One scam by text started off with "I'm happy with the price, please send me your email address and mail address so I can send you a check". This without even having taken a look at the airplane in person.
The other scam was a phone call by a very dynamic salesman sounding man who said he was from eBay motors...I didn't listen beyond that and hung up. eBay motors is not going to contact me about listing my airplane on their site.
Barnstormers has a good many of the scams listed on their site as to what to watch out for. I just didn't think I'd get them right off the bat. Hopefully that'll be the only ones I get.
The folks at Barnstormers were very good about getting back with me regarding the scams. The lady at Barnstormers said that avionics are being posted by scammers located in Nigeria. They post ads using American names and locations.
Dang shame!
I listed my 150G on Barnstormers yesterday and I've already had scammers contact me by email, text and phone. Good grief!
Bill, can you elaborate a bit and tell us the scams so others that may sell can know what to avoid?
Thanks
