I am afraid that I was the victim of a scam here. A new member reached out to me to let me know that an existing member
@igtsm4u had "just what I was looking for".
His profile has been on here since 2009 with 100% positive reputation albeit with a small sample.
Long story short, he got me to send him money for the Willard tipping machine last Friday. I was led to expect shipping as soon as the transfer was confirmed (or early the next day)
On Saturday he said it was scheduled to be picked up on Monday.
At the end of the day on Monday he claimed that he had some personal issues to deal with and that it would be going out in the morning
At the end of the day today he says some strange thing about USPS being screwed up and that it had once sent a package of his out of the country.
(email from 62Cobra)
"I agree with you. I'm sorry I don't know why USPS is messing up, they once sent my item out of the country. I'll have this resolved. Thank you!"
At the end of the day I feel like a fool. This marketplace is a complete cesspool.
Initial DM from @DannyDee2
"You can check on
@igtsm4u but I haven't seen him on here for couple of days. You can reach him via email-
62cobraturbs@gmail.com,he has a few of them, plus he's a dealer...straight up Great Guy!!"
Person who claimed to be selling the Willard Tipping Machine - @igtsm4u
62cobraturbs@gmail.com
Person who i actually send the Zelle payment to - Katerina Stewart
Katrina Stewart
KatrinaStewart7822@gmail.com
Payment description- Invoice 12032
Send a picture or receipt of your Payment confirmation. I’ll have it shipped with UPS priority.
Thanks!
Warning to others.
Do not send money out first. Certainly not via Venmo or Zelle because there is no way to get it back. Use Paypal or some other option such as a trusted 3rd party to escrow. It might cost a bit more and take a little longer but you are better off.
To the moderators here can you please place the blackest of black marks against the members who are involved.