I am in the middle of a transaction with this guy. I wonder how he will respond. Probably will stop contacting me. I said the following:
Because we are considering an out of state purchase, I have only 2 options. Either use a local dealership in MN of your choice to handle transaction or use a local MN attorney of your choice to put money in escrow by you until transaction is complete. The attorney route is safer and cheaper than paypal. They probably will charge $100 to handle transaction. Paypal cost would be $150 or more with fees.
If this doesn't work for you, I understand. It is not you, I just don't trust paypal transactions.
he asked about wanting to buy something off Craigslist from me but wanted to use paypal, he has asked several times for my paypal info to make the sale. he has avoided talking on the phone and his text messages have been off and vague.
Thank you all for the postings. I too received a text msg to buy my harley from this phone number and he gave me his name as Lewis Williams. According to google, he is 113 yrs old and lives in Aberdeen, SD.
The strange request is that he asked for my name, which I do not give out, along with my final price of my harley.
I am in the middle of a transaction with this guy. I wonder how he will respond. Probably will stop contacting me. I said the following:
Because we are considering an out of state purchase, I have only 2 options. Either use a local dealership in MN of your choice to handle transaction or use a local MN attorney of your choice to put money in escrow by you until transaction is complete. The attorney route is safer and cheaper than paypal. They probably will charge $100 to handle transaction. Paypal cost would be $150 or more with fees.
If this doesn't work for you, I understand. It is not you, I just don't trust paypal transactions.