I've had three texts now regarding a guitar I have for sale asking is the guitar still for sale? Can you email me back on this email. Then there's an email address. Two had phone number that couldn't be replied too so seem obviously dodgy. Just had another one from genuine looking mobile number but again asking if guitar still for sale?can I pick it up tonight please reply to 'email adress'. Is this a scam. If so hows it work? Why text someone then ask to reply via email? Especially when they could just respond to my advert via my email through gumtree?
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Likeliest explanations;
- an attempt to avoid fees
- hoping to beat the vendor down on price by offering cash and hectoring.
- in extremis, a precursor to a burglary.
If the person discovers that you still have the guitar, where your home is and when it is unoccupied, you lay yourself open to theft.If Gumtree has a Report Shady Behaviour button, now might be a good time to click on it.
*no blind lesbian deaf dumb Irish people were insulted in the making of this post
Hence why Gumtree have a mailbox system for replying to genuine buyers, so you don't have to give your own address.
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why go commando?
I email.
Weeds out the trouble makers.
ask about the other grandmothers health
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I think Reverb, this place and BassChat are about all that's open to most as decent selling platforms. I don't like Ebay and their charges and policies and commission sales are too much in shops (average is 20%).