Joys of Selling Online

I'm selling my old TV online. It's amazing the emails that come in:

The first clear scam:

Name: allen smith
E-mail Address: clearly-not-allen-smith@yahoo.com

Phone Number: 0000000000
Best Time to Contact: Morning

Message:
I am interest in purchasing your item with no delay,but first? What is the final price of the item? Is the price firm? Will you be accepting a money order or cashier check Contact me with the present state of the item and your contact information to mail out the payment to you as soon as possible. Name you want on check: Home Address: City: State: Country: Phone Number/Office Number

Honestly? You need my Country for the check? The ad was listed in the Seattle Times. Put some effort into the scam buddy. My reply:

I have a previous inquiry into the TV. I'd accept other offers, with cash taking precedence. I'd take a cashier's check for the exact amount written against a local bank. No need to mail the check, if the other offer does not go through you can bring the check when you pick up the TV.

No reply.


This one should have just put "Scam" in the subject line:

Hello,

I came across your classified post on the internet and we are in need of the product listed. My name is Johnson Kuba and I am an agent for several buyers, I help them to get seller for goods and we make payment by Cheque .So I will like you to give me the price list and the present condtion of the product listed so that I could proceed with the order.Thanks

Johnson Kuba

Pay by check, eh! Representing other buyers, eh? I know I responded to this one, I just can't find the response, I'll edit it in. Nevertheless, he did not respond back.

Name: bill
E-mail Address: bill_agent_removed@earthlink.net

Phone Number: 00000000000
Best Time to Contact: Morning

Message:
Hello,
i am interested in your Hitachi 50" HDTV and i do wish to know its current condition.Send me pictures so that i can assess its physical conditions.What is your final asking price and will you accept money order as means of payment,i await your response and get back to me with the requested informations.
Regards

Bill

"Agent" in your email address? Precise command of the english language? Paying by money order! GLEE!

http://www.ressafamily.com/HDTV/

The pictures posted are the best I have, they are a bit bigger on the web page.

I'd accept any reasonable offer, but would prefer cash or a cashier's check drawn on a local bank.

Oh, he's REALLY excited by this:

THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE.I HAVE REVISITED THE PICTURES AND I AM SATISFIED WITH WHAT I SAW AND I DO WISH TO PROCEED WITH THIS TRANSACTION.I CAM SEND YOU A CHECK FROM A LOCAL BANK BUT BEFORE THEN WHAT IS YOUR FINAL ASKING PRICE AND SEND ME YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WHICH WILL INCLUDE YOUR NAME,ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER SO THAT PAYMENT CAN BE SENT TO YOU WITHOUT DELAY,I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE

REGARDS

BILL

AAAHHHHHH!!!!! WITHOUT DELAY!!!

There is someone else that has inquired before you. I'll let you know if that transaction does not go through.

I think this upset him, that or he bought a new keyboard with a working capslock:

Thank you very much for your response and do ensure you keep me posted if the deal does not go through.

And the last clear scam:

Name: james
E-mail Address: james_matt-removed@yahoo.com

Phone Number: 000000000
Best Time to Contact: Morning

Message:
Hello Ma/Sir,

Let me know if you would be accepting MONEY ORDER as a mode of payment.If you are willing to accept this,pls contact me asap with your Fullname,Address.City,State,Zipcode and Country.The total of item available for sale and your asking prize.

Regards.
James.

At this point I had enough possibly real inquieries that I did not even respond. If the guy does not buy the TV tomorrow I'm going to send a nice update to all of these guys begging for their money orders.

E-mail Address: justinmunged@yahoo.com

Phone Number: 206-removed
Best Time to Contact: Afternoon

Message:
hello seller,
i came across this item in http://marketplace.nwsource.com i was convince that buying there is safe and being that i had fallen victims several time paying for an item with westernunion and at the end of the day was not shipped. this is why i have taken my time to shop online untill i was told by a friend that he bought a some electronics and items here and was shipped. am very glad to get to you that , i want you to get me the price excluding shipping cos i will arrange with my shipper and could you please get to me with the neccesary information

needed.[name;address,city,state,country,zipcode ,tel, etc , hope to

hear from you.
justine

Wait, what?