Potential Scam Attempt at Armslist
So, I was set to buy a VX-6 scope from a seller on Armslist. The particular ad was placed by an unregistered user. When I contacted the seller, I mentioned that I'm interested in purchasing the scope if it could be shipped (original ad suggested no shipping). The seller replied back and said it could for an additional charge. I replied that I was OK with that, and requested that the seller provide an address and specific contact information so that a bank certified check could be made out properly. I didn't hear back for nearly two days, so I thought about sending another email in order to confirm our agreement. For some reason, I decided to check the original ad out again to see if it had been pulled or marked pending sale. Nope, there it was, but this time, the associated city and state of the seller had changed. Identical ad, picture, etc., just a new seller location. I thought that was odd, so I Googled "Armslist scam address change". Sure enough, this type of deception has been tried before. Now, I have to be open minded to the possibility that this wasn't a scam, and that the address change was an innocent mistake. That said, I sent another email politely stating that I'm no longer interested in purchasing the scope. On a side note, I managed to find a similar scope from a reputable dealer. Maybe I'm acting a bit paranoid, but I've been taken in the past, and have learned it's better to be safe than sorry.