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flag debonis
Posted: Mar 22, 2013 at 16:40 Quote
Possible scammer?

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1298539/

calls them "tapered bike shocks"

registered on Mar 13th and posted the ad on the same day.
flag road-psyclist
Posted: Mar 22, 2013 at 16:43 Quote
I.P checks out, pics aren't stolen either and it says local pick up. I'd assume not from that. However, thanks for the heads up.
flag juzam888
Posted: Mar 22, 2013 at 17:29 Quote
Do we trust people who just recently registered an account here and NO followers ?
just thinking......
flag road-psyclist
Posted: Mar 22, 2013 at 17:45 Quote
Well you can't just assume that they're a scammer because they're new. A lot of legitimate people join to buy and sell on here, on the other hand, yes, so do scammers. But if you're referring to the above reported user, there are slim chances of them scamming another user if it's local pick up only.
flag juzam888
Posted: Mar 22, 2013 at 18:51 Quote
sometime when I ask for an INvoice in paypal they never sent anything
they just gave their e-mails...
just making sure I have a message in my inbox of my paypal account
flag lawrie173
Posted: Mar 23, 2013 at 2:10 Quote
https://www.pinkbike.com/u/mikeekim89/ I was scammed by him, seemed legit, long time user, list of previous transactions etc. Contact was immediate before i had made payment. Lost contact for weeks at a time after payment when i was expecting to be receiving my fork. Eventually they did come. Packaging was wet with oil, both cartridges in fork were snapped. Claimed he didn't know!? I could literally pull them into two pieces without any real force. We agreed on a partial refund (better than nothing as i was stupid enough to trust him and agree to a bank transfer) Has now blocked me...

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1299820/
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1301044/
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1301845/
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1301042/
flag jimbomodder
Posted: Mar 23, 2013 at 3:32 Quote
lawrie173 wrote:
https://www.pinkbike.com/u/mikeekim89/ I was scammed by him, seemed legit, long time user, list of previous transactions etc. Contact was immediate before i had made payment. Lost contact for weeks at a time after payment when i was expecting to be receiving my fork. Eventually they did come. Packaging was wet with oil, both cartridges in fork were snapped. Claimed he didn't know!? I could literally pull them into two pieces without any real force. We agreed on a partial refund (better than nothing as i was stupid enough to trust him and agree to a bank transfer) Has now blocked me...

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1299820/
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1301044/
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1301845/
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1301042/
which forks? as ive owned 5 sets of shivers so if its them send me some pics plz
flag road-psyclist
Posted: Mar 23, 2013 at 7:38 Quote
lawrie173 wrote:
https://www.pinkbike.com/u/mikeekim89/ I was scammed by him, seemed legit, long time user, list of previous transactions etc. Contact was immediate before i had made payment. Lost contact for weeks at a time after payment when i was expecting to be receiving my fork. Eventually they did come. Packaging was wet with oil, both cartridges in fork were snapped. Claimed he didn't know!? I could literally pull them into two pieces without any real force. We agreed on a partial refund (better than nothing as i was stupid enough to trust him and agree to a bank transfer) Has now blocked me...

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1299820/
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1301044/
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1301845/
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1301042/

PM coming your way.
flag lawrie173
Posted: Mar 23, 2013 at 8:21 Quote
shiver-dc wrote:
lawrie173 wrote:
https://www.pinkbike.com/u/mikeekim89/ I was scammed by him, seemed legit, long time user, list of previous transactions etc. Contact was immediate before i had made payment. Lost contact for weeks at a time after payment when i was expecting to be receiving my fork. Eventually they did come. Packaging was wet with oil, both cartridges in fork were snapped. Claimed he didn't know!? I could literally pull them into two pieces without any real force. We agreed on a partial refund (better than nothing as i was stupid enough to trust him and agree to a bank transfer) Has now blocked me...

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1299820/
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1301044/
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1301845/
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1301042/
which forks? as ive owned 5 sets of shivers so if its them send me some pics plz

If you go onto his profile, v10 folder of pics, on the 3rd page there is one decent photo, i don't have any better ones atm.
flag jimbomodder
Posted: Mar 23, 2013 at 8:25 Quote
If you go onto his profile, v10 folder of pics, on the 3rd page there is one decent photo, i don't have any better ones atm.[/Quote] hmm pretty shot there. When u get some more pm me. Smile
flag road-psyclist
Posted: Mar 23, 2013 at 11:51 Quote
juzam888 wrote:
sometime when I ask for an INvoice in paypal they never sent anything
they just gave their e-mails...
just making sure I have a message in my inbox of my paypal account

Invoices are safe, but then, so is payment of goods via typing in their email.

A tip for when you send via goods is to make a note on the payment:

"User1234 on Pinkbike for the payment of Fox 36 fork"

Then if you have to raise a dispute, you have the note there to back you up.
flag jimbomodder
Posted: Mar 23, 2013 at 11:53 Quote
psyclist wrote:
juzam888 wrote:
sometime when I ask for an INvoice in paypal they never sent anything
they just gave their e-mails...
just making sure I have a message in my inbox of my paypal account

Invoices are safe, but then, so is payment of goods via typing in their email.

A tip for when you send via goods is to make a note on the payment:

"User1234 on Pinkbike for the payment of Fox 36 fork"

Then if you have to raise a dispute, you have the note there to back you up.
i alway put that for that very reason Salute
flag road-psyclist
Posted: Mar 23, 2013 at 11:57 Quote
Yup, Paypal will most likely back you up anyway, but it makes things easier.
flag jimbomodder
Posted: Mar 23, 2013 at 11:59 Quote
psyclist wrote:
Yup, Paypal will most likely back you up anyway, but it makes things easier.
dam right. Cop
flag adamadam
O+
Posted: Mar 24, 2013 at 11:29 Quote
I think i've got a scammer.



[Quoten]

Hello ,
Thanks for getting back to me asap I Agree with price you are
letting it go So i will be paying directly into your PayPal account
without any delay...concerning the shipment..their is a shipping
company that will come for the pick up after i have successfully make
the payment to your Account...the shipping company Agent will come to
your door step and pick up the bike......Kindly get back to me with
your full PayPal details, if you don't have Account with PayPal you
can create one just visit www.paypal.com ...and once i receive the
details i will go ahead with the payment and then i will contact my
shipping company after you get the payment. I will need your home
address for bike to be Picked Up by the Shipping Company my name and
address for all documentations regarding the bike and all other
documentations should be prepared by my Pick Up Agent...

Have a nice day.

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