I sent an email to a CL seller...

[incognegro]

Saw an iBook on Craigslist. This was my email to the seller:

Is the iBook sold?


Does the iSight come with everything - clear case, wires, box?
This is an in-person deal, correct? Not an overseas payment scam (Wolverhampton UK, etc)

Thanks!

The reply:

Susan Leaf wrote: Hello


I still have the laptop. As I said, the laptop is an US version and it comes with 32 months of applecare.
I have attached some pics with the laptop to this e-mail. I am now in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
Since I can't meet you and make the exchange, I would like to use a service that will help us with that:

www.tnt.com/tnt.express.wolverhampton.depot/third_party_service.html

TNT is a worldwide delivery company (like Fedex, DHL or UPS). You can see from their procedure that you will be able to check the laptop before I receive the payment. If you are in a hurry, I will use 2 days delivery (on my expense).

Let me know what you think.

Best Regards,
Susan

They don't really read the emails they get, do they?

[mikebw]

Well, did you mention Wolverhampton first and they just copied that from you or what?

[blusubaru]

HAHA! I replied to the same ad, but here in Indianapolis. Which one did you do?

Hello

I still have the laptop. As I said, the laptop is an US version and it comes with 32 months of applecare.
I have attached some pics with the laptop to this e-mail. I am now in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
Since I can't meet you and make the exchange, I would like to use a service that will help us with that:

www.tnt.com/tnt.express.wolverhampton.depot/third_party_service.html

TNT is a worldwide delivery company (like Fedex, DHL or UPS). You can see from their procedure that you will be able to check the laptop before I receive the payment. If you are in a hurry, I will use 2 days delivery (on my expense).

Let me know what you think.

Best Regards,
Susan

My reply was simply, "Nah, send it C.O.D."

[incognegro]

I sent Wolverhampton first. This "Susan Leaf" person (has gone under other names) always seems to use the same location, so since the deal looked like it might be a scam, I put that in to see if they wouldn't write back, but they did anyway.

[mikebw]

hmm, I guess they have their story and are sticking to it.

[ho'ard]

In all likelihood there's a non-english speaking person reading and responding with canned text.

[lafinfil]

Ahhh Susan - been a few month since I "chatted" with her

[Racer X]

I did more than just "chat her up".....

[SLM]

Yeah, I got that one too... the dead giveaway was the initial ad had a mac book pro box in the image the email had another, correct box but the iSight had vanished, was suspicious from the get go, when she emailed me back I was tempted (as I have friends in the vicinity) to go for the wind-up.