Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Too Good to be True

Whether you are looking for a 1937 "Rag top" or a 2011 "Chrysler 300" Craigslist.org has it all.
               Shopping is made quite convenient these days. You simply type in a word in the google search bar and wa-la!, you have found what you are looking for. Nothing quite sums up a good deal on an item you are looking for like www.craigslist.org. It is a world renowned site for classified ads in most every city and state in the U.S.A.
                Looking for tickets? Find them on craigslist. Looking for a computer? Find tons of them on craigslist. How about searching for a car? There are pages and pages of cars and trucks, dirtbikes and motorcycles, and campers and boats. You can narrow your search by entering the maximum amount you are able to spend and the type of item you are loking for. Beware of the "craigslist" scam artists though. I found the vehicle of my dreams for the price it was posted at. $2,150 for a beautiful almost brand new 2005 GMC Yukon Denali. $2,150- was this a typo? Of course it "wasn't". I responded to the email and was replied to by a man going by the title of USAF Ssgt. Daniel Parker. Sounds pretty legit right? Too bad he wanted me to send the money first along with providing my full address to a seperate account through a private "ebay" account holder. The vehicle was in Alaska and was going to shipped by a United States Air Force cargo plane, fancy. Even delivered right to my front door. Now for $2,150 for a vehicle in perfect condition, very low miles, pretty much right off the showroom floor, you would think they would be asking for alot more. So needless to say, I was sad. I almost walked right into a scam. Good thing for some good old inuition and the old fashioned saying"that's just to good to be true!"