Funny, Only responses to my add are the 5 scams I have gotten so far. lI can make millions with the cashiers checks I keep getting offered for the car I have for sale. All I gotta do is cash all these cashier checks and send the people the difference. Dont these knucklehead scammers even read the add ?!?! I am LOOKING for parts, not SELLING a car! Somebody has to keep falling for it, or they wouldnt even bother to try scamming people. http://www.4042.com/cgi-bin/4042cla...play_db_button=on&db_id=50501&query=retrieval
I'm up to 15 responses, none of them have been legit. Even got one from Belfast UK today Seems like there should be a way to stop them from doing it. I dunno, its frustating as heck.
Yeah I've only had scammer too. Not do bad mouth this site but my boss advertised on this site and got scammers, but when she put it on Craigslist she got all good responses and sold her car within two days !
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Scammers, etc. Well, I didnt use my E-mail in the body of the add or anything like that and I am still being overrun by the scammers.
Scams, etc Well, once the CAPTCHA system or whatever it is called is installed I may consider posting another add. I can assure you that I wont give it another go until then. I've never seen such crap in my mailbox in my life. I'm up to 45 different people trying to scam me, and not a single legit reply. Unbelievable. I should have just walked down the street handing out my E-mail address. Can you PLEASE delete my add, the delete feature doesnt seem to work. Its #50501 about the Escort / Mercury Tracer. http://www.4042.com/cgi-bin/4042cla...play_db_button=on&db_id=50501&query=retrieval
Thanks Webbie, All scam E-mails have stopped since you removed my add. Its a shame that those clowns have to mess up my favorite website classifieds.
Even though annoying, it was kinda funny. One of the emails I got said they wanted my item for their baby and their neighbor's children. It also said they wanted a dozen of the same item. I was selling maternity clothes!! :lol: All of the emails I got said something stupid that automatically told me they were scams. Plus, whoever writes those things cannot spell worth a crap. No, I'm not the grammar queen, but sheesh, these emails were pitiful!
