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Yep- scam.
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Pretty brave, well done fervoured! I wouldn't have 😉
cyclistm - MemberWell there you go, glad I was wrong
Likewise. 🙂
The levels of paranoia shown on this thread explain how Brexit happened.
To add my 2c. Sold a bike somewhat similar to this way a while ago. Bloke did a Bank transfer and arranged a courier. All he asked was that the bike be packaged up.
I looked and looked for the scam angle, but it was legit. Made me feel ashamed of my paranoia in the end. Also, have dealt with continental sellers who take COD. But they’ve been big firms.
Kudos to OP for being rational about it. Also, found all the paranoid stories somewhat amusing. How are you expected to sell anything without some level of trust?
The levels of paranoia shown on this thread explain how Brexit happened.
No, because there really are many "courier scams" out there. Either the complications-Western Union scam, or the "what's your address and when will you be in to collect (or out to be burgled)" scam. I've played along with the cash offer-turns-to-money-transfer scam on a Nomad I had listed on Gumtree just out of professional curiosity as to how it worked. Obviously not to it's conclusion, but enough to get to the typical "our courier is carrying a W.U credit from a previous job, so we'll pay you £5000 which is more than the asking price, if you pay us half the difference back and keep the rest then we all win".
On this occasion it's a genuine Polish-white-van-man (not UPS/FedEx) driving around the UK buying up enough cheap kit to make it viable to drive to Poland and still make a profit. Brexit will have helped this with the weaker pound, if we're desperate to keep a Brexit link in the debate. Glad it worked out for the OP but, like overseas eBay buyers, I don't bother taking on the risk/hassle.
The levels of paranoia shown on this thread explain how Brexit happened.
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