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The Coin Return => General Chit Chat => Topic started by: tkaz on August 25, 2010, 09:13:26 am



Title: The old bait and swi...well I guess just the bait.
Post by: tkaz on August 25, 2010, 09:13:26 am
This is one of those ads that kills you, no way to find out any more info from what's there.  They forgot to include their phone number... :darn:

Old Nesbitt Soda Sign - $25
Old Nesbits Soda Sign. 25.00 or best offer. i have to clean out grandparents estate. more signs if interested.

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/atq/1913697502.html



Title: Re: The old bait and swi...well I guess just the bait.
Post by: Kilroy on August 25, 2010, 11:29:34 am
This one is screaming  fraud.  You write, they respond in a few days how they are in Cananda but have a broker/Ebay 3rd party  handling it, and send a money order. YOu lose your monry.
Run, CL has no security, they accept any  email addy, so they can't go after the scammers, since they can't find them


Title: Re: The old bait and swi...well I guess just the bait.
Post by: halehouse on August 25, 2010, 11:43:35 am
This one is screaming  fraud.  You write, they respond in a few days how they are in Cananda but have a broker/Ebay 3rd party  handling it, and send a money order. YOu lose your monry.
Run, CL has no security, they accept any  email addy, so they can't go after the scammers, since they can't find them

Could it hurt him to email? If it comes back that way then drop it?


Title: Re: The old bait and swi...well I guess just the bait.
Post by: tkaz on August 25, 2010, 11:49:03 am
Well, there's no email address either, just a picture to look at.


Title: Re: The old bait and swi...well I guess just the bait.
Post by: Kilroy on August 25, 2010, 01:35:29 pm
1 - You can click on the send note button in the ad
2 -  i'd be wondering how a person can have the Sign, but still spell Nesbitt's with one T, and no 's

3- Oh, as i mentioned, it's a scam, since the picture is form this web site, and an asking oprice  $650 more

http://www.imsdesign.com/soda_signs.htm



Title: Re: The old bait and swi...well I guess just the bait.
Post by: BronzeGiant on August 25, 2010, 01:38:19 pm

2 -  i'd be wondering how a person can have the Sign, but still spell Nesbitt's with one T, and no 's


The same way people at car shows have the car there and still write "Camero" on the window card with "Camaro" clearly badged on the car itself.

Steve


Title: Re: The old bait and swi...well I guess just the bait.
Post by: Kilroy on August 25, 2010, 02:44:30 pm
Good point


Title: Re: The old bait and swi...well I guess just the bait.
Post by: halehouse on August 25, 2010, 03:17:37 pm
Or "Coka Cola" and sometimes "Coke Cola"


Title: Re: The old bait and swi...well I guess just the bait.
Post by: tkaz on August 25, 2010, 04:25:19 pm
Welp, there's a sucker born every minute; and as it seems lately, a scammer born every 30 seconds.

Luckily we have the knowledge of a bunch of great folks on this site to keep us straight.