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I'm in the midst of a strange dealing over on RimfireCentral right now. No money has changed hands, but vetting the seller closely. Because, someone else posted the same item for sale using the same pictures. I like the idea of having a current picture with a date.
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I'm in the midst of a strange dealing over on RimfireCentral right now. No money has changed hands, but vetting the seller closely. Because, someone else posted the same item for sale using the same pictures. I like the idea of having a current picture with a date. Can still be manipulated w photoshop unless you as for something goofy. If you feel it is strange then just walk away.
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This has been going on so long with photoshopping 'name on piece of paper', I don't understand why people still fall for it. The somewhat safest way is to FaceTime/video chat with the seller and have them hold the item they claim to be selling. Still not 100% because they might not ship after you pay, but it's pretty darn hard to fake the video chat
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This has been going on so long with photoshopping 'name on piece of paper', I don't understand why people still fall for it. The somewhat safest way is to FaceTime/video chat with the seller and have them hold the item they claim to be selling. Still not 100% because they might not ship after you pay, but it's pretty darn hard to fake the video chat This. A chat or phone call will root out 99.9% of scammers.
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As bad as the scams are getting, what's wrong with making them ship the item first, then pay when it arrives. There's nothing set in stone that says payment must come first.
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As bad as the scams are getting, what's wrong with making them ship the item first, then pay when it arrives. There's nothing set in stone that says payment must come first. You willing to ship a $700 dollar rifle w no payment? If so sell me something of value.
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Anyone that would try to scam Hank needs an asswhooping. 😂😂😂 Thank You My Friend This has a been good info thread Hank
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As bad as the scams are getting, what's wrong with making them ship the item first, then pay when it arrives. There's nothing set in stone that says payment must come first. You willing to ship a $700 dollar rifle w no payment? If so sell me something of value. I don't understand why you think that's any different than shipping $700 with no rifle in hand?
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As bad as the scams are getting, what's wrong with making them ship the item first, then pay when it arrives. There's nothing set in stone that says payment must come first. You willing to ship a $700 dollar rifle w no payment? If so sell me something of value. Sorry Fred! And yet the buyer sends $700 (sometimes +shipping)with no rifle in hand? Someone has to be first/trust.
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For items that aren't firearms you can always ship C.O.D.
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Might even be able to do firearms if the buyer leaves payment with his FFL
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Might even be able to do firearms if the buyer leaves payment with his FFL That’s a very interesting thought The problem a real rascal could ship a brick normally you can’t open before you pay the driver But this should warrant some thought Hank
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Maybe one was INKK? Had him hit me up a couple hours after posting "WTB fieldcraft"-he has a NIB .308 he'd sell ya for $1200...he even has pics of the gun. Asked for a pic of the bolt face and the SOB sent one of those as well. BUT... work has him tied up from here to the end of time so much he can't make any phone calls or accept calls. His text msgs are pretty choppy as well. But if you want a hella good deal on a fieldcraft feel free to reach out to him  Same thing on a Swarovski Z3…
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Never post any personal contact information on a public worldwide forum for any person on earth to contact you.
If you make a deal over the internet, be sure to call, CALL the person you will be dealing with. Ask them QUESTIONS about what they are selling. This. Had one guy shut up when I asked about a phone call. His pics were photoshopped. I too asked for a card w date and username next to pistol, photoshopped. I asked for a very specific pic of pistol and no reply again. Easy to figure em out. This isn’t always the case either. I’ve asked if I could speak on the phone with whomever and they agreed, the tell tale sign though when I called the individual was his towel head accent that told me everything I need to know 😡😡
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What really is frustrating is that there is no dedicated state or federal law enforcement efforts targeting this and phone scams. The technology is there to run down bad actors thru their phone numbers and emails, URL's, etc.
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I still have INKK number if y’all wanna barrage him with words of encouragement and whatnot
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I also look at post count, and name. I won't buy from a guy I don't know, if it's more, than a $100.00 or so! With postal rates going up I'm about done selling, on the net.
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