yet again we have seen an increase in printer frauds, as the amount they are worth 2nd hand falls into the scammers remit, so a few points to remember:
- the member has low feedback, has been a member for a while, but no recent items sold - ie they have hacked into a dormant account
- the item can be "posted only" as the owner is too busy with work to show you round a 5k machine !
- they offer to send you an ebay invoice (particular favourite on gumtree) these are not genuine, and the bank they ask you to pay into, is nothing to do with ebay.
- they tell you the location of the item has changed, as they have recently had to move, often to Scotland or rural Wales
Buyer beware
and no i have not been scammed, but was asked recently by an online fraud detection company to look at several adverts as they knew i was in this line of business. Large embroidery machines are also a target