Does this sound fishy to anyone else?

[Goddess FallenAngel]

Well, he emailed me back saying that he would pay by check. So, I sent him the following:

[sblock]I don't take personal checks, you refuse to tell me where you are from, and frankly, my car is not worth shipping anywhere, so something is wrong with your proposal. I will not sell you anything.

This is a scam, and I will not accept any further emails or contact from you. Do not contact me again, or I will forward all of this to the appropriate authorities.
[/sblock]

On another note, I think I am taking my ad down from that website. I just got another offer from someone else that is nearly exactly the same as the one from the link that was posted above. *shakes head* It's not worth leaving it up there if I have to deal with this kinda &#(*$.

 

[eabha]

Glad to hear it. Good idea. You should have no trouble selling your car by other means.

 

[Xath]

From what I've seen, used cars listed in newspapers sell very quickly. Especially for those prices.

I was trying to buy a few years ago, and almost everyone I called said that their car sold almost immediately. Used car dealers and back yard car fixers love those kinds of deals.

 

[DarrenGMiller]

No. I read a book called "The Gift of Fear" which explained the vital importance of always trusting your feelings. If you are at all worried by this guy, don't deal with him. The best thing to do now is not to contact him again at all & to block his email adress so you don't get anything further from him.

I have also read this book and the author has another book out that also looks good.

DM

 

[S'mon]

I recommend an ad in your local paper. It will cost a little bit, but not much, and you'll only get local interest.

Edit: Or if it's saleable take it to a used car dealer, they'll give you about 50% what a private buyer would but it's easier & no hassle. Though $1100 is already very little in US, isn't it?

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

Actually, most of the used car dealerships around here will only offer about $300, even though the car's worth $1500 (minus a few minor repairs). It sucks...

$1100 is very little for a reliable car in decent condition in the US... at least from what I've seen on my recent car-buying expedition (I ended up getting a nearly-new vehicle, and the dealership offered to 'take the old car off [my] hands' for $150 off the purchase price of the newer one. :\ I thought selling it would be better than trading it in, after that.

I'm probably going to go newspaper ad... I was trying to save myself the $30-$50 bucks, but that's cheap for peace of mind.

 

[KidCthulhu]

You could also try Craig's List for your area. www.craigslist.com. I've heard nothing but good stuff about their listings.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

You could also try Craig's List for your area. www.craigslist.com. I've heard nothing but good stuff about their listings.

www.craigslist.org - not .com.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Well, he emailed me back saying that he would pay by check. So, I sent him the following:

Looks good Kat but you should take the time to inform the authorities.

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

I took a look, but since the fraud hadn't actually taken place, I couldn't report it - especially since the only info I have for him is a name (probably false, and extremely common) and an email address (from a free web-based email company) there's really nothing to report.

I did find a warning page on this sort of scam at http://www.secretservice.gov/ (along with 'the Nigerian letter' and a few others), so they are aware of it.

I forwarded it, along with the other email I recieved that was simular, to the website I had posted the car on. No response. *shrug* Not sure what else to do at this point but spam-block him (already done).