[Miata] Fwd: Reply To Ad - Power Antenna

[Jeff and the faded red 91]

Just a few observations about this...

Usually, the scammers hit well known sites like Craigslit, but Miata.net 
may qualify.  Normally they go for high dollar things, cars, 
electronics, laptops, etc.  IIRC, you aren't asking too much for the 
antenna (75 bucks) which is a little low.

Also, they typically offer to pay you far more than you are asking, in 
turn asking that you use the extra money to pay for the shipping to 
(insert country here).

He also offerend paypal first, which is not normal scam tactics.  They 
almost always go western union or some never-heard-of payment system, 
NOT paypal.  That's the other thing, when they say Western Union, they 
normally send you a fake WU money order, not a wire transfer.  Wire 
transfers, as far as I know, require that they actually hand the money 
over to WU.  Same with PayPal.  They have to actually put the money on a 
credit card, or pay via bank account up front. 

Given everything you provided here, I would guess that this guy is 
probably legit.  HOWEVER, do what you think is right.  Personally, I 
would probably sell to him, BUT I would require a bank certified check 
drawn on a US bank, and would require him to wait at least 10 business 
days for the check to validate and clear before the antenna is shipped.

But then again, I use paypal and pull the money across two bank accounts 
before I ever ship something I sell anyway. 

Anyway, like I said, take advice as you get it, but in the end, its you 
who is taking the risk.  I think he sounds pretty legit, but if you do 
sell to him, make him wait for any payment to clear completely before 
you ship the antenna. 

Cheers,
Jeff

Chris Adams wrote:

>Hey Gang,
>
>I've got a few things in the miata classifieds for sale from my track 
>car. I got a reply on the antenna, but the response seems to have a 
>little scam taint to it, to me. The thing that maybe sounds legit is he 
>questioned whether it will fit on a '96, in the original message. What 
>do you think? Should I bother with this anymore?
>
>
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>>From: "Rafael Fernandez" <rfernandez at codetel.net.do>
>>Date: Sun Aug 12, 2007  8:31:55  PM US/Eastern
>>To: "'Chris Adams'" <adams190 at gmail.com>
>>Subject: RE: Reply To Ad - Power Antenna
>>
>>Chris, thank you for the quick reply. I'm still interested. Please 
>>give me
>>until tomorrow morning to find out. The only issue is how to pay you. 
>>I can
>>check tomorrow morning with the local Western Union office and get 
>>back to
>>you. I would need for you to find out how much would it cost you to 
>>ship it
>>to Miami, since I have a forwarding address there with a local company 
>>which
>>takes care of bringing down here and paying for customs.
>>Regards
>>Rafa
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Chris Adams [mailto:adams190 at gmail.com]
>>Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 7:57 PM
>>To: rfernandez at codetel.net.do
>>Subject: Re: Reply To Ad - Power Antenna
>>
>>Hey Rafa,
>>
>>You know, I really don't know if it will fit in a '96, it may but I'm
>>hesitant to say yes. You may want to inquire about this a little more.
>>I'll see if I can find anything out on my part as well. Sorry, I don't 
>>have
>>a paypal account.
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>On Sunday, August 12, 2007, at 05:16  PM, rfernandez at codetel.net.do
>>wrote:
>>
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>>
>>>======================================================================
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>>>=
>>>=========
>>>BELOW IS A REPLY TO YOUR CLASSIFIED AD
>>>======================================================================
>>>=
>>>=========
>>>======================================================================
>>>=
>>>=========
>>>
>>>Ad Headline:	Power Antenna
>>>Posted To:		Miata.net Classifieds
>>>
>>>Hi Chris, I'm interested in your Power Antenna. Do you know if it
>>>would fit a 96? Can I pay you through Paypal?
>>>Thank you
>>>Rafa
>>>
>>>Rafael Fernandez
>>>rfernandez at codetel.net.do
>>>
>>>      
>>>
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