Error ? Or Insanity ?

[jeff of pa]

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/ele/1404495684.html

 

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[cedarratt]

I am gonna see if he will ship it to me!!!

 

[jeff of pa]

I am gonna see if he will ship it to me!!!

HAHA Yea the Postage may be $3,000

 

[cedarratt]

Doesn't hurt to ask!!! but I think he may have left off 000 at the end of the 2...

 

[jeff of pa]

Doesn't hurt to ask!!! but I think he may have left off 000 at the end of the 2...

Yep that or it Means he's Entertaining Offers

 

[Mach1Pilot]

I saw that just after it was posted to craigslist... emailed the person but never received a reply...

 

[cedarratt]

Yeah no reply yet either...

 

[Sandman]

This has to be an error or a hoax.

 

[jeff of pa]

This has to be an error or a hoax.

Probably Sold already, at a much higher price of course.

I Also thought Maybe a Hoax by Wife,
Getting back at her Husband
because he bought it & Never uses it,
So she Threatened to Get it out the house

I'v seen Women post their
Kids bikes in the local Free adds
just to try and scare the kids into not leaving
them lay outside.
like "Free Bicycle, Lays in my Driveway all the time,
just take it"

 

[cedarratt]

Got this this morning... Oh well I had hopes of getting a Minelab and for only 2$...

"Hi,


The price for the minelab is US $2,000.00 shipping included. I will like to complete the transaction only through eBay.
If you are interested let me know so we can proceed.


Thank you"

 

[Mach1Pilot]

Got this this morning... Oh well I had hopes of getting a Minelab and for only 2$...

"Hi,


The price for the minelab is US $2,000.00 shipping included. I will like to complete the transaction only through eBay.
If you are interested let me know so we can proceed.


Thank you"

Same here. Sounds suspicious to me.

 

[jeff of pa]

AH So he was Just advertising an EBay deal that Started at $2.00

 

[cedarratt]

I think its listed for 2k and that the 2$ was just to get attention to it...

 

[Mach1Pilot]

I replied to the email asking which auction was his on ebay and if I could just come pick it up. Here was the reply, received just minutes later:

___________________________________________________________________________________

"The item is not anymore on eBay. I'm located in Indianapolis, IN. Can you come and pick it up ?

Thank you"

___________________________________________________________________________________

I sent a second reply saying that I could pick it up (I travel extensively) and asked if he could send me his phone number to discuss it. So far no reply.

My gut says scam... for his sake I hope my gut is wrong.

Oh, as of a few minutes ago there was no listing for this on the Indianapolis Craigslist.

 

[jeff of pa]

I searched Harrisburg (PA) for Minelab

The Link that came up says baltimore (MD)

Unless He Posted it everywhere to get coverage.

IF He is allowing Pick-Up probably not a scam.

Of course Perahaps He expected a No from you.
so he could request mail payment.

But maybe he just didn't get back yet

 

[Mach1Pilot]

I searched Harrisburg (PA) for Minelab

The Link that came up says baltimore (MD)

Unless He Posted it everywhere to get coverage.

IF He is allowing Pick-Up probably not a scam.

Of course Perahaps He expected a No from you.
so he could request mail payment.

But maybe he just didn't get back yet

I sincerely want my gut to be wrong! And if its true then its quite a good deal. That's why I offered to pick it up.. its best to spend that kind of $$$ in person IMO.

It just feels like it might not be legit... and I don't want to see anyone else who is considering it to get burned.

 

[TURNMASTER]

If it's real that would be a great deal
Jeff

 

[jeff of pa]

I searched Harrisburg (PA) for Minelab

The Link that came up says baltimore (MD)

Unless He Posted it everywhere to get coverage.

IF He is allowing Pick-Up probably not a scam.

Of course Perahaps He expected a No from you.
so he could request mail payment.

But maybe he just didn't get back yet

I sincerely want my gut to be wrong! And if its true then its quite a good deal. That's why I offered to pick it up.. its best to spend that kind of $$$ in person IMO.

It just feels like it might not be legit... and I don't want to see anyone else who is considering it to get burned.

Yep Under All the Circumstances so far,
pick-up would be the only way to go.
can't get burned that way,
unless he sends you on a wild goose chase,
which would make no sense.