Declaration Day
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I need some feedback from you guys.
I sold a rifle on Auction Arms about two weeks ago. Communication with the buyer has been slow, but I never had any indication that anything was wrong.
We determined shipping costs, and he sent me a cashier's check, FFL copy, and a couple of photocopies of our back and forth emails (for whatever reason).
I thought the check looked suspicious, so when I took it to my bank this morning, I asked them to verify it. It was from a bank that neither I or they had heard of, but that alone doesn't mean it's fake, so they went about making phone calls.
Forty five minutes later, they came out and said the check WAS fake. They kept it, and are submitting it to their fraud department. They gave me a photocopy of it.
Though I have never been a victim of fraud before, I am aware of the scams that occur on auction sites (mostly ebay), and so I will not ship the rifle until I have cash in hand.
The problem is, when I look up this guy's feedback rating on Auction Arms, he has 18 positive and zero negative marks. I've also verified the existence of the gun shop he wants the rifle shipped to.
It just doesn't seem right that someone would leave that kind of a trail if they were pulling a scam.
So I just sent him an email, politely describing the problem, and giving him the benefit of the doubt.
I probably won't be hearing from him right away as he said he'd be out of town for the holidays.
I believe I am handling this properly, but has this happened to any of you guys, or anyone you know? Any other thoughts? TIA.
I sold a rifle on Auction Arms about two weeks ago. Communication with the buyer has been slow, but I never had any indication that anything was wrong.
We determined shipping costs, and he sent me a cashier's check, FFL copy, and a couple of photocopies of our back and forth emails (for whatever reason).
I thought the check looked suspicious, so when I took it to my bank this morning, I asked them to verify it. It was from a bank that neither I or they had heard of, but that alone doesn't mean it's fake, so they went about making phone calls.
Forty five minutes later, they came out and said the check WAS fake. They kept it, and are submitting it to their fraud department. They gave me a photocopy of it.
Though I have never been a victim of fraud before, I am aware of the scams that occur on auction sites (mostly ebay), and so I will not ship the rifle until I have cash in hand.
The problem is, when I look up this guy's feedback rating on Auction Arms, he has 18 positive and zero negative marks. I've also verified the existence of the gun shop he wants the rifle shipped to.
It just doesn't seem right that someone would leave that kind of a trail if they were pulling a scam.
So I just sent him an email, politely describing the problem, and giving him the benefit of the doubt.
I probably won't be hearing from him right away as he said he'd be out of town for the holidays.
I believe I am handling this properly, but has this happened to any of you guys, or anyone you know? Any other thoughts? TIA.
