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<blockquote data-quote="TedG954" data-source="post: 601004" data-attributes="member: 9701">I listed my Nikon 24/1.4 on Craigslist yesterday. Imagine how pleased I was this morning when I received an email asking &quot;Is it still for sale?&quot;&nbsp; After I replied that it was, the &quot;buyer&quot; told me that he'd pay me $1400 instead of the $1200 I was asking, if I'd be willing to mail the lens. It was to be a gift for his brother.&nbsp; I've been around the block more than a few times, and my spidy-sense perked up. The &quot;buyer&quot; asked for my PayPal account name so he could immediately send me the funds.&nbsp; I gave him a phoney address. Surprise...... I never heard back from him.&nbsp; You have to be pretty sheltered to not recognize a scame when you see one. I don't know how these guys get away with it, but they do.&nbsp; I always see the &quot;Buyer Beware&quot; warnings.&nbsp; The Seller should also be aware of scams.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TedG954, post: 601004, member: 9701"] I listed my Nikon 24/1.4 on Craigslist yesterday. Imagine how pleased I was this morning when I received an email asking "Is it still for sale?" After I replied that it was, the "buyer" told me that he'd pay me $1400 instead of the $1200 I was asking, if I'd be willing to mail the lens. It was to be a gift for his brother. I've been around the block more than a few times, and my spidy-sense perked up. The "buyer" asked for my PayPal account name so he could immediately send me the funds. I gave him a phoney address. Surprise...... I never heard back from him. You have to be pretty sheltered to not recognize a scame when you see one. I don't know how these guys get away with it, but they do. I always see the "Buyer Beware" warnings. The Seller should also be aware of scams. [/QUOTE]

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