
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I know I would stay away from that one. He is too weird.
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Old 05-11-2010, 07:14 PM
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ask for a post office check (or whatever they call them) and say out front that you want it to clear first. tell the post office to check it very carefully because you don't know the sender.

i wouldn't do it anyway. i would ignore it, since so many of us got exactly the same story.
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