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[Webadmin]

When posting a classified ad please include your contact information and details (paddle length, drytop size, boat color, condition of boat, etc...)about the item that you are selling.
When your item has sold please add a sold message to the thread so that we can delete your message.
Please do not reply to your ads so that they are bumped up to the top of the list.
After one year classified ads will be deleted.

[Lois McNulty]

I am new to this message board. How do I edit a posting?

Thank you!

[Bill Gwynn]

I am new to this message board. How do I edit a posting?

Thank you!

Edits to posts are only allowed for a set time, it is currently set at 1 hour. After that time if edits are needed simply add a new post to the existing thread. If an item has sold, post that fact and I will remove the whole thread as soon as I see it.

[thief]

Hey Bill:
not certain on your thoughts of this -
on another forum that has a large amount of kites being sold and sold again we made the decision to leave up old sale posts with the price the kites sold at. That gives a GREAT reference as to what the kites and stuff are worth.....that is great for both the people buying to see what sort of deal they can get and even better for the sellers since they can see what items have sold for in the past.
after the item has been sold SOLD is added to the title then the thread is locked so as not to confuse anyone.

Just thought that this might help out here with boat values as that can be quite tricky!

Good winds
rob

[Phil_Allen]

Folks- Just a heads up that someone who expressed interest in a family member's boat listing on our site is likely trying to perpetuate a scam. Offered to pay full price + more for transportation in a single cashiers check. Transportation was to be handled by an unamed "agent". Often, the scam is that the cashiers check is a forgery so the unlucky recipient pays out their own money for the extra service to the intermediate before finding out the check is fraudulent. While I can't be sure that this is a fraud attempt, the details in the email inquiry were strange and it was full of typos (including different spellings of the individual's name). If you've received an inquiry into your boat for sale that sound similar, PM me and I'll give you more details.

Phil

[Paul Sylvester]

Not sure how to pm you but I did get one of these. First response was vague and simple. I sent pics and then got the whole "send check/ shipping story. Sounded like it came out of a boilerroom in west Africa...

[Suz]

Here is my scammer's e-mail that came this week. I didn't even bother to respond. It just doesn't sound right. What paddler do you know "makes an inquiry"... wants "more" pictures - I didn't post any. Besides, who would even ask for a picture of a paddle?

So, definitely beware.


------ Forwarded Message
From: Mitch Gregston <gregmitch007@blumail.org>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 12:28:13 +0100
To: Suzanne Hutchinson
Subject: Used Lendal Paddles

Hello.

I'm making inquiry on the item you have for sale on nspn.org

However,i 'll like to know if it's still available and the price for it.

Also, will appreciate more pictures of it

Thanks

------ End of Forwarded Message

[Deb M]

Here is my scammer's e-mail that came this week. I didn't even bother to respond. It just doesn't sound right. What paddler do you know "makes an inquiry"... wants "more" pictures - I didn't post any. Besides, who would even ask for a picture of a paddle?

So, definitely beware.


------ Forwarded Message
From: Mitch Gregston <gregmitch007@blumail.org>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 12:28:13 +0100
To: Suzanne Hutchinson
Subject: Used Lendal Paddles

Hello.

I'm making inquiry on the item you have for sale on nspn.org

However,i 'll like to know if it's still available and the price for it.

Also, will appreciate more pictures of it

Thanks

------ End of Forwarded Message

While I don't doubt that the inquiry you received is probably a scam, I had two people ask for pictures of my Lendal Kinetic S paddles that were up for sale (and still are; I'll repost in the appropriate area.). Grudgingly, I sent one person, a woman in NYC, pictures, but I, too, wondered why anyone would want photos. While I made sure I focused on the edges of the blades where the most wear would be, they must have been too "worn" (normal usage and Lendals are pretty tough) for her taste (or my price), and I never heard from her.

