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07-10-2008, 09:04 AM
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#261
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Senior Member
Trailer: 16 ft Casita Spirit Deluxe
Posts: 1,043
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I hope you don't fall for this...... They are from Israel and have 0 feedback and will ship it to the united states for free and it's a 2003 fifth wheel...... all this for $2900
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Joe and Linda
2013 Casita SD
Dodge Ram 4x4
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07-10-2008, 10:00 AM
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#262
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Junior Member
Trailer: Scamp 19 ft 5th Wheel
Posts: 26
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When I click on the link, provided by Pam, it flashes to ebay then goes blank. I checked ebay.com & this one wasn't even on it. So yes, scam. If you find a 5th wheel under $3k anyway it's a REAL fixer-upper!
Nakita
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07-10-2008, 11:23 AM
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#263
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1999 17 ft Casita Spirit Deluxe ('Inn EggsIsle')
Posts: 611
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Quote:
When I click on the link, provided by Pam, it flashes to ebay then goes blank. I checked ebay.com & this one wasn't even on it. So yes, scam. If you find a 5th wheel under $3k anyway it's a REAL fixer-upper!
Nakita
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ebay may have taken it off
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Love being Inneggsile
heading sloowly up the eastcoast to our next 2 month (Aug and Sept) camp hosting gig at Camden Hills State Park in Maine
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07-10-2008, 02:37 PM
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#264
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Senior Member
Trailer: Former Casita 17 ft owner
Posts: 1,498
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Quote:
I hope you don't fall for this...... They are from Israel and have 0 feedback and will ship it to the united states for free and it's a 2003 fifth wheel...... all this for $2900
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The ad is still up, I just looked.
It is definitely a fraud, but probably not Israeli. This message is above the listing:
"Note : This listing is restricted to preapproved bidders/buyers only.
E-mail the seller to be placed into bidders/buyers list. "
It has an email link which points to a domain of CZ which is Czech Republic, I think.
In the listing, the "Ask Seller a Question" link (usually points to eBay) has been overridden with the same address.
Looks like the scammer hijacked the listed sellers account.
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08-27-2008, 05:33 PM
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#266
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Senior Member
Trailer: 88 Scamp 16 ft
Posts: 196
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From the way the 2 ebay listings read, the camper was moved to the PA auto dealers location after the original listing ended.
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09-07-2008, 05:01 PM
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#267
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Senior Member
Name: Mike
Trailer: 2012 Escape 19
Oklahoma
Posts: 6,020
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Folks, I have discovered a way to easily check for scammers on craigslist. These scammers copy text & photos from an ebay auction or some other place and use that to place a new craigslist ad. If you choose about 4 fairly unique words from the ad and use google to search, it will very often bring up the original sale and even other craigslist scam ads that are identical to the one in question.
These scam ads will always have a too-good-to-be-true low price, and no local contact info, and when you write them they try and get you to send the money and have the trailer shipped. (yeah, right.)
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09-09-2008, 04:09 PM
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#268
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1981 13 ft Scamp / Nissan Titan
Posts: 1,852
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Casita
If this one isn't stolen or some such, this is the deal of the century....
Use caution.
This one really looks stinky, but you never know. If someone finds out anything let us know.
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09-09-2008, 04:19 PM
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#269
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Senior Member
Trailer: 13 ft Scamp 1983
Posts: 534
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I just wrote them an email, we will see how legit this one is. Thanks Greg!!
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09-09-2008, 04:20 PM
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#270
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Member
Trailer: Casita Spirit Deluxe 17 ft
Posts: 83
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My eyes are popping like your avatar's.
That is an odd price. Why not $2950?
Pat
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09-09-2008, 04:22 PM
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#271
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1981 13 ft Scamp / Nissan Titan
Posts: 1,852
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This is a SCAM
It is posted all over the West Coast Craigslist as well as the SW.
Please Disregard this posting!!!!!
If it is too good to be true, it usually is.
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09-09-2008, 04:25 PM
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#272
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Senior Member
Trailer: 13 ft Scamp 1983
Posts: 534
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is it just me, or does this look like a 16'?
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09-09-2008, 04:26 PM
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#273
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Senior Member
Trailer: 13 ft Scamp 1983
Posts: 534
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I thought the price was odd too...
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09-09-2008, 04:32 PM
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#274
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Member
Trailer: Casita Spirit Deluxe 17 ft
Posts: 83
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I thought it was a typo for $12,900 because of the interior height of 6' 13".
Pat
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09-09-2008, 04:41 PM
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#275
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Senior Member
Trailer: 13 ft Scamp 1983
Posts: 534
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I already got one email for another casita listing with the "I'm out of the country spill" this week. I don't know if there is any way to find these people, I am guessing Craigslist has no authority to track them down, or even try to stop them?
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09-09-2008, 05:31 PM
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#276
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Senior Member
Trailer: 13 ft Scamp 1983
Posts: 534
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Got the reply I was expecting....
" I will sell at this price because in the past few months
we've tried to develop a family business but unfortunately the things didn't
work the way we've expected and now I really need cash because I am at one
step from losing my market, so I've decided to sell the camper. The camper is
located in New York,NY, at the shipping company ready to
be shipped to your place. We will use a safe payment method because I am
affiliated at Worldwide Shipping
Vehicle Purchase Protection and I have a purchase protection account for
10,000. *The final price that I want for the camper is $2,900 including shipping and handling.
*Please contact me only at e-mail because I will not have a phone number for 2 or 3
weeks.
Thank you,"
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09-09-2008, 05:43 PM
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#277
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1981 13 ft Scamp / Nissan Titan
Posts: 1,852
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Yes, I got that reply too.
This is the way the SCAMS work..
Good example for folks on the forum to see firsthand what they do and how they respond when they aren't legit.
I'm going through the listings on Craigs and flagging them now.
I have emailed them back and told them I have a friend in NYC who can go see it immediately and to please email me back with the location to view it. So far --- Silence.....
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09-10-2008, 08:31 AM
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#278
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Senior Member
Trailer: TrailManor (Gone to the Darkside)
Posts: 466
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Same scam-ad had filtered over to at least one of the midwest craigslist sites now...
Price has gone up though - it's now $2991.
I wanna know why the west coasters get to be ripped off for less than us flatlanders!
Seriously though - is there something special about these values? They all hover at just under $3000. Does that mark some sort of legal turning point or something?
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09-10-2008, 08:35 AM
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#279
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1983 13 ft Scamp
Posts: 3,082
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NEVER buy anything unless you see it in person.- NEVER - To many scammers nowadays
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