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Nebraska Cowman

08-28-2003 17:48:53

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I did not answer this email.

"Hello i am intrested in purchasing your antique farmall 1939 and the
endprice $ 1850 which is okay by me and i intend using my certified check
whichcan be drawn from any american bank for the payment agree to this and get
back to me so as for us to make necessary arrangement for the pick up of the
antique farmall 1939 Await your swift reponse
Scott Maxwell"

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Curt

08-30-2003 09:01:52

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Re: Is this a scam? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 08-28-2003 17:48:53

I received three overseas purchase offers on my M. One even wanted me to pay shipping charges and he would pay me back when he received the tractor. (The amount was $7500.) Needless to say, I didn't jump on that one!

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08-30-2003 05:34:27

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Re: Is this a scam? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 08-28-2003 17:48:53

This sure could be a scam, here's my $.02. I have a neighbor how bought a Harley from New Zealand. I asked him why he bought an American bike from another country when they are kicking around everywhere. What he told me was that it was cheaper to buy it and ship it than to pay the local price. Plus this has different factory options that were not available in the usa. In the end is guess it comes down to he's happy. The thing about your post is your buyer isn't asking many questions, that bothers me. Why couldn't you take the check and hold the tractor for a month until it clears? If the buyer doesn't like it tell them to pound sand.

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Bill B

08-29-2003 20:09:42

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Re: Is this a scam? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 08-28-2003 17:48:53

I had the same thing happen when I advertised my super C. Same scam as described by other responses to your question. I ignored the email, and he never wrote again. Dont you think if it was real, he would have tried harder to contact me a second time? Why would anybody want to buy a tractor in the USA and then pay a huge shipping fee to a forign country, when there are so many old tractors there already? To talk like Mark Russell, "if it looks like a duck, and it walks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck, it IS a duck." I also advertised a model A ford doodlebug home made tractor on another forum, and got an inquiry from supposedly england (maybe some of us are wising up to the Nigeria scam?) and he offered not only the asking price of $1500, but raised the price $800, then offered the "certified" check. (wink wink nudge nudge) I also ignored that one. If I am going to give away some of my equipment, it will be to one of my kids, and I won;t throw in several hundred extra "because the check was larger than the price". I was born in the morning, but it was not yesterday morning.

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Carm

08-29-2003 10:12:51

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Re: Is this a scam? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 08-28-2003 17:48:53

Ive heard too many stories like this. Remember cash is KING!

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Garry

08-29-2003 09:36:18

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Re: Is this a scam? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 08-28-2003 17:48:53

some of these guys are getting more original. I have been asked several questions about my tractor which you expect then they start all the cashier's stuff. so be careful

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Bill_SC

08-29-2003 08:24:12

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Re: Is this a scam? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 08-28-2003 17:48:53

The rest of the scam is this: You go to your bank with the "certified check" which is written for a larger amount than the price. The bank actually gives you the cash. You send the buyer a check for the overpayment. A few days later your bank informs you the check was counterfeit.

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gauger

08-29-2003 05:34:36

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Re: Is this a scam? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 08-28-2003 17:48:53

Be careful, I had a response to an ad I put in the YT classified from a guy claiming to represent a client in the UK. Wanted my vital info. so he could buy my Super C sight unseen. Wouldn't give me much info on himself of his "client"

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Van

08-29-2003 05:33:50

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Re: Is this a scam? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 08-28-2003 17:48:53

Email him back and tell him that you only want cash, you probably won't hear from him again

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CNKS

08-28-2003 19:47:57

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Re: Is this a scam? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 08-28-2003 17:48:53

The english (or the lack of it) indicates a person of foreign descent. This looks like a variation of some of the overseas scams that occur frequently.

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Jailkeeper

08-28-2003 17:56:23

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Re: Is this a scam? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 08-28-2003 17:48:53

Weird why he would say his certified check can be drawn by any American bank, don't you think??

Most legitimate buyers would ask more details of what they're buying and try to haggle on the price.

Ever heard the saying "buyer beware"? In this case it should be SELLER beware.

Don't answer him.

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Andy Martin

08-28-2003 20:14:59

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Re: Re: Is this a scam? in reply to Jailkeeper, 08-28-2003 17:56:23

A certified cashiers check is certainly good at any bank which handles the currency it is written for.

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08-28-2003 20:21:10

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Re: Re: Re: Is this a scam? in reply to Andy Martin, 08-28-2003 20:14:59

Certified checks can be counterfeit. Be sure and have your bank confirm its legitimacy.

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08-28-2003 17:55:55

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Re: Is this a scam? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 08-28-2003 17:48:53

IF a person has the money, they can just go to their bank and get it. Cash is best. That way you have no doubts. -Greg

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