Hi all,

I posted my PS3 on gumtree last night and recieved an email this morning from an interested buyer. His email was sent at shortly after 2am!!. Anyway here it is. Can you take a rerad and let me know. Ps I live in Northern Ireland.

1st email

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Is Ur Item Still Available For Sale and What Ur firm price?

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Yes, its still for sale, I'm looking as close to the asking price as possible. I've got quite a few replies and it was only posted last night. Thanks for your interest.

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Thanks for your quick response, how much exactly do you want to sell this item for me and what is the present condition of it. Do get back asap for fast transaction. Thanks

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I would take £215. I'm losing alot of money off the price I bought it for but I don't use it and could do with the money.

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Thanks for the mail, i agreed with the price and condition, so,i willlike to buy it urgently.I would have come to pick it up but i'ampresently out of town, as am presently in Scotland. So i will offeryou £270 including the shipping to my address in London and i willlike to get you paid via PayPal. Kindly get back to me with your fullname and PayPal account or you should send me PayPal money request soas to make the payment right away. Hope to read from you soon.Regards

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Not sure on this one. There is a more secure way of paying online (cant remember the site now) I would tell him you dont have a paypal account and ask to pay throught the other site (im sure someone will post it on here soon)

He buys it and tells PayPal it's damaged?

Or someone else signs for it and he denies receiving it?

He claims all his money back within 45 days.

give him your bank account number and sort code, even better if its one you dont really use

he pays into that, and all safe then.

your not giving out anymore info that would be written on a cheque, nothing they can do with acount and sort code

thats the only way I will sell something of proper value now

I lost a very expensive item, and the cash thru paypal, they always side with the buyer.

looks like a scam to me. just tell him you don't do paypal and he will have to pay using postal order.

mmm sus why does his spell checker spell will like as willlike?

the words 'fast transaction' worries me...

That has scam written all over it. Why is he offering to pay £55 more than you are asking, surely the postage won't cost anything like that much? For some reason scammers nearly always ask for your "last price" or "firm price", this is a scammer hallmark for me.

Try not to use PayPal for stuff like this, it's far too easy for you to lose both the item you are selling and the money.

A direct bank transfer or postal order is safer, neither can be clawed back.

EDIT: take a look at the email headers and see where it's originating from, probably not the UK.

[Edited on 12/10/10 by MikeRJ]

And another email from another person. Both people are offering over the asking price of £230.

They are definately a scam. It could be a coincidence but both emails are from gmail.

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Thanks for getting back,i Was introduce to this site by my boss in the office,You really havea nice item on here.I will like to purchase this item for a pastorfriend as a surprise gift and i will offer you £240.00 for the item.So i want you to get back to me with your PayPal email address orsend me PayPal money request ASAP because i will be paying for thisitem immediately. Here is my PayPal ID you will send the money requestto.(sarahstorm009@gmail.com) Looking forward to read from you.God Bless.

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I am very tempted to write a long email with lots of swearing to each person but I'm not sure on the legal comeback with online bullying etc etc.

what do you guys think.

Just ignore them, not worth wasting your time sending abuse or stringing them along unless you are really bored

Scam, scam scam

Key bits

Request for "firm" price
Urgent purchase
Offer over your asking price
They are away / out of town at the moment.
Poor english

Had an almost idential one last night for a high value ebay item.

If you keep replying they will keep going as they think they have you on the hook.

If you can really be bother you could have some fun - but really ignore and get on with you life.

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Originally posted by quinnj3
I am very tempted to write a long email with lots of swearing to each person but I'm not sure on the legal comeback with online bullying etc etc.

what do you guys think.

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if the paypal payment comes with the address showing as confirmed and you post by courier you will be fine.

ensure you only post to a confirmed address from a confirmed paypal buyer.

dave j

sounds like a blag though.

Another key point to add 'how to tell its a scam' is they refer to the 'item'. Its a standard set of emails they send out.
if they do reply tell them the Sony PS1 will be sent out after payment. I bet they won't twig. Then you can send them a PS1

Infact. Take their money and send them a brick.
EDIT: no, advertise a single house brick on the same site for the same price and then you can seriously send them the brick as that was the 'item' you had for sale go on.... dare you

[Edited on 12/10/10 by balidey]

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Originally posted by balidey
Infact. Take their money and send them a brick.
EDIT: no, advertise a single house brick on the same site for the same price and then you can seriously send them the brick as that was the 'item' you had for sale go on.... dare you

[Edited on 12/10/10 by balidey]

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once you receive the money, remove the card details from paypal and close the account....

I don't like the way the item itself is never mentioned - eg - "How much do you want for the PS3?" rather than "the item"

I'd say a scam and it's a template he's using that could apply to any item!

What's his hurry? He wants it bought quick because his ticket to Nigeria is coming up

Definate scam. Id be concerned for anyone who thought otherwise to be honest.

Not only do they not seem to speak english, they come across as having never even spoken to anyone who knows english. Like they got an online translator to do it for them! So clearly not a UK resident.

Interesting first contact though, managing to use slang like 'Ur'. If they had kept that up then it would be a lot more believable.

Yes, it was the first post that threw me a little. I had my concerns when I realised that the first email had been sent at 3am. Also the fact that I got 2 similar messages shortly after posting the advert knowing full well that I have purposely put a high price on the item. I was not expecting any interest for a while.

I'm hoping to get rid of the PS3 before christmas but I'm in no hurry and I'll try to hold out for a good price. If anyone here is interested drop me a pm.

Ill by it, wot is ur firm price and ill get it for quick transaction?