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Originally Posted by indyjoe  Most likely it was a much better deal that it should be. He thought he should jump on it, so he gets it before other people do. When people see a bargain, they sometimes disable their brains.
I could think of a couple ways this could be made to sound more legit. "Yes, the b!tc# is divorcing me and I have to sell this for cash so she can't get at the money." Something like that. |
I buy used electronics all the time. Sometimes the deal has to happen fast, and sometimes for good reason. There are deals I have walked away from, and a few that ended with the seller walking away in handcuffs (literally), but many deals are outside any range of "normal" that you might expect.
But my stipulation is that in my line of business I do everything in check form to prove change of ownership on the items. However, the one exception is large auctions, etc. In those circumstances, cash is the only deal. And when it comes to large equipment, cash is the only way many will deal.
I have known people to buy large equipment and bring a wad of thousands with them. That part is not so strange. Maybe there were other warnings, but the report is unclear.