easy fix to prevent being scammed - buy only under - $100 items...

[Jerry Casper <gremlingts@xxxxxxxxx>]

 Well, there's one SURE way to NEVER get taken - no
scammer , other than just plain unscrupulous Sellers,
will try to cheat you for just a few dollars. Most of
my Ebay purchases are under $50 anyway, with a few
exceptions. So far, only a very few unsatisfactory
experiences, and then involving shipment damage. I've
only attempted to buy one car thru Ebay, a sunroof
Gremlin, and it was "local", ie 80 miles away, which I
went to see personally before bidding. I lost the
bidding, only to be contacted by the long-distance
Buyer 2 months later, who wanted to drive it back 600
miles, and couldn't, so he asked if I wanted it for
his price he paid. I did buy it, and still have it. :)

  So, bottom line is, if it's worth being scammed for,
it CAN be, but if it's small, your risk is minimal.
I've bought hundreds of items, and sold dozens, with
only rare problems. Nothing expensive. Ebay is great
for small purchases, but you open yourself up if you
start batting in the Big League $'s. I don't buy
anything I can't see or touch that's over $100,
usually, so I'm pretty insulated from potential fraud.
I still get the usual " Your account has been
compromised, please reset your Password" etc. scam
messages, but so far, I've not had a problem with
recognizing them. I just go to My Ebay, and if no
messages there, I send to Spoof, then delete. For you
Internet car buyers now, it's more like  a crap-shoot
, picking the hooker with no diseases. LOL. WIsh ya
luck! Don't forget to check under the (fender)skirts
for icky brown stuff ( rust ). 

Jerry 

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Jerry Casper , owner of 16 AMCs , including:

'78 Gremlin GT / '70 Javelin / '70 Hornet / '79 Pacer / '76 Matador coupe / 1 V-8 Spirit

'57 Chevy 210 4-door
'55 Chevy Suburban

Hobbies : scale model trains ( G, O-27, HO, TT, N ), Garden Railroading, slot cars ( all scales ), scale aircraft and rockets

Esoteric interests : Blimps and Dirigibles, UL Aircraft ( sub - amphibious ), rideable scale trains, weird science and engineering

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