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This CL ad makes me SO leery
- Thread starter Ironbar
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Cheap enough to take the Squier gamble I'd say. It may be one of those "I'm out of the country right now, just send money" kind of scams though.
I was right- it was a scam. I e-mailed the person and they said they got it from a bidding site, and of course included a link.
Hopkins
Commercial User
Yeah definitely a scammer, I saw a few postings recently with different emails listed like that. All were items listed at prices way to good to be true.
Not true. My wife and I both use Gmail and have sold many things on CL. Gmail is a Google product and has nothing more to do with scams than Hotmail, Yahoo or other mail platforms.
That said, the bass in the pic IS an American. 
It's a through body. My guess is they derped on the price and meant $1200.
It's a through body. My guess is they derped on the price and meant $1200.
Old bridge and no S/N on the front of the headstock. Also, the pic is crap but the waterslide doesn't look like it is on well.
I use GMail as well, but when the buyer does not provide a city and includes their email in the ad (rather than letting craigslist redirect it) it is usually a scam. They always seem to write out the (at)Gmail part. If you respond, generally you get an email back saying it has just been sold but you can get great deal at some other website ( as another TBer mentioned).
well, yes, I know what Gmail is. I have an account. But I am referring to the posts on Craigslist that seem to good to be true that always have a Gmail account.
Seems a lot like these in the San Antonio Craigslist. The both of them have the same [(at)gmail....] The odd thing is the same (at)gmail.... with the four periods at the end on these below and the OP's post. Too coincidental for me.
72' Tele Deluxe
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
$160 60's J bass
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
72' Tele Deluxe
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
$160 60's J bass
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
The J Bass stole the picture from an actual ad here in Grand Rapids with an actual phone # attached:
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
I thought it was strange that it included a reference to NAMM.
Someone just posted on the San Antonio CL about the scam after trying to buy a Roland electric drum set.
edwinhurwitz
Supporting Member
The name should be a giveaway. It's a variation off Frank Abagnale Jr, who was the expert scammer who pretended to be an airline pilot, a doctor, a lawyer, etc., and scammed millions before his 20th birthday. Pretty ballsy that they would choose that name.
I once saw a used ham radio advertised for $800, but a new one was selling at that time for $350. So I sent an email to the seller asking if I could get regular TV or cable TV with it. The response said I could watch all TV channels on it. Scam.
G-mail is great for hiding who and where you are. Just before I entered several Asian countries several years ago our IT guy set me up with Gmail. He quickly showed me what can be done with it in the advanced mode. He said if my laptops were stolen no one could see any of my emails because Gmail can hid them. He also said when I hit 'send' with my Gmail, the receiver has no clue where the mail is coming from nor who is sending it. So yes, Gmail is probably the provider of choice for scammers.
