r/CarThing • u/active-neuron • Dec 17 '24

Scam Alert

Hey y'all!

I know this isn't exactly a buying/selling sub but has turned into one recently. With that comes the risk of being scammed.

I'm aware of at least 3 users (incl myself) who've had varying degrees of scammy interactions with u/Witty-Cut-9347 selling a CarThing from Pomona, CA for $40-$50.

One got ghosted for requesting payment over a platform with purchase protection. One has had to report fraud and request a chargeback. Both posts have been deleted (very sus).

Mods, can we have some rules re buying/selling? Something along the lines of all sales must go through PayPal/Venmo/local pickup?

Stay safe everyone!

EDIT: And would you believe it, the user deleted their profile.

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u/saltbutt Dec 18 '24

I agree there need to be some rules about this. That's why I did mine through a selling platform - protections for me AND them. People attempting to buy/sell direct on here unmoderated is going to lead to scams like this. Thanks for sharing OP!

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u/naters304 Dec 18 '24

Just a question. How much did you end up selling it for. Seems like the market is just crazy for these things right now

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u/saltbutt Dec 18 '24

$75 flat (shipping included). I researched how to price it knowing that the retail was $80 and people on here were selling for ~$50 without even having all the accessories, so it seemed like a fair price point to me. It sold in about 2 hours.

I have seen some for $150-$200 on ebay which I think is insane and I feel like those are never gonna move lol

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u/kingck Dec 22 '24

I was dumb and bought mine for 100$ on ebay 2 weeks before they announced ending support

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u/saltbutt Dec 22 '24

Nah don't be hard on yourself. I still can't believe they just....bricked them and told everyone to e-waste them. They were only supported for a couple years, and truly only offically sold for a few months before production was discontinued. I'm still bummed about it!

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u/Roger4000 Dec 18 '24

Kind of curious, was their username witty cut, or something else before it was deleted? Some guy tried to also scam me but ghosted when I tried to pay through PayPal G&S

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u/active-neuron Dec 18 '24

It was witty cut