Yes, I e-mailed back and forth with this guy seeing many of the same messages shown here. On the same day, the first contact, with the same message showed up in both my inbox AND my spam folder. My inbox message came from
[email protected] and my spam message came from the famous
[email protected] saying: is your sofa still available. Here's the rest of the dialogue:
Me:
Yes, it is, and thanks for your interest. When can you come get it? If you live in Barre, I can deliver it this weekend after I return home from Atlanta. If you plan on coming to get it, my father will be home when he's not working. Please let me know what you want to do. Thanks.
Him:
Hello,
I received your initial email stating that your sofa is still available for sale. I would like to know the lowest price you would go for it.
I would have been happy to travel down for the payment and pick-up myself, but I just relocated due to an urgent project. However, my daughter can easily send a Money Order to you on my behalf and you will receive payment within 3 business days. She has also made arrangements with a truck driver who will come for the pick up of the sofa at your address or any public address of your choice. I'll appreciate it if you consider it sold to us via this means.
We will only come for pick up after you have received the Money Order and they have been duly processed at your Bank. I would like to know how your name should appear on the Money Order and what valid residential or office address should we mail it to. We are ready to make payment as soon as we get your mailing details. Thanks for selling it to us via this medium.
Mr David
Me:
Sir,
As far as how low I will go for the sofa, all I will ask is what will you offer?
Him:
Hello,
I am fine with the price and ready to make payment asap. Pls make available a valid address where we can send the Money Order to, and how your name should appear on it. Like i said in my previous email, we will only come for the pick up after they have been duly processed at your bank.
Thanks
Mr David
Me:
Hello Mr. David
Please make the money order out to my father, (father's name omitted) and send it to:
(Address deleted)
Thanks for your business and I will contact you when the money order is processed.
Him:
I got your email with the details to where the payment for your sofa (Money Order) would be sent to. Consider it sold by removing the ad from the classified site.
I forwarded your mailing details to my daughter, and she told me a few minutes later that she has sent the Money Order to your mailing address, and would be delivered in about 2 business days. My daughter was in a rush out so she sent a total of $1,890. She merged your sofa payment with the truck drivers expenses.
Once you receive the payment package in your mail, you go to your bank, cash or make a next day deposit, you then deduct the exact amount for your sofa, plus $50 inconvenience fee for holding the sofa for us, you then assist in sending the remaining funds to the Truck Driver via Western Union Money Transfer. The driver would be coming to your location or any public place for the pick up of the sofa after receiving the funds. I hope i can trust that you will send the Drivers funds in due time so he can come for the pickup as soon as he receives the payment from you.
Pls acknowledge that you have received this email and will be on the lookout for the package. I would also like you to provide a number where you can be reached, or a number where you can receive text messages on. Thanks
Mr David
After THIS message above, I responded with WHAT!!!!!!!! in the subject line and the following:
Sir,
I'm not going to do all that. I certainly hope that there is a return address on the mailing that you sent, because I will be promptly returning this money order to that address. You did not mention that I would have to do all this for a $50.00 sofa. Sorry, but no deal. This is way more complicated than it needs to be. If there is anyway to retrieve that money order from the mail, I suggest that you take some action to do this. Otherwise, as I said before, I will be returning your money order.
While I thought it was rather odd that his initial e-mail was in my spam folder, I figured that hey, it's only a $50.00 sofa, so what's the harm? Then when I received his last message asking me do all that, I figured out that something wasn't right. Now, I hope he actually sends the money order so I can take it to Law Enforcement. However, I don't like the fact that I revealed our home address though.