eBay/Craigslist Can you say scam

[Martian]

My email service actually put the auto send email alerting of new replies in the junk folder because of the content! :laughing::laughing:

Funny how an email service can figure it out but Craigslist can't!

 

[Stargazer]

my wife just bought me a bx-22 that i'm not supposed 2 know about $49.95 +11.95 shiping problem is its only 1/24 size. think hit gold PR

 

[Brushhill dave]

Just saw the same type deal in a Deere but she was divorced and in london

 

[KU Gator]

Interesting that she has her name on the title. No one else seems to get a title on their tractor. I guess this is a special tractor. The way it can move across the country, Santa should consider using it instead of those deer.

 

[jonyyuma]

Must be really the Nigerian Tooth-fairy? Lots of takers if it was a J.Deere ?

 

[JB4310]

My biggest complaint about craigslist is not the scam BS.

It's the fact that everything is priced at the high side of what it's worth. Great for the seller, but not for the thrifty buyer

I check every day in Tools, Farm and Garden. It's hard to find a decent deal, if there is a deal you better of seen it first, cause a dozen other scavengers will beet you to it.

Because it doesn't cost anything, people will always start at the top, I've seen stuff priced more than what it would cost new at the store, but they keep running the ad for months.

In the good old days When you payed good money for an ad, you had better price what ever you were selling right, or you wouldn't get any calls and you would have to pay again to run the ad again.

If they just charged a dollar an ad, it would eliminate alot of crap. Like the guy selling the 5 dollar utility knife for 7 dollars :confused2:

Or what about all the broken wheel barrows people dig out from behind their sheds

JB

 

[David_Kb7uns]

Go read this on how to scam the scammers, they actually go and fish for them and sometimes they get a big sucker.

419 Eater - The largest scambaiting community on the planet!


David Kb7uns

 

[scrappy isb67]

Found an ad on Craigslist this morning for a BX23 with backhoe,loader and mowing deck.Price $2200 dollars.Just for fun I thought I would answer the ad and this is the reply I recieved.



Sorry for my late reply but i was in hospital and unable to respond. My tractor is in excellent condition and it has 97 hours. The price for the tractor is $2,200, FIRM.
I am the owner of the tractor, my name is on the title. Because of my divorce settlement, i own this tractor and as a woman i don`t need it so i`m trying to get rid of it as soon as possible.
Right now i`m in Omaha, NE (the tractor is here with me) because i got a new job here. I can't conclude this transaction personally because my work involves a lot of traveling, the tractor is already at the shipping company and will be delivered from there very fast. You will receive the tractor in max 2-3 days and you will get the chance to inspect it 10 days, after will be delivered.
The shipping is free from you, so the total price you will have to pay for the tractor is $2,200. If you will not keep the tractor the money will be refunded to you ($2,200.00) and the tractor shipped back on my expenses.
If you're interested to purchase just email me with your full name ,shipping address and your phone number, so I can notify eBay that you are selected as my buyer and they will contact you to explain the entire procedure, such as payment, shipping and insurance.
Thanks,
Karen

P.S. Please do not reply if you don't have the money or If you need a loan.

Model Year: 2005
Make: Kubota
Model: BX23
Engine Cylinders: 3
Engine HP: 23
Fuel: Diesel
Hours: 97
Transmission Type: Hydrostatic
Drive: 4WD
Serial Number: 67167
Including: loader,backhoe & mowing deck

This is the prime indicator of the scam, EBAY does not do anything UNLESS it is sold thru EBAY

I'm just 20 miles south of Omaha. I would be happy to go look at this for you. I think some wild goose would be good for Christmas.:licking:

Take Care,
Doug in SW IA

They will say it is crated up and not accessible to look at.

About a year ago I found a 2320/200cx/46 BH for $2000. it was worded almost EXACTLY like this one. They were dumb enough to give a S/N for the tractor. I took that serial # to my local dealer and inquired about it. that tractor was owned by someone in Indiana with a different name than the craigslist seller.

 

[LBrown59]

With all these BX's listed for $2200 I'm surprised it doesn't drive the price down on the real ones!:laughing: For that price, I wouldn't mind having a couple around.

I have 3 BXs around but not at that price.

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

I can remeber at least 3 customers who have fallen for this. It happens more than you think. When they start telling their story, you know exactly where its headed about 1/4 the way in.

Only marginly better are the people who buy the $3000 JIMMA backhoes. Its a real product and all, but till you get it mounted, plumed, and replace all the hydraulic lines that could have been made from garden hoses you could have bought yourself two real backhoes.

 

[Martian]

I can remeber at least 3 customers who have fallen for this. It happens more than you think. When they start telling their story, you know exactly where its headed about 1/4 the way in.

Only marginly better are the people who buy the $3000 JIMMA backhoes. Its a real product and all, but till you get it mounted, plumed, and replace all the hydraulic lines that could have been made from garden hoses you could have bought yourself two real backhoes.

There is just no room to take short cuts in the world today with the spread of word so fast through the internet with a forum just like this one. That is why John Deere and Kubota do so well for themselves, the build it right and make happy customers.

 

[murphy1244]

There is Two John Deere's in the Cleveland.Com right now thats part of this scam.

 

[timster2]

I troll Craigslist on a daily basis and love the scams and overpriced scrap for sale. There are, however, deals to be made if you are very careful and happen to be the first to get to the seller physically. Bought my BX2230 with 104hrs for a fair price with loader, plow, weight box and a 60" mower that had never been mounted, essentially brand new. Half the price of new and about as new as you can get used. Followed that purchase with a BX2750D snow blower again less than half price. The owner had a gravel driveway used it once broke some sheer pins and put it in the corner of the garage for four years. Cash talks BS walks.

Saw the same Kubota BX scam here in North East Pa, got the same reply when I inquired about hours etc.

I keep trying to find attachments for my BX. so far its a slow go.

 

[Goodluck w/ That]

I ran into was of those as well, usually, if its to good to be true, it is too good to be true.

 

[aczlan]

I had one for a BC1000XL Brush Chipper show up on the Rochester, NY craigslist. The "Seller" said that it was actually at a shipping center in Boonsboro, MD. I did a quick gogole maps search, found that Hagerstown was nearby and there was a shipping place called Accela in Boonsboro. As such, I replied with:

Its in Boonsboro? What a coincidence, I have a friend who lives just
south of Hagerstown. He is a trucker that does a lot of work for
Accela in Boonsboro and he owes me a big favor. Any chance that I
could have him stop in and take a look at it on the pallet?
I really need a serial number before paying so that I can verify the
history on this machine through my local dealer.
Looking at the condition now wont tell me anything about its history.

Haven't heard anything since I sent that (2 days ago).
I sent the email to Google (he had a gmail account) flagged as a scammer, so hopefully they shut him down.

Aaron Z