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jdbrooks1952 New Member
Joined: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 5 Location: Chesterfield, MO 63017
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:33 am Post subject: Possible Scammer? |
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I just received interest in someone wanting to purchase my Yamaha. He ID'd himself as a student, that he was interested and would I accept Paypal. He wanted to know if it was a good horn for lead or classical use. I told him I only play in a concert band, so I could not answer that. I requested his location since I will only ship in the US 48. He gave me a PO Box in NY. I told him about possible scamming on this site and would prefer to use escrow.com to ensure a safe transfer.
His respones was: "Sorry but one of the reasons I wanted to use paypal was so I could paypal credit and make some payments on it. Im not gonna force you to switch over to that so I think I'm gonna back out sorry!"
Not a real legit response, since you can always transfer your Paypal credit out to your own checking acct and use the funds however you wish. Also the grammar was a little off on his response. So I let this one go. What does anyone think about this inquiry for purchase as a possible scam? _________________ Microbiome |
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ghelbig Heavyweight Member
Joined: 27 May 2011 Posts: 908 Location: Reno, NV
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 1:15 pm Post subject: Re: Possible Scammer? |
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jdbrooks1952 wrote: | ... would I accept Paypal. ... a PO Box in NY. ... as a possible scam? |
Yes, it is a possible scam. In my opinion, it is a scam.
PayPal requires that you use tracking. I do not think that tracking is available when sending to a PO Box. I would never send anything of value to a PO Box.
If you can't prove that it was delivered, he doesn't have to pay for it. That's how the PayPal buyer protection works.
Gary. |
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jdbrooks1952 New Member
Joined: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 5 Location: Chesterfield, MO 63017
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for those good words of advice. I appreciate the fact that Trumpet Herald has been open about these possible scams. I would hate to have my first sale on Trumpet Herald to be a scam. _________________ Microbiome |
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