I wonder how long stuff stays alive on the internet, excepting this site which promptly removes an item when it's been sold. Bob was still receiving inquiries about his Slipstream -- sold 5 years ago to a UMASS-Boston professor -- last year. Given the usage of English, the inquiry definitely was coming out of either Asia or Africa. We laughed about it as most of the inquiries sounded like they were written by the same person who says you'll have access to a million dollar bank account in Nigeria if you send them your info.

Deb

[Paul Sylvester]

That is exactly like the one I got....I should have deleted it from the start...

[Nate]

I also got a spam inquiry on my Pintail ad here last week, from the same "Mitch Gregston" fellow.

His email asked for pics and a price (both of which were provided already in my thread). His wording also made it clear that he had no idea what a "Pintail" was.

I was tempted to quiz him about what sort of object he was trying to buy, but thought better of it.

Nate

[tsongus]

Man, I must have been the dumb one because I even got a call from the guy. I even received the "Money Gram" from Malaysia.
Below is the email from "Mitch Greston". Where can I report this?

James


From: Mitch Gregston <gregmitch007@blumail.org>
Subject: Good to speak with you
To: "james song" <tsongus@yahoo.com>
Date: Friday, April 29, 2011, 10:31 PM


Hello James,


It was good to speak with you through the phone..Its a Money Gram money orders of $750 each sent from Malaysia..You should sign on each of the money order and proceed to cash them and shall be cashed easily...Once you have them cashed you keep your $50 and get back to me so that i can provide you with the shipping agency details so that they can be at your place to pick up the Yakima Hullraiser and Thule Hull-a-Port immediately.


Thanks


Mitch

[Sal]

Man, I must have been the dumb one because I even got a call from the guy. I even received the "Money Gram" from Malaysia.
Below is the email from "Mitch Greston". Where can I report this?

James


From: Mitch Gregston <gregmitch007@blumail.org>
Subject: Good to speak with you
To: "james song" <tsongus@yahoo.com>
Date: Friday, April 29, 2011, 10:31 PM


Hello James,


It was good to speak with you through the phone..Its a Money Gram money orders of $750 each sent from Malaysia..You should sign on each of the money order and proceed to cash them and shall be cashed easily...Once you have them cashed you keep your $50 and get back to me so that i can provide you with the shipping agency details so that they can be at your place to pick up the Yakima Hullraiser and Thule Hull-a-Port immediately.


Thanks


Mitch

The State attorney general's office might be a good start...but not sure they'll be able to trace to the source. Hope you didn't send them any money.

[tsongus]

The State attorney general's office might be a good start...but not sure they'll be able to trace to the source. Hope you didn't send them any money.

No money. I replied back saying that I am having my bank check the validity of the "Money Gram" before I can do anything. Hopefully, that should keep him down for a while.

James

[GJ Carey]

Yep.I get one or two of these types of emails every time I attempt to sell a boat on message boards.
Just be aware folks.

[djlewis]

When your item has sold please add a sold message to the thread so that we can delete your message.

Why not leave sold items on the board. It's often useful to see what sold, what was asked, how long it took etc. Certainly there's plenty of disk space, and I can't see any problem as long as it is clearly marked SOLD. Searching the sold items on eBay, for example, is one of America's greatest pastimes and business tactics.

This came up as I went looking for a recent successful ad of mine to use as a model for another one.

--David.

[jason]

Why not leave sold items on the board. It's often useful to see what sold, what was asked, how long it took etc. Certainly there's plenty of disk space, and I can't see any problem as long as it is clearly marked SOLD. Searching the sold items on eBay, for example, is one of America's greatest pastimes and business tactics.

This came up as I went looking for a recent successful ad of mine to use as a model for another one.

--David.

Sold items are kept on the "Sold Items" forum http://www.nspn.org/...p?showforum=112

-Jason

[djlewis]

Sold items are kept on the "Sold Items" forum http://www.nspn.org/...p?showforum=112

-Jason

Ah. Sorry. Got tricked by the note about deleting them.

--David

[jason]

Ah. Sorry. Got tricked by the note about deleting them.

--David

It was decided that the old posts could be useful and we would make them available to current NSPN members. In the past sold items where deleted, now they are being archived.

-Jason