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Report Scammers on Pinkbike HERE *Read 1st Post* then contact captainbringdown directly
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flag ratcat
Posted: May 14, 2018 at 16:47 Quote
soulless wrote:

Unless your the scammer and he's the real deal

photo
flag privateer-wheels
Posted: May 16, 2018 at 18:33 Quote
Fairly certain this guy is a scam.

Fake Enve wheels, advertised as the real deal, for a price that is too good to be true.

Tell tale sign - the external nips.

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/2374188/
flag apatipsychonaut4
Posted: May 16, 2018 at 22:19 Quote
soulless wrote:
kyleberks wrote:
Hi lads n girls

I am currently looking to sell my Norco Aurum le.

It's advertised on eBay and WAS going to be put on here until I noticed my bike and exact advert has been copied and pasted on here.

Username https://m.pinkbike.com/u/Jamjam10/

I don't want someone to get stung by this helmet so beware all

https://m.pinkbike.com/buysell/2371360/
Cheers

Unless your the scammer and he's the real deal

crazy that he didn't reply again
flag h-beck83
Posted: May 18, 2018 at 8:35 Quote
Jline wrote:
Not sure what this guy's username is, but his phone number is 412-489-4227. I made the mistake of including my phone number in the ad so all communication was done via text. Here's his latest text about buying my bike, he even included a sad picture supposedly of himself holding a little girl in the hospital, nice touch:

"I am so sorry that i will be having a little change in my schedule, my Daughter had an emergency and was rushed to intensive care unit , My initial plan was for me to make the payment in person with cash but now that we have to leave the house it won't be possible that way but I already quickly arranged with my usual local shipper who will be picking it up After you have been paid and he will have it kept safe since i won't be available at home, myself and my wife we will have to keep an eye on Shelby for now My little girl needs us most this time, i will be making the purchase but my mode of payment will be a Cashier's bank check which i will call my bank to mail through USPS or UPS Two days delivery,it will be mailed out Tomorrow morning . So when you cash the check, I will call you to arrange shipment and I believe everything should go smoothly. I will need to have a name the check is payable to, an address to give to the courier (mailing address),also your phone number s!
o i can give you a call when i send out the payment and the agreed price. I will plead that you remove the ad online so i will be rest assured that you won't be selling it to another buyer. I won't mind adding an extra 30$ so you can keep it for me Thanks."

Super common and typical scam here. It is really common on Craigslist.
flag stompboxah
Posted: May 23, 2018 at 21:17 Quote
Scammer Alert:

I have reason to believe that username: Autbikes (https://www.pinkbike.com/u/autbikes/) is a scammer. He currently has two bikes for sale with the exact same pictures and descriptions as these two listings:

Specialized Tarmac:
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:C5nkvE9s7kEJ:https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/2361981/+&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Trek Speed Concept:

http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?12383-2015-Trek-Speed-Concept-7-5-3-150

After texting with him it became clear that this person was not a native english speaker and thus, probably didn't write the descriptions in the ads he had posted. The phone number he listed was 3239926714. Please keep an eye out for this phone number and name in the future.
flag NoGears
Posted: May 31, 2018 at 12:54 Quote
I believe these two profiles are the same person...PM's to me about buying a bike I have listed use the same wordings and basically asking for the same thing...and both are from the same area (Boulder/Longmont, CO.)

Lexemmedia
https://www.pinkbike.com/u/Lexemmedia/

PedroJo
https://www.pinkbike.com/u/PedroJo/
flag conundrumx
Posted: Jun 2, 2018 at 11:23 Quote
I think this may be a scammer. This same bike was "sold" to me last summer by a guy whose initials are SD (but I guess I cannot post name here), who then was listed as "confirmed Scammer" by this site. Never shipped the bike, and had paypal reverse chargers. This is the same bike (even with the Enve bar changes). He was living in Virginia Beach/Norfolk area. Seller ID now is SD133...beware.

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/2301927/

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/2302189/

Being sold under XC and All mountain Enduro.
flag Hammer48
Posted: Jun 2, 2018 at 12:58 Quote
Those 2 links don't work for me..
flag conundrumx
Posted: Jun 2, 2018 at 13:08 Quote
Hammer48 wrote:
Those 2 links don't work for me..

I bet they don't work because the scammer already took down them down or the mods contacted him. The bike is not listed anymore.
flag joefozz
Posted: Jun 5, 2018 at 9:33 Quote
https://m.pinkbike.com/buysell/2370648/

Elsamo ripped me off, payed him on may 16. Now not responding and never shipped or refunded me. PayPal refunded me but took a few weeks
flag almostwise
Mod
Posted: Jun 5, 2018 at 11:23 Quote
Have sent him a message. Please let me know if he doesn't respond.
flag bigcrs
Posted: Jun 10, 2018 at 13:49 Quote
This fella could be dodgy. I’ve been in conversation regarding his $300 2017 160mm Lyrik. Not at all interested in PayPal, excuses are staring to smell.

I hope I’m wrong, I don’t like having to do this. Can anyone can vouch for this new member?

https://www.pinkbike.com/u/Williebotrin/
flag Nicpana
O+
Posted: Jun 11, 2018 at 17:35 Quote
https://www.pinkbike.com/u/FOREST1234/

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/2376384/

Sent PayPal payment for frame on Wednesday (7/6), then on Sunday (7/10) seller claims his account was hacked and I should file a PayPal claim and is obviously not sending the bike.
flag Hammer48
Posted: Jun 11, 2018 at 17:43 Quote
Nicpana wrote:
https://www.pinkbike.com/u/FOREST1234/

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/2376384/

Sent PayPal payment for frame on Wednesday (7/6), then on Sunday (7/10) seller claims his account was hacked and I should file a PayPal claim and is obviously not sending the bike.

File a claim asap, if not sooner. Why did he wait 4 days to tell he been hacked..? Sounds fishy to me.
flag Nicpana
O+
Posted: Jun 11, 2018 at 17:44 Quote
yeah, filed a claim immediately. Story doesnt make sense.

 


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