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Possible craigslist scam?

pamccabepamccabe Member Posts: 315 ■■■□□□□□□□
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Just curious because I've had nothing but rotten luck on craigslist. I'm selling a cisco router and someone from out of state is interested in it for his company. He is paying the shipping. He's asked that I email him my name, address, phone number, email address, and paypal account email address to pay with.

is there anything odd about this? Maybe I'm being paranoid, but thought I'd ask.
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    DoubleNNsDoubleNNs Member Posts: 2,015 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Sounds fishy to me.
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    PlantwizPlantwiz Mod Posts: 5,057 Mod
    If you are uncomfortable with the deal, pull it.

    Get a PO box next time to be safe for mailing items/receiving items. Your address will be in the package either way, so the purchaser will see it unless you have a PO box.

    Next time run the add for local pickup only.

    Or find a computer store that handles used equipment, take a little hit on the price and sell it to them or sell it on consignment.
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    Ciaran_McGCiaran_McG Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5 ■□□□□□□□□□
    I've seen paypal scams like this before.

    They'll pay you for goods, send the shipping company/ask you to ship it, Once they receive it. They will open up a case to dispute it's been received/not matched..
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    AkaricloudAkaricloud Member Posts: 938
    While it certainly could be a scam, I've done similar things legitimately before. I personally wouldn't accept anything less than a cashier's check or cash in a case like this.
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    JDMurrayJDMurray Admin Posts: 13,034 Admin
    Ask him if he'll do a Skype video chat with you and see what he says. Scammers usually don't like to do that.

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