Wrong.
Was I that Naive? Apparently so. It never occurred to me that someone selling a camper trailer could be a scammer. I mean of all things to try and scam, a camper?
Several months later, not yet realizing that the first listing was a scam I came across another listing in Craigslist. Same story...nice price, nice looking camper, and it was in Billerica, MA.
me: "Hello, I'd love to see the Scamp if it is still available. I can be in Billerica today."
seller: "I'm sorry, that listing is wrong. The camper is on Oklahoma." (SNIP) "but I can ship it to you."
I immediately Googled "Camper Scam" and came up with this exact ploy. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice...no frikkin way.
This went on for months and years. Every Scamp I came across on Craigslist was a scam. I was beginning to lose faith in humanity.
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ReplyDeleteI usually can spot something too good to be true, but in these cases the price asked was about market rate. I think they were betting on the rarity and exclusivity of the market. Also all the scams had a common theme. No matter where you are the camper is at least 1/2 way across the country, making shipping an option. Also the ads were on Craigslist, but the "seller" was saying he could guarantee it through eBay.
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