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Is the e-mail sounds like a 'SCAM' ?

I received this e-mail for one of my for sell item.
What do you think ???

hi
1)is this item still available for sale?
2)where are you located?
3)may i know why, you want to sell it?
4)Has this item has any damage before?
5)can i see more picx?
6)do i need to repair?
7)what year is this item manufactured?
8)what is the final price?
9)can you help me determine the weigth?
10)i have a friegth company on my own will be available for pick-up of
the
item? because the operate 7:00am to 7:00pm mon-saturday will you accept
a
certifeid cashiers check or a postal money order,i will like to know
your
full name and address with your phone number so that my secretary can
issue
the payment out to you and i will be glad to read from you soonest..you
can
respond back to this email....xxxxxxx_xxxxxx@yahoo.com...thank

Music Lover/Audiophile
xxxxxxxx
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justlisten
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I have always found the sentence "what is your final price?" always to be a scam. It is just not a sentence many in the US use.

i would steer clear from this guy for not only that reason, as his entire inquiry sounds "not right"
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ncarv
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WATCH OUT! I received forged money orders from someone with a similarly convoluted reply. Fortunately, I didn't send the goods. I took the fake m.o.'s to the local FBI office. They said it is a common scam. When he pressed me for delivery of the equipment, I told him he could pick up the m.o.'s at the FBI. Never heard from him again.
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lak
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It's always safe to ship after your bank says the funds have cleared and your money is safe. The problem is in this day and age of modern computers etc; it still takes 5 to 7 to 10 work days for some items to clear. That long wait tends to upset the honest buyer!
macrojack
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There are still some legitimate buyers. Wait for one. You posted this question because you didn't feel good about this guy. Trust that feeling and hold out for a legit buyer.
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nsgarch
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I agree with the cautions about forgeries. And apply some logic: How does a secretary issue a USPS MO or a cashier's check, huh? Also, that kind of spelling and grammar screams scam ;--)

It's an interesting and unusual approach, because the person is trying to sound like a legitimate audiophile asking the "right questions," but as soon as I read #8 and #10, I thought, "Nope, not doing business with that one!"
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