eBay/Craigslist Craigslist Scam?

[impdaddy]

does this tractor belong to anyone on TBN. Deal too good to be true? lol



Looks like the ad was already pulled. Good for someone to flag it.

 

[scoutcub]

Anytime the price is too low and they offer free shipping.....= SCAM.

 

[RobertN]

There are a boatload of scams out there...

 

[bp fick]

If they were all posted here, this forum wouldn't have room for anything else, frankly.

 

[6thgpSF]

I checked the site and it's been removed. russ

 

[ray66v]

These always seem to be the same premise.

I can't understand why people don't realize no matter what the situation is, they could easily get a lot more money than that.

 

[RobertN]

Those are scams, not tractors cheap.

I looked at one advertised in Sacramento. $4200 for a nice new Deere, 100 or so hours, factory hoe, scraper, mower, and loader. The backhoe was worth more than the whole package.

I replied... Person said it was located in Montana, was packed and ready to ship. He was military, with only three days left till shipping out to the middle east, Afghanistan.

I have a cousin in Montana; told him I would want my tractor experience cousin to look at it, and I would deal cash. Store it at my cousins for a few weeks till I could get back there to pick it up.

He said no, it had to go through Ebay/paypal. And, it was already packed to ship, so no one could see it.

Scam scam scam. And implicating himself as a member of the US Armed Forces. For shame.

All the prices and descriptions of these tractors seem to be in a form letter used for the ad, and for the reply.

I have seen at least a dozen in Northern California in the last week.

These always seem to be the same premise.

I can't understand why people don't realize no matter what the situation is, they could easily get a lot more money than that.

 

[impdaddy]

I am well aware that they are all scams. I never reply , I just flag them for removal. What really annoys me is that they steal someone's ad and pics then plaster it all over.

 

[Ductape]

Scammitty scammy scam scam

 

[Treemonkey1000]

Too bad Ebay and Craigslist don't put a sting operation on those folks and catch them red handed. Even if they might be in other countries. After a few of them get caught and land in jail a few less folks out there to rip off folks.

 

[Sideways]

Try googleing(?) the posters email addy.
You will usually find the same email addy associated with lots of Craigslist ads in lots of states across the US.
Scam City

 

[MikePA]

Thread closed. Please do not post links to craigslist or eBay. If it's a scam, there's no point in further advertising it here.