Voting Question: Does this seem like a legitimate deal?

30 January 2012, 8:36 pm

I found this deal on Craigslist for a 2008 Toyota Tacoma. The seller has included several photos of a Toyota Tacoma to the exact specs that were specified in his description in front of a suburban house. I contacted the seller via email and he stated that he was in the US army and was currently stationed in Madrid and that his vehicle was located at the Military Logistics Department at Fort Lewis, Washington. He said: "For the payment I would like to use Google Checkout as a third party. They will keep your money into a protection account until you get the truck and will release it to me after inspection period is over and you agree to keep it. So, this is not a blind transaction, you can see the truck before committing to buy and to eliminate any concerns you will have 10 days to inspect it. If you decide not to keep it Google Checkout will refund you the money, no questions asked, and shipping back will be my concern" He also said that the truck would be shipped down from Fort Lewis to my location (Sacramento, CA) free of charge. It seems like a slightly sketchy but OK deal. My biggest concern is the price which is only $2,200.... Read More »

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