Funny, something just came up for me this evening concerning a motorcycle I have for sale on RacingJunk for $6500. Guy messages me on the site wanting me to contact him via his email which he provided in the message. I did so and he responded by email with this...
"Thanks you for the response ,am very okay with the price
I really wish to be there to look at it but i don't have a chance because I'm a very busy person.
I want this and am ready to make an instant purchase, I could only pay with a PayPal email address.
Concerning the pick up, i will arrange for a carrier after you receive the payment... Please get back to me with the info below so that i can proceed with the payment immediately if you are selling to me.
Name:
PayPal Email:
Address:
City:
State ::
postal Code:
Price:
Phone Number
As soon as this is provided, I will instruct my payment officer to issue out a PayPal payment...
Thanks and I hope to handle this in good faith,
Best Regards"
I'm a little puzzled as I have never run across this before...not sure if it is legit. The fellow does not seem too concerned about the price and does not provide a contact number for himself...this bike being the first and only item I have ever posted on RacingJunk would give me pause about being so casual as a buyer.
I was not aware one could expend that amount of money thru a Paypal account. I'm not too concerned about my own account as I have an extra layer of security and it would be near impossible for anyone other than myself to access it. It's hard to imagine how I could be hurt as I would not release the bike or the title before I had the funds in my account. Think I should email this guy back and get a phone number to talk to him first? Like to hear some thoughts on this from others.
Edit: Just learned you can make a $10,000. single transaction with a paypal account.
01-18-2014, 03:28 AM
Re: Scams
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