Possible scam/ need advice

[ENDER_XVICM 10+ year member]

Hey, I recently put two amps up for sale on a site and got an interested buyer. He and I agreed on $225 for them both + shipping. He said he would include the ammount of shipping in the money order. I got the money order today and it is for $1200.00. What should I do with this check, that cant be right.

Sorry for the sloppy pic but it was taken with a phone. The check is real as far as I can tell. Here is a pic.

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[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

cash it!

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

somebody is gonna ask for a refund of the extra money, that check will be no good, and you will get boned. Send the check back, sell to somebody else

I don't care how dumb you are, nobody overpays by a thousand bucks

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

somebody is gonna ask for a refund of the extra money, that check will be no good, and you will get boned. Send the check back, sell to somebody else

lol probably...

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

somebody is gonna ask for a refund of the extra money, that check will be no good, and you will get boned. Send the check back, sell to somebody else
I don't care how dumb you are, nobody overpays by a thousand bucks

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[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

sand it back.. he's gunna end up asking for a refund of more then what he agreed to pay and you will end up comeing out of this one in a loss...

send it back to him. find another buyer

 

[Raffi 10+ year member]

Karma

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Send it back with a simple note that reads: I am already aware of this scam.

 

[CrazedCat 10+ year member]

wipe your *** with it and send it back

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

wipe your *** with it and send it back

shit, I was just gonna type that...hahahaha

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

Don't cash that shit!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ENDER_XVICM 10+ year member]

Should I bother reporting it, or would it be a waste of time?

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

Should I bother reporting it, or would it be a waste of time?

to report it you would probably have to try and cash the check to make sure it was fake. Guess you could try to call the bank its supposedly drawn on and verify it as fake as well.

...and reporting it would most likely be pointless

 

[SteveSkal]

Should I bother reporting it, or would it be a waste of time?

Why not, this is basically bank fraud. Maybe if this clown even receives a call from an investigator he'll crap his pants and maybe straighten up!

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

have you tried contacting him to at least hear what excuse he has to pay that much? maybe he was paying to ship overnight to hawaii lol......at least i think thats where it says the check is from

if anything im just curious to hear what kind of bullshit he gives.....