SCAMMED! Need help from friends in Lexington, North Carolina to find my Schon LTD!

Figured I'd post this in the for sale thread just in case the stick comes about for sale.

I posted an add on craigslist to sell my wrapless Schon LTD. And I said that I would consider trades for a new bow for archery.

Well I got talking to a guy in Lexington, NC and he was originally going to purchase my pool cue. But then we got talking about hunting and how I was looking to buy a new bow and that he had a Mathews bow that he would trade for my Schon.

I had great contact with him for a few days and I shipped out the cue Friday express mail. Thought he was doing the same, but when I called for my tracking number his phone was turned off.

He called himself Rusty Cannon. And he has an I.D. with that name on because the lady at the post office had to check it to give him the package. They didn't have cameras though, but she said he was an olive complection. And when he talked to me he had the biggest southern accent you can think of.

I also googled the address and the house is for sale there. It's on zillow. 113 Arbor Drive, Lexington, NC 27292

I don't know if maybe someone would recognize the stick if they saw it in a pool hall or bar in the area and maybe give me information to get the guys real name and everything to get him arrested or just to get something done about it. It's a rare Schon LTD wrapless so chances are its the guy who stole it if you see the stick.

MediocrityNC said:

Hate that this keeps happening to people here! I'm in Raleigh, NC so I'll be on the lookout as well in case he heads this way. I think it would be pretty easy to spot this cue if he takes it out, so hopefully somebody will find him!

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Yea hopefully one of you in North Carolina will see the guy out somewhere at the bar or a poolhall..I'm sure there aren't a whole lot of poolhalls around Lexington.

The guy was telling me about his autistic daughter and that his son was a quarterback and more worried about football and girls right now then hunting, or else he'd give his son the bow. And he said he bought a crossbow so he didn't need the compound bow anymore. I know I shouldn't have put so much trust into him, but I just like to try and believe there are honest people out there, and with all that this guy was telling me I had no reason to not believe him.

To be sure that the stick is mine, there is a nick right above the Schon logo on the butt. I have a lot of better pics, but I can't upload them. If someone can try and upload them for me I'd really appreciate it. But if you see that nick in the stick, call the police or something.
Thanks,
Tim

Rtoron said:

Call the local police in his home town. They will pay him a visit. I have had to do this to non payers on pool cues sold. I always got the cues back.

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I don't think it was his real name, Rusty Cannon, but he did say he was selling a predator sneaky Pete the old ones, with the green veneers and pre-cat shaft I believe. And I searched for it on Craigslist with his cell number and found that it said it was deleted. It did say though the town was Thomasville, North Carolina. So I'm thinking that is his real town.

half fast bankr said:

even though his number has been disconnected, you can try googling it for more dirt and detail. Also, it's not likely he disconnected his number just to scam a cue. It's quite possible he's just a broke bum and once he gets enough money together, he may pay his phone bill and have it turned back on. Just a thought...

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As soon as he got his tracking number he said he would get mine from his wife since he had work and that his wife shipped the hunting bow out. So i gave him his tracking number and I tried calling a couple hours later and his phone was off. And then the next day it was disconnected. Also, the house address is a house for sale. Also, the post lady said someone from that address called and said they could just come and pick up the package I sent. So the postman delivery guy never went to the house because he would have never left it at an empty house thats for sale.

It's definitely a big scam. He gave me an email that he isn't responding to. My friend works at verizon and she said once the phone is disconnected that there isn't much they can do, in 30 days the number will be available for someone else to use.