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Warning-Craigslist..Fraud and Ebay! Be Very Careful, Warn Property Owners!

This morning "The listing machine" had a story he wanted me to blog about.  It's a true story and can happen to anyone.  Recently he has been working with one of his customers to purchase some vacant land.  Now his customer has a house to sell it was placed on craigslist.  He placed it there..and was shocked at what he had found. 

 

This is not one case of this there are several on Ebay right now!

While going through ebay this same customer found his property on ebay..not placed there by him or by the listing machine. 

While looking at the ebay listing it was his own words...his pictures...and definitely his house lifted from his posting on craigslist.

So who is selling it?  It isn't him but someone else he does not know, a scam trying to get people to bid high for an escrow deposit. 

Please, be very careful and check your city..it seems that they are going after unsuspecting FSBO's generally never been listed in the MLS. 

As this story unfolds we will be sharing with you!

This is just another reason to list with a REALTOR!

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Posted Monday Aug 25
( 08/25/08 10:51AM ) — Lorinda Ward

Wow, some people will do anything to make a buck, including fraud, I wonder what ebay is going to do about that.  Have a great day!

( 08/25/08 10:53AM ) — Carol Swain, Realtor -www.swainsells.com- Bucks County, Pa

Wow I have never heard of that before.  It does make a good scam. Very tricky.

( 08/25/08 10:55AM ) — Patty Carroll

Thanks for the heads up we will be sure to bookmark this to share in the future as needed.

( 08/25/08 11:00AM ) — Rebecca Schrader

Wow, this is unfortunate to hear. I hope it works out. Keep us posted as to how this unfolds.

( 08/25/08 11:02AM ) — Charlotte Real Estate Agent Brian Belcher

There was a story on the news here just last night about some poor woman who got scammed on ebay over a car. I guess you can do the same with a house. What a world!

( 08/25/08 11:05AM ) — Chuck Carstensen

This is good to be aware of. I can't believe the things people do to scam others.

( 08/25/08 11:06AM ) — Tricia Jumonville, EcoBroker®, ASP®

Definitely keep us posted on this one.  One wonders how successful these people might be if they spent the same amount of time thinking up honest ways to make money. 


 


 

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