How does that work, was he trying to bargain and get confused?!?

This is the last email received from the "chap", "he" does sound a little confused, when I realized a scam I just kept saying that he would have to make a better offer as I had others interested.. and he did!

"Scotty says" Its okay then i will like to know if its in good condition has the other one meanwhile i will be making the payment along side with my pickup agent fee after the payment has been made and pay pal have sent you the payment notification you will have to send the money stated on the receipt to my pickup agent headquarters in uk and forward the mtcn numbers to pay pal so that pay pal can credit your account...

The address will be stated in pay pal notfication....

Yes PT got go up to 14 to keep up in d/w's

Funny, we receive emails like this one all the time! Here are some of the latest one's we've received.

Can you go to Western Union for me to arrange delivery
Any mention of Agent Pick up fees
I'll pay more than what you've advertised it for
I am from overseas and cannot look at the board
I am buying for an orphanage in Africa
I am in a meeting so I cannot call you but I will buy the board for $500 more
I am a representative from the government in Zambia

at least you getting some interest in your board.....the second hand market has gone to hell.....good if your buying

husq2100 said...

at least you getting some interest in your board.....the second hand market has gone to hell.....good if your buying

I just sold seven boards in two weeks via Seabreeze classifieds. The second hand market worked well for me.

Scammers : pain in the bum .. you and a few others let me know and we've shut them down.

2nd hand market .. price is everything isn't it? I had success like Casso and sold one of my boards last weekend.. listed Saturday arvo, gone Sundy morning.

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I guess you had more margin to play with price wise...compared to what boards retail for selling them at near half price when hardly riden isnt the greatest thing but thats just the market I guess

well just like a brand new car drive it off the lot and there goes $1000's so buy a new sup once you leave the store there goes $100's deal with it once its used its second hand therefore worth at least 40% less than new.

Im not the only one that thinks the second hand market has had the arse fall out of it....less than 6 month ago 1000 for a used pop out was quite acceptable, and I know a few that sold boards then with no trouble...As much as Casso and Lauire have had success quickly, alot of others havent.... there are plenty of boards in the forsale section here that have been there a while. With my boards I dropped $100 off each after the first week and have OBO on both....have had a few tyre kickers from intersate and that about it...no offers nothing. I just think the market is flooded...both my boards are customs by Chris Garrett, both retail for $1850 or more...I have $1000 on one and $850 on the other....the $1000 one was hardly riden and in like new condition with very unique paint/pigment....So these are below the 40% from new and are just gathering dust. I dont know about Casso and Laurie, maybe becasue of their postions they got good deals on boards and where able to sell them below the market average and loose no more than the average punter paying retail...maybe supply and demand was more in their favour in their area???I'd prefer to not sell them but if I want to keep progressing to smaller more performance sups I have to sell them to move on.

at the end of the day a board is only worth what someone will pay for it....

rollo90 said...

what just happened to the other posts that were on here?
lacey made a really good point.
8=D

woops, sorry. i thought that one might get me in trouble--- again
cheers

I like your thinking rollo.

Mine was crap but here it is.

A high quality longboard from a top shaper new costs 1395.
Same board a month on and you'll get 800 trade or 900 privately.
These boards sell fast and are in demand.

Maybe the numbers are light on at the moment.but once sup'ing
grows boards will sell fast.

Buy a new car drive it around the corner and ask for a trade and you
will lose thousands.

I asked a ASP guy a while back if he had any boards he wanted to sell.
He told me if there not snapper he takes them back to the shaper who sells
for what they are x ASP tour riders board.

There ya go,I told you it was crap

hey mac, your as big as coward as i am- ha ha

laceys lane said...

hey mac, your as big as coward as i am- ha ha

Yeh I know mateI kind of didn't want to engage in a
sh-t fight if that's the way this topic evolved.

62mac said...

laceys lane said...

hey mac, your as big as coward as i am- ha ha

Yeh I know mateI kind of didn't want to engage in a
sh-t fight if that's the way this topic evolved.

ya getting soft. you used to love a good online dockside brawl

back to the scammers. i reckon they watch and pick the boards that haven't moved ,knowing the seller is primed for the bait. cons sense when you almost want to believe it. scammers,conners have been around forever.
everyones been taken at some point
cheers

BUT surly the dead give away is offering more than the asking price,what fool would engage in conversation