Re: [CR]Scammers are out there. Be carefull !!

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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:17:41 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [CR]Scammers are out there. Be carefull !!
From: <wheelman@nac.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


For all the possibilities to be scammed out there it is still a good thing I believe to openly discuss them here. I understand how outing a bike can cause distress to someone who has been laying low, waiting to pounce. Still I would rather have people out a bike an watch its true value develope then be the person who pounced only to find that I have been scammed. There are deals out there but the old saying is probably near 98% accurate. If a deal looks to good to be true....

I have been lucky so far not to get caught but that is no guarantee or skill that I have learned that keeps me protected. I have taken chances that I freted until the product arrived. I have also bought bikes on description and photos that after delivery were real dissappointments. This list is the best protection agains fraud that I know. Not only do you all possess a combined knowledge that will help a relative newcommer but you all have a good sense of a scam when you see one. Far as I am concerned keep the posts and outings coming.

Ray Homiski
Elizabeth, NJ