I have recently put a “wanted” in the trade post and someone emailed me asking if i was still interested.
The person claims to have a certain unicycle and wants to sell it to me.
I was just searching some of the parts and I came across someone trying to sell the same unicycle but 3 years ago.
The person is using the same photos and is claiming the images are recent. what counts as recent???
He says he wants me to either pay with Western Union Money or some other one.
How well can you claim back on money if an item is not sent?
I have not taken it any further and have asked for another photo but still haven’t received one because they say they cant get hold of a camera!
Unicyclist.com is just a community of unicyclists and your use on the trading post is at your own risk. Do your own due diligence on any transaction you do. Per your description, it sounds likely that it is a scam.
I do not think that Western Union transfers can be reversed. Unless the seller is a very well known reliable seller, use a payment method that you can reverse such as a credit card or a payment service like PayPal.
Last year was the first time I ever reversed a payment through my credit card company. It was pretty simple, I filled out a form when logged into my account, and since to the seller never responded with the information the credit card company asked for, the reversal went through without much hassle. I assume the seller would’ve had to prove the sale/shipment of the service/item.
If you can provide me any details about this user, I may be able to delete their account or see if that account is suspicious.
If you Google “western Union Payment scam” you’ll find a list of them, but that doesn’t mean this is a scam. At the end of the day there has to be some good faith on someone’s part - he/she has to send the part before you pay, or you have to pay before you see the part. But this is a tiny community - it’s unlikely you’re going to find a serious scammer here, tho still possible.
Some things you can investigate: look at how long the seller has been subscribed to the list. How often has has he/she posted, and what kind of tone has she/he set with their posts? These bits of data can help you decide whether you want to trust the person. Googling the seller’s name on the Internet can yield interesting results too.
I would certainly ask the person why their “recent” pics are showing up on 3 year old posts. There could very well be a simple explanation.
Even if i do recieve a new photo, which i dont think i will, i wouldnt be willing to pay with weston, id probobly do paypal as ive got money back from that before. If it is a scam he will probobly make some reason for not using paypal or another secure payment.
In my mind Western Union is synonymous with scam. Even if the seller is willing to use a different service, if they started by pushing Western Union I wouldn’t trust them.
My opinion.
I agree that the Fed’s support for big pharma is criminal. But voluntary actions in the business of drugs are not crimes. Who cares what the criminal protection racket thinks is a crime or not, their opinion should not matter. It only matters because they have the guns and enough zombies that allow them to continue to pillage the rest of us.
Back to the wiring money vs. scams thing; I recommend anyone faced with a buyer or seller who pushes this method go to craigslist.com and read all the warnings about wire transfer payment.
Even if the person openly tells you they don’t have a checking account, that shouldn’t be your problem. Let them take the hit and go to a bank to cash it (or rip themselves off by taking it to a check-cashing store).
If selling to strangers, always always wait to receive their check (or other payment), and don’t ship until the check or payment clears the bank. Only then do you actually have payment.