viljoenjv Posted December 21, 2015 Share After reading some of these reviews I got the jitters. I advertised a frame and interest were shown from a number (non-Sa +1(442) .... The individual offered to send a courier after payment is made. Gives no name just asked some random questions. Said he'll make payment through PayPal. To read from the reviews that eft bounces back is scary, so I told him I wanted cash. He insisted he'll pay through PayPal What to do hubbers? I don't feel comfortable, seems we'll have to be PI's ourselves. Sounds a bit too good to be true. I guess even these guys reads these threads hence the become so skilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bike Posted December 21, 2015 Share scam....run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonduir Posted December 21, 2015 Share Personally i wouldn't sell to anyone without it being face to face. Same as i wouldn't buy unless its face to face. This does have scam written all over it though, wants to pay via PayPal only and will send his own courier... Very very dodgy, i would avoid this if i was you. viljoenjv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJG Posted December 21, 2015 Share 100% Scam viljoenjv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cav' Posted December 21, 2015 Share Scam boet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket-Boy Posted December 21, 2015 Share Just like everyone else said, its a scam.It fits perfectly with the usual profile of a scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spez247 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Tell him to ..... off! Sex & travel isn't really a bad idea, in the right circumstances. Scam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted December 21, 2015 Share After reading some of these reviews I got the jitters. I advertised a frame and interest were shown from a number (non-Sa +1(442) .... The individual offered to send a courier after payment is made. Gives no name just asked some random questions. Said he'll make payment through PayPal. To read from the reviews that eft bounces back is scary, so I told him I wanted cash. He insisted he'll pay through PayPal What to do hubbers? I don't feel comfortable, seems we'll have to be PI's ourselves. Sounds a bit too good to be true. I guess even these guys reads these threads hence the become so skilled. Hi, Welcome to Bike Hub. It's a scam for sure - no doubt about it. If anything give him the run around and have some fun. Alternatively get hold of a small GPS tracker that can fit inside your seatpost and see where it ends up - we'll all chip in for that adventure! Bomberman, DJR and TheKaiser 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylark Posted December 21, 2015 Share Straight scam. Tell him to make payment and then give him the wrong address, like something in a suburb 100km away, make him run around all over the show, please do that! Edited December 21, 2015 by Skylark Catatonic_Joe, Bomberman, sawystertrance and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted December 21, 2015 Share Not sure if its been mentioned but its a scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allrounder Posted December 21, 2015 Share run forest run...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viljoenjv Posted December 22, 2015 Share Thanks all for the feedback. What u all said was what my gut feeling told me, this seems dodgy. I told him to bring the cash and he insisted on paypal. I skat when I ignored him he got the answer. If only our cops were able to assist us we could get the 'courier guy' then interogate the individual b'coz surely they would know. Thanks for this forum, I'm sure alot of people including myself were saved from these predators. Sad though that some paid the price though. A guy came to buy it and he paid and cleared it instantly and We signed a small agreement. This pay & clear is something we can have more assurance of. Thanks Hubbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky DQ Posted December 23, 2015 Share On a side note; heard something on Cape Talk the other day that Gumtree is implementing as a payment option. Maybe Bikehub can also look at something similar. It may drive up the transaction costs a bit, but it is the way to go. (Done through Standard Bank) It works like so:Seller RegistersSeller advertise - Buyer says taking it.Seller send link to Buyer and Buyer registersBuyer pays - Money goes to trust account and Seller is notifiedCourier collects and deliversBuyer inspects and accepts or rejects with Courier. If Accepts funds are released; if not, funds are returned to Buyer. sawystertrance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr33rider Posted December 23, 2015 Share On a side note; heard something on Cape Talk the other day that Gumtree is implementing as a payment option. Maybe Bikehub can also look at something similar. It may drive up the transaction costs a bit, but it is the way to go. (Done through Standard Bank) It works like so:Seller RegistersSeller advertise - Buyer says taking it.Seller send link to Buyer and Buyer registersBuyer pays - Money goes to trust account and Seller is notifiedCourier collects and deliversBuyer inspects and accepts or rejects with Courier. If Accepts funds are released; if not, funds are returned to Buyer.Wow, the potential for money laundering with a process like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted December 23, 2015 Share On a side note; heard something on Cape Talk the other day that Gumtree is implementing as a payment option. Maybe Bikehub can also look at something similar. It may drive up the transaction costs a bit, but it is the way to go. (Done through Standard Bank) It works like so:Seller RegistersSeller advertise - Buyer says taking it.Seller send link to Buyer and Buyer registersBuyer pays - Money goes to trust account and Seller is notifiedCourier collects and deliversBuyer inspects and accepts or rejects with Courier. If Accepts funds are released; if not, funds are returned to Buyer.Too complicated for grumpy old farts like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted December 23, 2015 Share EFT is okay, just tell the buyer you will need time for the EFT to clear, so once it reflects in your bank account, give it another day and even call your bank to confirm its okay. I do a lot of buying and selling with people in the rest of SA. Also telling the scammers you need time for the EFT to clear will send them packing. Paypal scammers can fake email message payments and even use stolen CC's in their account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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