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Any chance the address was in Kempton Park?

Q: How do you know that someone does crossfit, is vegan, or has an MBA? A: They tell you. Some of us just choose to not shove it down everyone's throats.

That does make me wonder. I've never received money through paypal before so I have no idea how that even works.

I stopped the baiting at this point. Going to ignore him from here on as he is now requesting that I send a payment request etc. I really don't feel like opening a fake PayPal account. Time is against me. Be careful out there. Don't ever release anything until you've can confirm that the money is yours. If it seems too good to be true then it normally is.

Email sent with my "PayPal" email. Now we wait for the fake POP.

I agree 100%. I bought my Wahoo Tickr from Buycycle which I believe is part of Ikambi. Always excellent service.

Next response: "PayPal is a secure way of making online payment PayPal is easier, faster and secure just visit www.paypal.co.za and register add your bank account details once am done with the payment PayPal will transfer the money into your bank account immediately, PayPal is the third party that will monitor the transaction between the buyer and seller for safer transactions so both of us won't get ripped off."

Sounds like a plan

Exactly. I've seen this "please phone my husband, he is interested" a few times. 99% of the time it is a scam. I doubt anyone really looking for a camera is going to say "bokkie, gooi open that facebroeks and find me a lekka kamera. I want to make kiekies of the kinners"

Here we go! "After careful considerations. I had suggest we make use of PayPal for both our sake, it's secure and protects every transactions done through them. Do you have an account with PayPal? So I can make payment."

The conversation has now turned to asking how much it is. Clearly didn't read the advert. I advertised it for R9500 and gave the price over Whatsapp as R11500. He accepted it without negotiating. Another indicator of a scam. A real interested party will almost always ask if the price is negotiable.

I'm selling a Canon 7D. I will ask him to confirm his interest in the Nikon D850.

Whatsapp has no profile picture and no custom status message. Granted not everyone sets these up but it makes me doubt that this is a permanent number. First up the standard questions to show interest. - What is the present condition. - Can you send photos. Both could easily be answered by looking at the Facebook marketplace advert. In this case I'll write this one off due to the wife responding to the advert.

Good morning all. I'm selling a camera on Facebook and I was contacted with the following scam. Marg messaged me asking to Whatsapp her husband Barend. He is interested in the camera. Clicked through to her profile which has the following issues. 1. The URL is https://www.facebook.com/siphokuhle.mananga.359. Definitely not Marg. 2. The profile pic is a dude. Definitely not Marg. Nothing shows up in Google image search for him. 3. Marg has no friends. 4. Marg joined Facebook in October from the looks of it. 5. The DM went straight to SPAM on market place. Then... the number for Barend immediately pops up as a scammer in Trucaller. Another red flag. The number is 0788150559. Nothing pops up in a Google search for it. Now I've seen the "please contact my husband via Whatsapp" MO. You can't phone the husband. He kills the call. Clearly Barend has a bit of an accent that makes you wonder about the origins of said Barend. Which is why he isn't taking calls. I will play along for a little bit and expose the finer details of the scam. While this isn't related to the hub it might help someone else in future.

That is excellent news. Thanks so much. Appreciate all the feedback.

At 1.70m you will be a good fit on a medium. Avoid SRAM NX. GX is really good. Titan had the Cypher RS Elite Alloy at R37700 which is great value with a SID up front and an XT drivetrain. Use the change from the R40000 and fit a dropper post. You will have a blast on everything Gauteng has to offer with 100 to 120mm travel.

Thanks so much. Good to know the local importers stand behind their product with great service. Sad about the ESD issue.

A quick google search revealed that a buildup of static electricity can fry the sensors on the Core due to shielding issues. Ouch. Last used it on Friday night with Sufferfest. Quite a vigorous session. I’m really bummed out right now. I’m off the MTB for about two weeks nursing an injury and the IDT was the only training i could do. My Sufferfest 6 week training program begins today as well. I’m going to be an insufferable twat to live with for a while ????

And just like that my Kickr Core stops sending output for power, cadence, and speed. Apparently a known issue with faulty boards or something. Ticket logged with the distributors. Has anyone else had this happen? Is there something I’m maybe missing?

Very interesting observation about the 3:00 pee fest no longer happening. This alone is worth converting to veganism. How old are you if you don't mind me asking. I'm 39 and sometimes I get up twice a night to go let the old snake wander in the pasture.

So my latest purchase and years of support pays your salary. Good, now that we've established that you work for me you can definitely pass on the final release of macOS Big Sur and also confirm that the future Macs will have touch screens.

mmmm. Good question indeed. My understanding is that the bottleneck is the intestine wall.. I can't see a quick release of energy unless it can get to the bloodstream quickly. My approach is to fuel up correctly on the morning of a ride and to keep maintaining the fuel source throughout the ride. I don't like the idea of spikes and bonks.

Didn't sway my decision either. The ecosystem did. Everything I do revolves around Apple products in some way or another. Everything is connected and works together without any issues whatsoever.

Only done so they can bypass the right to repair shitstorm. Their investment in these service centers is costing them less than what a lawsuit will cost. Apple is just as evil as the rest of them. The only difference is the mask they wear is a more pleasing one. Just like the designs of their products.

I don’t blame her. Hand built ti frame. Nice!