I've been trying to sell my paddleboard for awhile-- and i'm pretty sure that it's only advertised on ocpaddler. One day last week some lady from Italy tells me she's interested in buying it for $100 more than i was asking... so i was like, wow, thats great. But then i get this email about this whole complicated process of wiring money all around so that her shipper can get paidd-- her associate in the UK was going to send me a check for $4000, then i had to wire $3000 of that to her shipping agent in California, and i'd keep the last $1000. I thought it was a little fishy, like a drug deal or something, but i didnt care that much cause i figured i'd get the $1000 and i didnt care what they if they were smuggling drugs or whatever inside my board... so i told her i'd rather not wire money--- but whatever, as long as i got paid..
i showed the email to my sister though who had just seen something on ebay about scams involving wireing money through western union... it described the situation exactly as it happened to me and said that the check that they send ends up not clearing, so you lose the $4000 that you had wired. So i told her i wouldn't wire money and i pretty much haven't heard from her again.
I cannot be positive that it was a scam, but i assume it was... so if anyone advertising something on here or anywhere has that happen... do not wire the money--
alright, i know this isn't exactly related to paddling but thought it worthwhile to mention