Roostmonkey Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I'm interested in buying a second ATV and the seller is in London on bussiness for the next seven months. He says its at a Moneybookers storage facility and that I arrainge payment to them, they ship to me , I accept or refuse and if accepted, they release payment to the seller. I told him the only way I'd buy from him is if I can go and see the quad first hand, pay them and haul it home myself. He's being reluctant to arrainge this appointment with Moneybookers saying it will take longer than he is willing to wait for the transaction to go thru ( he says they can take as long as 25 days to get an appointment ). Does this sound fishy to anyone else? I'm really hoping its not, its a sweet quad at a good price but if I cant see it first, I'll have to pass...unless you guys know this to be common practice with Moneybookers and that they're reputable for this type of transaction. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKWIKZ Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 It's a scam. Don't do it. As much as you may want that quad, I can assure you that you will only lose your money and get no quad. If by some means it is legit, there should be no problem with you seeing the bike first hand. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 scam, through and through. don't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschiltz Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 If he's gone for the next seven months, what's 25 days going to matter? Scam... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diablo Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Let me guess, he's asking around $4,995? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted February 12, 2008 Administrators Share Posted February 12, 2008 I know nothing about Moneybookers, but I Googled 'em and got good, bad, and worse. Here's a few links... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moneybookers http://forums.ebay.co.uk/thread.jspa?threadID=200304194&tstart=0&mod=1202021343865 http://www.rotorblog.com/2007/04/15/moneybookers-paypal-alternative/ http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t223911-warning-wwwmoneybookerscom-is-a-scam-company-that-ripped-me-off.html http://www.talkgold.com/forum/r13662-.html http://roomreview.net/archive/2007/10/185/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostmonkey Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 Thanks Ron, thats all I needed to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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