Cowpony
Well-Known Member
I've just put a saddle on various sites for sale. Within half an hour somebody asked if it was still available. Picture was of two late 60s ladies.........well let's just say they didn't look like riders, and especially not in a 16.5" saddle. ( No disrespect to anybody in that age group on here, I'm in my 60s myself. ) I confirmed it was still available . Without asking any questions at all the person said they would buy it. I'm in Berkshire and had said collection only. They are allegedly in Leeds. 
Said they'd like to come and collect it (what, from Leeds??) but were busy today so would send money with a courier, who would collect it. Huge red flags waving all over the place. I checked out this sort of transaction online, and sure enough, it's a scam. And the courier they mentioned won't accept any packages containing cash. So I thought I'd have a bit of fun.
Me: It's a martingale saddle that needs to be secured with snaffles. Is that what you are looking for?
Scammer: Yes
Unfortunately that pretty much closed down the conversation, as I was hoping to waste a bit more of their time, so I told them to go scam somebody else.
So if you're selling something, be careful everybody!
Said they'd like to come and collect it (what, from Leeds??) but were busy today so would send money with a courier, who would collect it. Huge red flags waving all over the place. I checked out this sort of transaction online, and sure enough, it's a scam. And the courier they mentioned won't accept any packages containing cash. So I thought I'd have a bit of fun.
Me: It's a martingale saddle that needs to be secured with snaffles. Is that what you are looking for?
Scammer: Yes
Unfortunately that pretty much closed down the conversation, as I was hoping to waste a bit more of their time, so I told them to go scam somebody else.
So if you're selling something, be careful everybody!
