I got the same message about an item that I listed. Is it a scam? Has anyone followed through with it? I emailed him and he said he would purchase with cashiers check and after it clears send someone to pick the item up.
The scam works like this. They think your item as described is perfect. They might ask a few questions about it, and then will pay your asking price, sight unseen, because they are never around close by to come look at it (they use the stationed somewhere in the military a whole lot). They will give you an extra $40 or $50 to old it for them. Then they tell you they will send a cashier’s check or money order for that amount plus extra for the “shipper”. They ask you to wire that extra money by untraceable means such as Western Union or Moneygram. The check or money order turns out to be bogus and you end up out the money you sent plus the bank fees. Also, if the check is big enough you may end up being charged criminally. Take the check and the envelope it came in to the post office and have them forward it to the postal inspectors.
Thank you for the info. It felt very much like a scam to me so I appreciate the heads up. It's a bummer though. Really want to sell these paddle boards before I move!