Scammer in action. ...Beware
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Scammer in action. ...Beware
If it is too good to be true. It's probably is.
https://omaha.craigslist.org/spo/1886358573.html
This CL was posted in almost over 30 states. FYI. Beware...just my 2cents
https://omaha.craigslist.org/spo/1886358573.html
This CL was posted in almost over 30 states. FYI. Beware...just my 2cents
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Scam for sure, just check sold items on ebay and you will find things like this.. Bike was sold today from seller in California..
https://cgi.ebay.com/Specialized-Tarm...?pt=Road_Bikes
https://cgi.ebay.com/Specialized-Tarm...?pt=Road_Bikes
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Try to read this. And if u do the search, it shows up more than few states. Better yet go and reply to the CL
https://pullman.craigslist.org/spo/1886348766.html
https://pullman.craigslist.org/spo/1886348766.html
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What tells me scam is that the seller is representing that they run a bike shop, "just got this as a trade-in," but reports the weight as "15 pounds on my bathroom scale."
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Something else to watch for is the multiple-location listings. Mostly, Craigslist is for local listings, and if you're in one city advertising a bike in another city, you generally want to point that out to the customers if it's a legitimate deal.
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The scam is a seller on CL will find a high end listing on ebay and take the photos and description and sell it as if they own it..
You usually get some lame excuse that they are out of town on business but if you sent a deposit they will hold the bike for you.. Normally this happens with expensive bikes and it is being sold for 1/2 its actual value..
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The scam is a seller on CL will find a high end listing on ebay and take the photos and description and sell it as if they own it..
You usually get some lame excuse that they are out of town on business but if you sent a deposit they will hold the bike for you.. Normally this happens with expensive bikes and it is being sold for 1/2 its actual value..
You usually get some lame excuse that they are out of town on business but if you sent a deposit they will hold the bike for you.. Normally this happens with expensive bikes and it is being sold for 1/2 its actual value..
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I actually had someone steal my pictures and description and list the bike on eBay before. What was really nice was that my listing hadn't even ended yet. Because of that people were afraid to bid on my auction because they saw where it was listed twice. The scammer ended up costing me about a grand since the bike sold for much less than it should have.
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I did but it was already on the final day so it didn't help all that much.
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