Quick response !

[wanderingbob]

As our trip to Alaska is off we put our SS-1251 on Craig's list last nite . This morning We had an E-mail from a guy in Mexico saying to get it ready to ship and he said there was purchase order enclosed . I never found the purchase order . I believe he is a Nigerian prince , he would not lie , would he ?

[Kayteg1]

jimh425 wrote:
you are way off base on this point.

.... kicked there by flood of Good Sam letters :M

[jimh406]

Kayteg1 wrote:
Good Sam is the worst.

How dare the sponsors of the site advertise. What were they thinking?

Seriously though, you are way off base on this point.

[Kayteg1]

trail-explorer wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:

Sign of the time and one of the biggest solicitors is this forum.

What is this forum trying to solicit?

Try to click on one of the banners and give them your email or phone number.
Good Sam is the worst.

[mkirsch]

The guy asking for your phone number could be a flake that doesn't want to give you his phone number out of fear that you're some scammer, but it could just as easily be someone fishing for phone numbers. Either way, you don't want to deal with them.

My advice is: Do NOT reply to anything that you feel is hinky or makes you uncomfortable. You do not owe them a reply; do not reply out of some misguided sense of "courtesy."

It is okay to screen your calls. Numbers that you don't recognize, let go to voicemail. If they are a scammer they will not leave a message. If they are serious they will leave a message. This will also give you a second line of defense against flakes, as you can usually tell by the tone of the message if they're going to flake out on you.

Also, don't put extra stuff in your ad like hoops for the buyer to jump through, code words or rants about scammers. That just makes the legitimate people NOT want to do business with you. Scammers are not going to stop trying to scam you just because you told them not to in your ad.

I screen all my responses. All, "Is it still available?" responses go in the trash. 99.99% of them are either flakes or scammers. I will respond to someone who is polite, takes the time to ask something specific about what I'm selling, and at least makes a little effort at spelling and grammar.

[zcookiemonstar]

d3500ram wrote:
Folks- what is your take on how you would deal with this: I received a response to my CL ad where the inquirer said "I am interested in your camper. Do you have a phone number I can reach you at?"

I only ask because I have been getting a lot of SPAM phone calls lately (I do have more than one posting for other stuff.) I am sorta' thinking that phone spammers try to get legitimate phone numbers in order to shuck their wares.

I would think that if a person is seriously interested then THEY would be proactive and provide me a number to contact them.

What say you?

I went to WalMart and bought a Total Wireless cell phone for $35. I buy a $35 month prepaid card for service on that phone. I use this phone for my Craigslist ads if the spam and junk calls get to be to much I change the phone number. This is not my regular phone so if I change the number it does not effect anything else. I only activate it for higher priced items such as a vehicle or trailer or if I want a smart phone for travel.

[trail-explorer]

Kayteg1 wrote:

Sign of the time and one of the biggest solicitors is this forum.

What is this forum trying to solicit?

[Kayteg1]

d3500ram wrote:
Folks- what is your take on how you would deal with this: I received a response to my CL ad where the inquirer said "I am interested in your camper. Do you have a phone number I can reach you at?"

I only ask because I have been getting a lot of SPAM phone calls lately (I do have more than one posting for other stuff.) I am sorta' thinking that phone spammers try to get legitimate phone numbers in order to shuck their wares.

I would think that if a person is seriously interested then THEY would be proactive and provide me a number to contact them.

What say you?

Lot of people, who read CL add don't feel comfortable exchanging emails. I am getting it a lot, but I don't let them have my phone number unless they give me theirs.
Phone spam is unavoidable. A month ago I made internet request for auto insurance QUOTE.
My email and phone start ringing several times a day and guess what? Nobody had quote ready, even I fill up all the info needed for my request.
I am getting daily about 15 solicitation emails in my box and probably 50 that goes directly to junk box.
Sign of the time and one of the biggest solicitors is this forum.

[mikakuja]

I generally specify in my ad's, "leave your name and phone number and I will contact you, all other responses will be ignored"... Depending on what I have for sale I might also ad, "Cash sale in person only".

The way I see it, if someone is serious in buying what you have for sale they will have no issues leaving their number and name. I quit sending my number due to spam calls.

[d3500ram]

Folks- what is your take on how you would deal with this: I received a response to my CL ad where the inquirer said "I am interested in your camper. Do you have a phone number I can reach you at?"

I only ask because I have been getting a lot of SPAM phone calls lately (I do have more than one posting for other stuff.) I am sorta' thinking that phone spammers try to get legitimate phone numbers in order to shuck their wares.

I would think that if a person is seriously interested then THEY would be proactive and provide me a number to contact them.

What say you?

[mikakuja]

Ohhh, the great CL scammers, far too many of them these days... I think I have had just about every scam on CL sent to me over the years... I'm not sure how some people still manage get sucked into these things.

I have also seen a huge increase in scam ads on CL lately. Usually a professional looking pic of an item in pristine condition with a short must sell story containing very little useful info, and a price well below any known good deal.

I still use CL regularly with good results, but it does get rather tiring sifting through the endless scam and no reply responses.

[jaycocreek]

wanderingbob wrote:
As our trip to Alaska is off we put our SS-1251 on Craig's list last nite . This morning We had an E-mail from a guy in Mexico saying to get it ready to ship and he said there was purchase order enclosed . I never found the purchase order . I believe he is a Nigerian prince , he would not lie , would he ?

I had a couple similar to that last year when I sold my Class C..One guy said guaranteed payment(asking price) if I drove it to Seattle for him and of course the pay pal payments...

Unlike some,I prefer first contacts by text messages.You can tell alot about someone texting..When I bought my currant Lance,it was all texting with pictures and a phone call at the end when I decided it was what I wanted and he was or seemed a decent/normal person.

Everything turned out just as I hoped..

[deltabravo]

Big ticket items that I sell, I speak with the buyer over the phone at some point during the process. I refuse to deal solely through email on some items.

If the emails contain bizarre grammar, then it's likely a scammer.

Check out this ad from someone combating a scammer trying to sell a late model Arctic Fox 30U.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/rvs/d/re-30-arctic-fox-2013/6582924513.html

[zcookiemonstar]

Kayteg1 wrote:

zcookiemonstar wrote:
I still get emails like that for a trailer I sold three years ago.

They follow up on the money you send them?

I don't understand your question

[Kayteg1]

zcookiemonstar wrote:
I still get emails like that for a trailer I sold three years ago.

They follow up on the money you send them?