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Originally Posted by shoobee
I purchased an item on the Talk of the Villages web site. When I contacted the seller to arrange pickup he said that I had already picked it up? What! Turns out that someone, who saw that it had been sold, contacted the seller through his email address, that he had posted on his advertisement, and went to his house and said he was me. Seller never asked for ID. Please do not include your email address in your ad. Let the buyer contact you through the message system provided by Panjo. Item was a utility garage sink. Grrrr.  "AJ" |
Bummer…..
When you describe this as "purchasing an item" does that mean you paid for the item in advance of picking it up?
How did this "fake buyer" know who you (the real buyer) are? Did the fake buyer use your name?
How much time expired from your purchase to when you contacted the seller to pick it up?
What responsibility, if any, is the seller accepting for "giving the item" to the wrong person?
Thanks, just trying to understand the risks you are describing.
Don