I'd say 50/50 on the scam angle.... iSold it is a legit company, and the
guy *could* be an idiot and not a scammer..
http://www.i-soldit.com/how_works.asp
Shouldn't be hard to check out..
http://www.i-soldit.com/contact_us.asp
al klabunde wrote:
>Seeing this on craigs list I emailed the guy and
>checkout the scam he came back with-Wed, 26 Mar 2008
>21:15:21 +0200
>From: "Tyler Nielson" <tntylernielson@gmail.com>
>To: "al klabunde" <braindrain4u@yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: 2004 Excellent, lifted on/off-road Jayco
>Baja Qwest pop-up - $1500
> Alright, i`m glad you are still interested. As i
>said in my first email i will explain how iSOLD It
>works because i want you to be clear on every aspect
>of this transaction. They are the best eBay selling
>services. You simply drop an item to one of their
>stores or they pick it up from your home, you find a
>buyer and they will take care of the rest. When i left
>in Canada i left 4 items for sale in their custody,
>they picked them up from my home so don`t ask at what
>store, or where the item is exactly because i don`t
>know, all i know is that they are holding them in one
>of their warehouses, but as long as they are handling
>the shipping and handling i don`t care where they are.
>I forgot to mention that the shipping is included in
>the price of sale. They offered me a discount on
>shipping because i am selling a large number of items
>and i can afford that. To make things clear the item
>is in US and only I am in Canada.
>
>So basically they have the item insured and ready for
>shipping. As soon as i will have your shipping details
>i will send it to them and they will start the
>transaction. They will email you with an invoice and
>payment instructions. You will have to send the
>payment to one of their agents by following the
>payment instructions. Then you will send the payment
>details to them, they will validate the transaction
>and will start the shipping ASAP. If you will have
>questions you can ask them directly.
>
>Unfortunately the pick up is not possible because this
>is an urgent sale (like i said before i intended to
>sell this on eBay when i should have returned from
>Canada but due to some recent problems back home i am
>forced to sell it now). iSOLD It suggested to offer a
>return policy because my offers would substantially
>increase so i am offering a 10 day guarantee. This
>eliminates the pick up option but you will have the
>time to inspect it and decide if you want it or not.
>If for any reason you decide not to keep it, they will
>give you a full refund and will return the item on my
>expense.
>
>So if you agree with this terms and decide to proceed,
>then i will need your full name and shipping address
>in order to start the transaction.
>
>As soon as i receive this details from you i will
>forward them to iSOLD It exactly as you sent them.
>
>Thank you
>
>Tyler
>
>
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