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Re: [Amps] anyone else been contacted?

To: Thomas Hix <w4th@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] anyone else been contacted?
From: Ron <w8ron@stratos.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 11:33:07 -0400
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I have heard of such dealings where a "certified bank check" is given for payment and ends up worthless 3 months later.

Make sure your payment arrives in a well known form .....cash, U.S. Postal Money Order, Western Union wire transfer...etc.
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Ron



Thomas Hix wrote:


Hello fellow hams.
I recently posted my Ameritron ALS 600 solid state amp for sale on several of the amateur radio classified sites.....I had the amp listed for $800.00 plus shipping.....I received the email below today offering me $1000.00 and no shipping cost because the buyer would arrange for pickup....I would not have thought much about this except I remembered another similar offer I had received when I listed my Emtron DX-2 SP amp for sale several months back.....That time I was also offered a good deal more in payment than I had the amp listed for, and they also would have their shipper come buy and pick up the amp.....in that case the procurement company said they were in some African country.....in this latest case the procurement company is in the UK.


My question is this....Have any of the rest of you ever been contacted by one of the procurement companies when you had listed items for sale on any of the ham classifieds? If so were they legit? My concern is that these companies are operating some kind of a scam operation.....I may be entirely wrong, but I just have that old feeling in my gut that something is wrong here....why would these people offer MORE for the item than it's listed price?.....Maybe I am just paranoid....I dont know....what do you think?

Thanks for your time and 73

Tom.....W4TH




From : george masela <albertrings2003@yahoo.co.uk>


To :   w4th@hotmail.com
Subject :   ALS 600 Ameritron ( INTERNATIONAL ORDER)
Date :   Tue, 26 Aug 2003 21:02:12 +0100 (BST)


Hi ,
We are a procurement concern and we specialise in
purchasing preowned goods on behalf of our
clients worldwide. We however have and order for the
above ALS 600 Ameritron and our client is offering to buy these for the sum of $1000.00
Please can We will arrange to remit payment for purchase to you . a prepaid shipper will come to your home for pickup.
Best Regards,
GEORGE....










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