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Originally Posted by Poly
Why you say everybody thinks it is a scam? Based on what?
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Because it has a lot of signs that make it sound like one...
Overseas transaction, buyer not personally collecting.
Relatively high value purchase.
Boat in Scotland (there are boats in Scotland, but scammers are never somewhere convenient for most people to visit).
A buyer who doesn't seem to mind the inconvenience of a complex overseas sell.
Possibly (we don't know) you were approached rather than going to an advert that everyone could see and report if dodgy.
No broker involved.
That's quite a few ticks in boxes for some classic scams... ... It's also possible he thinks you are a scammers and is spinning you along.[/QUOTE]
Hi poly
well, I should try to get the best out of your suspicions and try not to fall in some scam. it is clear to me that overseas deal from private seller is not a preferred choice. I knew that from the beginning but it came out like that eventually!
anyway, most of your claims refer to the buyer (me) and not to the seller..you may blame me for my the way I risk my self..I won't argue you
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but that is me to blame.
I didnot get though what you when mentioning "scammers are never somewhere convenient", english is my third language and i am not from uk area so I dont understand some of the things..do you mean Scotland can have more scammers in unconvenient places compared to England?
Anyway, the boat was advertised publicly somewhere. I was the one who reached the seller. still, you cannot be sure out of that it is not a scam but I saw it is worth mentioning.
I don't want to publish more details about the seller or the boat, because sending details in this post would be insulting to the seller and would seem like i am investigating him. I know i could benefit from that but just dont like this style out of respect to the owner.
The owner has for 3 years been sending posts about his boat and getting help from a forum members. It would be strange if it was a senario built for 3 years to get someone in his trap...in addition to other things i dont want to mention here..so i do believe he is telling truth and would lood for the best way to keep both sides safe from fraud..he also seems to be worried from foreigner communicating him over the net only!
in your other post you have mentioned some things with some short names that i didnot get. I will go through again..
appreciate your efforts