Just a bit of FYI for everyone. If you are ever wondering if something is a scam in the bike industry...glance at the roadbikereview.com site and see the goodtrader/badtrader forum. These scams are the talk of the list right now as anyone from ebay to bike classified ads are getting hit with these. Recently I found sound old Campagnolo parts in an ad that highly interested me. I inquired and the price is FAR below expected. Just send them cash and they will ship it...Now, I have sent cash to some Brits for deals on the list but this is someone I don't know and I am hesitant to do this because the deal seems too good to be true plus they only want cash. I will probably err on the side of caution and pass this one up.
Walt Skrzypek
Falls Creek, Pa
-------Original Message-------
From: Wornoutguy@aol.com
Sent: 05/28/03 09:00 AM
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]WARNING! Beware of checks from South Africa
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> I have been getting all this interest in parts I am selling from Africa,
the
buyer states they have a check from someone in the US and it is for much
more
money than I am selling the part for they say I can cash the check and
send
them back the extra sounds familiar like some other scams I have heard
going
around. Be careful sounds like a big scam to me. When you write
back they
know nothing about bikes and nothing about anything. I would be really
weary of anyone claiming to be in Africa sending you money.
Sam DiBartolomeo Riverside CA
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Walter Skrzypek
Falls Creek, Pa