Take Care!

If you leave your email address as the contact for your advert, you are likely to receive many emails which you should treat with caution.

Sseveral advertisers have received responses to their Ads that offer high prices, where the seller is to cash a large check from a third party, for more money than the agreed-upon price, deduct the price of the item for sale, and forward the remainder of the money with the sale item to the buyer.

These offers appear to be FRAUDULENT. The scam is that the large cashiers check turns out to be a forgery; unfortunately this does not become known until after the balance is forwarded to the "buyer". You may be surprised that a bank that has cashed a "bearer instrument" cashiers check WILL reclaim its funds if the check is a forgery. Cashiers checks are not as secure as many of us had always presumed.

So please be careful in accepting any offer that seems "off" or "too good to be true", any overseas transactions, and any sale that requires a seller to advance or refund any amounts paid.

As always, the Vintagebike.co.uk Marketplace is merely a free listing service and cannot assume any liability of any kind for any of the advertisements or transactions that flow from them.

If you are in any doubt, please ignore any emails that you are not sure of.  My advice would be to only deal with people who express a genuine interest in your bike, and do not let the bike go until you have cleared funds in your account.

The safest approach is to leave your telephone number only as the contact.

Here are some examples of the type of emails that you may receive:

hello,
My name is spencer, i came accross your advertized ( 1961 AJS Model 8 350cc) i dont know if it is still for sale but if nfortunatelly me is still for sale i will want you to give me your asking price for it and you should provide me the picture and explain the comdition to me NB: you should take note
that i will be paying you by certify us cashier cheque

Hello,
i am James Turner from Holland, i am writting in responce to your 1961 AJS Model 8 350cc advert placed for sale, i am interested in buying it and i will like to know if the condition for the 1961 AJS Model 8 350cc is okay and i will also like to know your condition for sale. i want you to forward me the pics and i will also like to know your last offering price for it. If you're interested in selling then get back to me as soon as posible.

Good Day,
As regarding your advert i saw indicating that you have a bike for sale.A Client of Mine in interested in buying your bike and my client will be Paying you with a check drawn from UK bank issued for the bike.So i will like to know the actual price of the bike and it's Present condition.I will be expecting you to get back to me as soon as possible regarding my proposal.Looking forward to your response soonest,
Best Regards
Note:Dont worry about the shippment of the bike,my client said he would send some International Shipping Agent to come for the pickup of the bike...
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