Check out this awesome response I got to my RC51 feeler:
"Ted Carr" said:
Thanks for the prompt response.. I am ready to buy it now but i am not
in town at the moment as i am a marine engineer manager and due to the
nature of my work, It hard to make a phone calls and visiting of
website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert
and send you an email regarding it. I really want it to be a surprise
for my dad so i wont let him know anything about it until it gets
delivered to him, i am sure he will be more than happy with it. I
insisted on paypal because i don't have access to my bank account
online as i don't have internet banking, but i can pay from my paypal
account, as i have my bank a/c attached to it, i will need you to give
me your paypal email address and the price so i can make the payment
asap for it and please if you don't have paypal account yet, it is
very easy to set up, go to paypal and get it set up, after you
have set it up i will only need the e-mail address you use for
registration with paypal so as to put the money through. I have a pick
up agent that will come and pick it after i have made the payment...
Email me back
1Paypal id
2 your cell number
3 your address
Thanks.
My response to that:
"Show up with your gear and I'll let you test-ride it".
If he turns down a free ride on a rc51, then the police have definite proof he was trying to defraud you.
Fletch1
HalfDork
6/13/12 10:29 a.m.
I'd say it's fake, in more way's than one. If he's buying a RC51 for his dad, he must have a young dad.
Him: "I Would like to test drive your vehicle."
Me: "OK. The CB750 carbs or the Skyline motor mounts?"
PHeller
SuperDork
6/13/12 10:44 a.m.
Ok, lets say that he puts money into your PayPal account.
He has to have a registered card, have a verified account, and must have money in the account for a certain amount of time prior to transfer, or else it comes directly from a credit card.
You could always ask that you verify payment and wait 10 business days before releasing the bike to a hauler, that way if for whatever reason the sale doesn't go through, you can report him.
You can also ask HIM for his PayPal address and I think you can research profiles on PayPal to verify them.
I would not however, offer Cell phone or Address. If he is a scammer he may just release that information to a tele-scam company and make a few bucks.
But, on the off chance he's actually a offshore engineer, he may make a lot of money and not have a permanent address. He may also be able to buy a bike sight-unseen and transport it to his dad's without a whim.
Ask him the name/address of his father?
PHeller wrote:
But, on the off chance he's actually a offshore engineer, he may make a lot of money and not have a permanent address. He may also be able to buy a bike sight-unseen and transport it to his dad's without a whim.
This is not an "offshore" engineer. This is a different play on the "I am in the Navy/Air Force/Marines/Army and for idiotic reasons cannot communicate with the outside world except by email" scam.
Don't be a sucker. No real customer needs that many excuses to get you to take a risk. An RC51 ain't hard to sell. Wait for a guy who can pick it up with an envelope in hand.
interesting, buddy of mine just posted on fb that he just added an RC51 to his collection
I got almost the exact same email concerning a motorcycle I was selling for the sister-in-law.
Only it was an offshore petroleum engineer and he wanted it to surprise his son.
I don't know exactly what the scam was, but the only people I responded to were people that were in the area and that would show up with cash.
cwh
UberDork
6/13/12 2:34 p.m.
the only people I responded to were people that were in the area and that would show up with cash.
WIN!!
Buddy just got a text asking for an email regarding his dirt track car for sale. He emailed, got a version of the above email.
