I am sorry to hear of your loss. I always feel you have to listen to that little voice in your head that says do not go there. Steven Willis 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com
> Definately be careful!! Let me tell you about how I got ripped off. I was
contacted by email about a year ago regarding a Project 96 TT bike I was
selling. The person said that they had been looking for one for a customer
of theirs. The guy said he was an american businessman who was from Texas
and had an import/export business in the Philipines. He offered me $3000 for
the bike and sent me his credit card info. Included with the info was, name,
address, credit card #, and three digit code from the back. I ran the card
on my machine at work and everything was OK. He also paid for next day
shipping-$430 (I should have now become suspicious). I shipped it FedX, and
was very happy. Two months later the money was debited out of my bank
account by Visa. The real owners of the card filed a claim. They were still
in possesion of the card, so the info was lifted off the internet. The
credit card company said I did not have any recourse because I was not set
up to take credit cards over the phone and therefore was not covered by my
sellers protection(absolute BS, but I was out of luck). I lost the money and
the bike!!!
> So beware of those who sound fishy, because they probably are.
>
> Charles Schlesinger
> San Diego, CA USA