Ebay and Craigslist Scammers
July 30, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under financial matters
If you sell anything online, then you need to be aware that you may be contacted by scammers. They will claim to have interest in your product and they may even offer to send you a cashier’s check for a large sum above what you are asking. They’ll say the extra amount is for your troubles, the shipping to another country, or some might even ask you to cash the check and send them the excess. AS IF!!!!
Unfortunately, many have fallen for these schemes and lost large sums of money. Here is an example of a scammer email. Actually, this is …read more
EBay Motor Sellers Beware!
June 16, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under automotive
Last week, my husband listed his motorcycle on ebay. The high bidder emailed to say that he bought another motorcycle and wouldn’t be able to buy my husband’s. My husband reminded the buyer that as a bidder he was under contract to purchase the bike.
After several emails, the buyer finally agreed to come and look at the bike. In a “nice way” he said that he would drive 2 1/2 hours to look at the bike, but if anything was different than described, my husband should be prepared to pay him for his time and that he would receive negative feedback …read more
