Dodgy Customers from Trader Adds

gooday sweetnan : I had same thing .... so i just put in landline phone no only with no area code 522....... & vic or sa ,nsw etc ....dont use mobile
doggy email just dump .

good luck

Tell them to bring a bank cheque and meet you outside the local police office.

G'day Sweetnam

We had our Jayco for sale here, and on Gumtree and Trading Post. We had the same experience with scam emails. I used a gmail address. At least the scammers are easily identifiable.

It took us six months (Dec - June) this year to sell the Jayco with the only responses coming via Gumtree, and then only as we gradually lowered the price. Advice at the time from this site's owners, and from owners of www.campertrailers.org, was that the used market is as flat as it's been for years. Cheery news isn't it?

Good luck.

Cheers
John

I am curious about you reference to Paypal.

What Paypal details are they after?

All they need is your Paypal email address. And then all they can do is send or transfer you some money. You would then immediately transfer the money from your Paypal account straight into your bank account. If you are really concerned you are then able to draw it out and hide it under your mattress. Then you have the upper hand.

Phil

Paypal is safe for purchases - it’s a risk for sellers.
You will have given Paypal access to your bank account or credit card.
In a dispute the Paypal will favour the purchaser and refund their money in the majority of cases.
In that case the purchaser scammer has your goods and Paypal has refunded their money.
You are better off giving the purchaser your Bank BSB and Account numbers and telling them to do a direct credit before sending or releasing the goods.
Personal cheques are good also – goods released after clearance.
Sold the wife’s car not long ago on Gumtree – I stipulated my terms before I allowed inspection, which included photo Id on a drivers licence.
They turned up with cash folding money rather than risk me keeping the car after cheque clearance.
It’s all too easy.