I lost out on $500 'cause I didn't cash a phony $2800 M.O. He was going
to let me keep that (in addition to the $300 for the item) after I
mailed the extra $2000 to his son.
It was well done - the M.O. was drawn on a national bank. But having
STEPPED off the turnip truck I Googled the bank - they had branch only
two blocks away from the one the M.O. was from - "Why so close?" I asked
myself.
So I called their 1-800 #. I gave them the account number - I didn't
even finish before they told me it was a phony. The interesting part
was they didn't want a copy or have anything to do with it - great attitude!
Google's great - I also Googled the phone number of the bank on the
phony M.O. - it came up associated with three other numbers. I called
all four. They were businesses who had no knowledge of the individual
but had similar inquiries - they assumed the phone company had listed
the number wrong.
And all you have to do is let the buyer know you'll hold the stuff for a
week or two for the MO to clear. They'll either agree or go away.
best, Darrell
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Rich wrote:
If you request a USPS money order you can go to the post office and
actually check that the MO is valid and not a phony. Othe MOs may or
may not be capable of being verified.
On 05/01/2012 08:50 AM, john robles wrote:
Actually it is totally understandable why she wouldn't take a money
order. There is a huge amount of scamming on Craigslist involving
people who claim to be interested in your item and who want to pay by
cashier's check or money order. These money orders and cashier's
checks are stolen from banks and are altered. Craigslist has a
warning about this and about accepting those types of payment. When
yuo get them and you send the item off, you find out that the money
order or cashier's check is no good and you are stuck. So the seller
was probably afraid that this was one of those scams. They are so
widespread on Craigslist that I get several offers when I am selling
something there. They always begin with a note from the would-be
buyer asking if the item is still available. They never state what
the item is - like they don;t say "Is the phonograph still
available?" When you answer and say yes, you get another email,
usually from a different person, stating
"Thakn you for your swift reply. I am busy and so cannot come to
pick up the ite,m, but will pay you (soe additional sum of money) for
your trouble. I will send payment by certified bank check (or money
order) and upon receipt I will arrange for my shipper to pick up th
item". That is usually how it goes.
When anyone asks me it the item is still available, I say yes, but
not if you want to pay by certified check or money order. Then I
usually don't hear back, or more often I hear "Thank you for your
response. I will send payment blah blah blah. It's like they never
read my response.
So this lady was probably afraid it was a counterfeit money order
scam. Paypal or cash on pickup is the best way to go to complete the
deal. Speaking of scams, though how do you know if you send cash that
you will ever get your item?
John Robles
From: "Vinyl Visions"<[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Apr 30, 2012 8:18 pm
Subject: [Phono-L] ebay fraudlent seller
To:<[email protected]>
Another
scam related incident - I just "won" a music box that was a replica
of a
Thorens machine for the minimum bid of $15.00 - parts missing, it
really wasn't worth much more. The seller cancelled the transaction
because he/she said that he/she was "not comfortable" accepting a Wells
Fargo money order for payment... like he/she was taking a risk - on
$15.00? I was the one taking the risk attempting to send a cash
equivalent payment without first receiving the item... I don't get it,
except that was a way to get out of the sale. Fortunately, in all of the
transactions I have made in the US and Europe, I only got scammed
once,
even though I have sent cash for payments... just lucky, I guess,
except most collectors are honest.
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