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Not Sure If This Is OK Here, But Here Goes

I'm selling a pair of Magnepans on Audiogon and as usual, have had no response. Yesterday, a guy from Argentina (allegedly) contacts me and says he'd like the speakers and gave me an address and phone number of a guy in Miami to ship them to and he'll forward them on to the end buyer.

At first glance, this doesn't pass the smell test. However, he did give me a phone number, which I may call later today. The other issue I have is that I have little to no experience with PayPal. How hard is it to defraud PayPal and leave me without my  money and the lose of my speakers?

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roxy54
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I'd wait a while and see if I got any other offers, and I'd also list it on USAudiomart. 

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jerryg123
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RUN RUN AWAY!!!!!!

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mijostyn
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The first thing a scammer usually tries to do is get you away from the web site by giving you an email address to contact. The new thing is to say "God Bless" at the end of the request. I just sold a $3000 bicycle on eBay. For 6 months all I got were scammers and two legitimate people who did not fit the bike. Going through Venmo and PayPal are the best way to handle these transactions. You never give any stranger your personal info and you only ship to the customer. 

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audionoobie
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I was curious and looked for your ad but it shows you have 0 items for sale. Did you cancel it?

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