Brewster Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 Got a sms from chap calling himself "Solomon" from Parrow who tries to rush you into couriering the bike quickly with promises of eft payment as soon as the bike is on route....He has a congolese accent ....no questions about the bike etc....Seriously dodgy!!!!
ZakAttak Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 Got a sms from chap calling himself "Solomon" from Parrow who tries to rush you into couriering the bike quickly with promises of eft payment as soon as the bike is on route....He has a congolese accent ....no questions about the bike etc....Seriously dodgy!!!! Dude, be careful of guys like this.... I had too many close calls... Either, he has a good reputation on "thehub" and you can do business with like that or cash upfront first... BTW, I had a LBS actually advise me that if I am wanting to buy a bike from someone in another part of the country, they willing to stand surety for the deal, Bike/frame can be sent to them, and if thats the case, I'll be more than willing to post or buy from other cities... It's not worth these scumbags robbing you of your wares.... GLWS
MarcBurger Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 Had similar. They try make you feel *** for not releasing the goods when they have "already eft'd you".
DIPSLICK Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 Had similar. They try make you feel *** for not releasing the goods when they have "already eft'd you". BRILLIANT
DR ◣◢ Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 When I advertised the M9 I had a guy from the vaal message me saying it's for his son who does mountain biking. bla bla bla. Same old story. He had no idea it's a downhill bike and I asked him the most bizarre random questions and he answered all of them. Had quite a bit of fun with him.
IH8MUD Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 As I said in the other thread . . .If a buyer tries to rush you into the sale in any way . . . walk away.
Nick Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 Hi Brewster Glad you dodged this scam. Did the buyer happen to make any contact with you through The Hub or was it only by phone?
Eddy Gordo Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 make use of paypal or similar. Payments cannot be cancelled
jimmycool Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 You should just send the guy a huge box filled with doggy doo.
MarcBurger Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 I'd be more impressed than mad if someone managed to send a bike-box full.
Spez247 Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 I can assist with bag loads of horse sh1te, if anybody is willing to foot the courier cost of a box load.... On second thoughts, i'll contribute to the costs as well. Pity we can't see the reaction of the dodgy scamster... GoPro on courier guy perhaps?
J∆kk∆ls Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 https://shipyourenemiesglitter.com/ Glitter Bomb Him!
hboli4 Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 Dude, be careful of guys like this.... I had too many close calls... Either, he has a good reputation on "thehub" and you can do business with like that or cash upfront first... BTW, I had a LBS actually advise me that if I am wanting to buy a bike from someone in another part of the country, they willing to stand surety for the deal, Bike/frame can be sent to them, and if thats the case, I'll be more than willing to post or buy from other cities... It's not worth these scumbags robbing you of your wares.... GLWS When I bought something in Cape Town (I'm in Bloem) the bike was taken to a bike shop who checked it out for me and gave the ok, I bought something from them for their trouble and they also boxed the bike for me and sent it on. Worked well. There were also some Hubbers who were more than willing to go check it out.
Brewster Posted June 17, 2015 Author Posted June 17, 2015 Hi Brewster Glad you dodged this scam. Did the buyer happen to make any contact with you through The Hub or was it only by phone?Hey Nick....The guy only contacted me via sms....but at that stage I had only advertised on the Hub....to stop him pestering me I messaged him that the 'cops were on the way' and after that silence! All good now Thanks!
Brewster Posted June 17, 2015 Author Posted June 17, 2015 Cheers Guys for the positive feed back...I've sent the scammer a "cops are on the way" reply and that sorted him!
dre Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Never put your phone number on an ad. Request that buyers send you a PM on the hub...
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