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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | I recently posted several items for sale on my local Craigslist, and I was suprised how quickly all the responses came in. The problem however came as I reviewed them and found there were a large number of scammers trying to send me money orders and cashiers checks. I wish there were a way to set these type of scam junkies up for an arrest. So far the only thing I could think of was to ask for a phone number and address... nobody responded to that request. |
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Location: south east Michigan | If you keep rolling the dice, sooner or later, they will all break your heart. |
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Location: Utah | Vigilante justice. |
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Location: NJ | you just have to weed out the scammers |
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| Or you could follow this awesome person\'s example . |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | that works |
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Location: Tennessee | I want that guy on my team. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | When hunting snakes, beware of spiders.
When hunting spiders, beware of snakes.
I consider the use of CL to be local only and not to include shipping options. Ebay is the World market. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | That is hilarious G8! I wish I had that kind of time on my hands. I would only deal locally and direct on a CL deal, or have someone I know in another aera do the go-between. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | If you enjoy that guys work against scammers, check out this thread from back in 2007. He strung a scammer along and completely and mercilessly screwed with him for 2 months before dropping the bomb on him. It's a long thread, but it's hilarious!
PRS Custom Archtop Scam
I especially like the photos of his dog. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Thanks for the link, DZ. That was incredibly funny. I was laughing out loud, then totally lost it on the dog photos. Don't know the writer on the PRS forum, but he was very clever. |
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And I though Ebay had issues...