am i just paranoid or...? (non g-body advice needed)

[megaladon6]

i listed my 89 golf on craigslist and got a few emails. i e-mailed back and got this from one of the parties. it just strikes me wrong.

Hello... I really appreciate your response to my mail.I want you to consider it sold, pls do withdraw the advert from craigslist to
avoid disturbance.I want you to know that i will be paying via bank certified check .I will need you to provide me with the following..information to facilitate the mailing of the check .
1.....Full name to write on the check
2.....Full Physical address to post the check
3......Home & Cell Phone to contact you
**I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for shipping i will have my mover come over as soon as you have cashed the check

it's not one of the obvious "i'm in south africa and need your bank info" ones and obviously he would need my name and address. but i did send him my cell number before this. i'm also not sure how much to trust a "certified check" how do you guys think i should respond?

 

[misfitregal]

Looks a bit fake to me ive seen alot of these types of responses from craigslist and always ignored them be careful id only accept cash money

 

[Uncletruck]

I would have him call you, and tell him you would have to wait for the check to clear before he could have the car picked up. In the meantime you could remove the ad, as Craigslist costs nothing you would not be out anything for that as you would be on Feebay. He could not steal your identity with the info he asked for, as he could get that same info about anybody right out of a phone book. It does look a little weird the way that was written though.

-UT-

 

[thunderbolt]

i have bought and sold vehicles on e bay and craigslist before. it does seem a little weird but they did say that they would send the shipper after the check cleared. so that seems straight. BUT and i have a BIG BUT usually this part of the transaction takes place over the phone. So e mail you number and thats it then you can talk to them directly and and work out details.

the other thing due to a rise in on line sales alot of shipping companies have started offering a c.o.d deal im not sure how all that works but you can look into it.

 

[coolchrisp]

I would not even talk to this guy, my friend got the EXACT same email, and some guy even talked to him once, then he sent a check for like 6 grand! the check was based out of some bank in england, so he threw it away. car was only 1500, and he said please put the rest of the money in this so n so account, for my daughters wedding dress or some crap... i would definitly look out for this, unless the guy comes personally.

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

It's a scam. I forget the exact details of it, but basically the check will turn out to be bad in some way, or it will have been copied and presented multiple times. What happens is that the bank cashes it for you, but then when they present it for payment to the institution it is written on, it is denied and they debit your account for the money that they could not collect. You have already signed over the car, and the thief gets your vehicle. For an 89 Golf, there should not be any kind of deal like this as it is not a collector car. I would deal cash with him, and not take any other form of payment. Besides, it is likely you can sell it locally without any of the proposed drama.

 

[Peter]

with craigslist i always say cash only and never give out my address other than on the phone...

 

[megaladon6]

I would not even talk to this guy, my friend got the EXACT same email, and some guy even talked to him once, then he sent a check for like 6 grand! the check was based out of some bank in england, so he threw it away. car was only 1500, and he said please put the rest of the money in this so n so account, for my daughters wedding dress or some crap... i would definitly look out for this, unless the guy comes personally.

my brother was telling me about that scam last night. as cutlassbrougham said you cash the check and your bank clears it in 3 days, then the international bank bounces it at 1 week and your stuck with the bill. he even said it was coming from england.
so now the question is, how do i screw with this guy?

 

[dougfather]

The very language used in the post makes me suspicious. Tell him cash only.

 

[genericname]

Yeah my mom got an email similar to that. He ended up saying his secretary wrote the check for $2150 , instead of 150 , and told my mom to transfer like 1900 into this account and keep another 100 for her troubles...

I'd say tell him to meet you in person with cash.