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Audiogon Question

I'm selling a pair of Magnepans on Audiogon and as usual, have had no response. Yesterday, a guy from Argentina (allegedly) contacts me and says he'd like the speakers and gave me an address and phone number of a guy in Miami to ship them to and he'll forward them on to the end buyer.

At first glance, this doesn't pass the smell test. However, he did give me a phone number, which I may call later today. The other issue I have is that I have little to no experience with PayPal. How hard is it to defraud PayPal and leave me without my money and the loss of my speakers?

smorty11
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waltersalas
942 posts
 

Is the guy who contacted you a member here with an extensive record of great feedback? If the answer to that is no, I'd pass for sure on this offer. If it is yes, a phone call is the next logical step, but I don't like the sound of this.

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lowrider57
5,396 posts
 

Agree, let the feedback be your guide. But it seems like a risk.

A potential buyer contacted me and said to ship the item to CA and his friend would deliver it to him in Hong Kong. He had no Audiogon feedback and I didn't like the terms of this sale, so I declined.

csmgolf
871 posts
 

Don't do it. If it feels iffy, then it is. This has scam written all over it.

middlemass
891 posts
 

Don't even think about it. Pass.

geof3
1,125 posts
 

TON’s of previous feedback or no go. Third party deals are ALWAYS suspect. If you were selling something easy to ship and cheap, might be ok. But speakers? Nope, nada.

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