Dont look here, case closed.
 

Would you trust this dude? :

>Access Virus C synthesizer. Great VA sunding instrument with huge sound creation possibilities.
>Ultimate trance machine! Comes with Vengeance soundsets, boxed in original box with mnauals, PSU and CD with programms.
>AS new condition. Even plastic is on screen! So please do no ask me to describe every single sentimeter of it:-)
>ITS AS NEW!!! Comes with OS v6.5 installed.

>Selling it for $500. Need to go it fast to get Minimoog Voyager.


...then he answare to my respond:

>helllO! yes i have it! 100% working everything is perfect!!!

>where do you live??? i could give you shipping total????

>I prefer www.moneygram.com payment


...... Should I trust this dude? He lives in the states, I live in Europe.
Please respond fast, because this dude is in a hurry, and id love to bye it!

regards,
Kim

I'd be damn skeptical. Any deal that seems too good to be true.... well...

But you never know. People have thier own reasons for selling stuff.

Have you spoken with the person by telephone? By asking a lot of questions quickly, some repeated, you might be able to draw him/her out if they are lying.

Have you verified the sellers name, address and phone number by phone book or internet search?

Can you get the seller to email you a photograph with the day's newspaper or something? (to prove it's theirs)

Has the seller given you a valid reason for using moneygram, rather than the more established paypal? Have you verified moneygram is legit?

Would the seller consider using an escrow service? (you would pay the extra for that.)

Good luck,
Paul

In this kind of cases ih the seller is in a such big hurry he should be glad to make any special arrangements to get the synth sold. So I'd prefer cash on delivery system or you go to fetch the synth personally (if possible).

Thanks Paul, many good ideas!

Newspaper trick is briliant, ill ask.

Eskrow, is that meening that I pay when I get it?

i live in Europe/Norway. This dude somewhere in the states.
I found him at the public bilboard/noticeboard at harmony central, for used gear.

Hi,

re: escrow - yes. For more info, take a look at this ebay help page:

http://pages.ebay.ca/internationaltr...rmngrisks.html

I bought my Yamaha rs7000 from a guy who advertised in Harmony Central. I live in Canada, he was in the States. There was a lot of anxiety for me during the transaction (delays in shipping, poor packaging etc.), but I got it, and it works great! I did get raped on duties though. You might want to look into that too.

Good luck!
Paul

I'd insist on using a reputable international escrow service, and get every conceivable piece of information and details from this guy to locate him and nail him if anything goes wrong, including a landline home phone number (ring him up beforehand to confirm - don't tell him you'll be ringing, and therefore catch him off guard, and then batter him with any questions you have to ascertain his genuineness and authenticity of the deal - ask him about all the shipping details like reputable postal companies and any tracking details that might be employed, and including safe, well-carried out packaging too), official ISP email addresses (as opposed to free hotmail/yahoo ones), home address (ie. no "P.O. box" address), etc.

The Virus C doesn't come with plastic on its LCD ;)
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Virus C's don't come with a PSU either, nay?

$500 USD?! Lol, that's only ?276 Pounds-Sterling, or 400 Euros.

If he really wanted a Voyager (about ?2,000? = 2,900 Euros) he could afford to get a decent price for the alleged Virus C.
$500 is a mere pittance compared to the Voyager's price.

Blimey, the Voyager is only (the equivalent of) ?1,488 over there in the USA, @ Sweetwater.com. So he's selling the Virus for a 5.5th of the price of a new standard Voyager.
And $500 is just a third of the price of a new Virus C over there, too, which is a bit, err, cheap.