response to my FS ad
 

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Subject :
informations 35 playboy
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Message :
I'd like to know if the boat is good for Mediterranean sea (CEE mark
Europe).
What's the very last price in US dollars ?
May i have more information about engines,hours work etc. There is the
bathroom inside ?
Best regards Antonio


bs or legit?

Re: response to my FS ad
 

99 out of a 100 its BS I would think.
But this 1 time berns29scarb sold his over sea's.
Id send him info....cant hurt........on the boat I mean...not your bank account info :p

Re: response to my FS ad
 

Ditto, especially careful on your info. You never know.

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It can't hurt to send the info requested. All you would be doing is spending a couple of minutes typing. It doesn't quite sound like your everyday scam. It might be on the up and up. Play it out and see what happens.
As said, don't give any info regarding bank or personal stuff.

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got a similar response 3 years ago on my 29 scarab 3 weeks later it was in a container and on its way to Finland

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Call Casey at Fountain of Noth Texas he's sold 4 boats to the same guy in Sweeden in the past to months.

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You never know, last spring a buddy of mine listed his 22 Scarab on ebay and sold it to a guy from Switzerland.

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i wouldn't give it away....Boats bring a lot more over their...

Re: response to my FS ad
 

Simple solution is to ask for a phone#, if he really wants the boat he'll call, if not its a scam. Also the responses are automated usually, ive replied to ads like this with a simple F-U and then got a response back that says something like "sound great, give me your bank info and ill forward a check". f-in SCAMMERS!!!

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Also remember that when dealing with overseas deals, wire transfer of cash into your account is the safest way to do it.

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x rated30 sold his last boat , a scarab with surface drives to someone overseas...i belive the deal went very good for him...

no problems at all....

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Agreed BUT
Just to be safe I would open a temporary account.

Let us know how it goes.

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So far, he's asked legitimate questions which are only related to the boat. Stuff that people who are genuinely interested would ask. So, it cannot hurt you in any way to answer.

Keep in mind that US$ is quite weak in relation to euro at the moment and the US market prices do look very attractive to European buyers.

However, if he goes on to ask personal info or offers funny payment schemes, well...