Scam or Not

So i found a really good deal for a 1999 4x4 sr5 trd offroad tacoma it is really clean looks like its brand new it has 128k miles for 2700 on craigslist the problem its in florida he wants to ship it to me does this seem more like a scam or a legit deal?

 

ask for a number to call

 

Scared of that! "ship it to you?" Is it in pieces?

 

nope its in perfect condition and he told me he couldnt talk on the phone because he is 95% deaf and he would ship it through a company that does that

 

Hmm... Still suspicious IMHO.

 

what bout a title and all that good stuff deffinately look into it bud surely he has someone that can sign to him while youre on the phone??????? my daughter is deaf and its not an excuse it seems fishy but somtimes thats the best deals

 

it's a scam. dont bother.

 

direct quote from CL: "OFFERS TO SHIP CARS ARE 100% FRAUDULENT"

having said that sorry for the double post

 

damn it it would of been a really great deal to

 

Scam scam stay away!!!!!

 

there is no way for 2700 it would be worth it to ship a car and sell

 

Definitely a scam. If you can't deal face to face then don't do it, #1! I can't remember what it is, but there's some magic number under $3000 where the Feds don't get involved with fraud cases, so you'll be shit out of luck when you never get your truck. If it sounds to good to be true, then it is! On the other hand, you could have some fun with this dipshit by sending him some convincing emails that you really want to buy it. Ask for an address to send a money order to and then send him a shit load of junk mail and magazine subscriptions. Fucker!!!

 

100% Scam!!

 

Those are always scams. ALWAYS... I bet he emailed you and said something like... The truck is currently in whatever location its posted in, and that he moved to another country but he will use ebay and that he has the truck at the shipping company ready to go. They do this alot, they use the pay though ebay or western union.

 

Avoid this like the plague! It reeks like some sort of scam!

 

HAHAHAHAH I totally agree with him

 

A guy that I work with lost $10,000 in an Ebay scam over a Harley-Davidson. To make a long story short, he never saw his money again. The FBI did nothing more than take a report of the incident. This happened a few years after 9/11 and the FBI had more concerns with national security issues than chasing down a $10,000 fraud case.

 

That was my first thought...would probably cost a grand to ship a car coast to coast. Why would anyone do that for a $2,700 vehicle?

As for the 'I'm deaf' trick - what a lowlife.