Warning on a Commodore 64 Silver Label
So I saw this come up and I thought this was kind of an odd price for this. $200 seemed cheap https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/vgm/d/brooklyn-commodore-64-silver-label/... I thought it might be fake so I wanted to do some research For giggles, I decided to just see what they were going for and found this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/235921534457 Same pictures Same serial number Out of all the things I thought people would scam over, vintage computers was not that one thing
Is it a scam though? The CL listing is 17 days old. The ebay listing said it sold on Jan 26th. Cloud just be the person listed in multiple places. Granted one is in NY and one is in Seattle. I see a lot of scams, this one isn't necessarily a slam dunk. Could still be someone scamming. I'd reach out to the NY guy and ask if it was still available. If he says yes, then BADINK! We have a scammer! On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
So I saw this come up and I thought this was kind of an odd price for this. $200 seemed cheap
https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/vgm/d/brooklyn-commodore-64-silver-label/...
I thought it might be fake so I wanted to do some research
For giggles, I decided to just see what they were going for and found this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/235921534457
Same pictures
Same serial number
Out of all the things I thought people would scam over, vintage computers was not that one thing
-- Dave Shevett shevett@pobox.com
The ebay listing states that it was sold from Seattle, Washington
From the ebay page " typically ship next day after payment is received. Items will be securely packed with plenty of padding. Free local pickup in the Seattle, WA area is also welcome. "
Also the ebay page is quite detailed, not like the craigslist page. On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM Dave Shevett <shevett@pobox.com> wrote:
Is it a scam though? The CL listing is 17 days old. The ebay listing said it sold on Jan 26th. Cloud just be the person listed in multiple places.
Granted one is in NY and one is in Seattle. I see a lot of scams, this one isn't necessarily a slam dunk. Could still be someone scamming. I'd reach out to the NY guy and ask if it was still available. If he says yes, then BADINK! We have a scammer!
On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
So I saw this come up and I thought this was kind of an odd price for this. $200 seemed cheap
https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/vgm/d/brooklyn-commodore-64-silver-label/...
I thought it might be fake so I wanted to do some research
For giggles, I decided to just see what they were going for and found this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/235921534457
Same pictures
Same serial number
Out of all the things I thought people would scam over, vintage computers was not that one thing
-- Dave Shevett shevett@pobox.com
Same photos... :-/ On 2/6/2025 10:38 AM, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
So I saw this come up and I thought this was kind of an odd price for this. $200 seemed cheap
https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/vgm/d/brooklyn-commodore-64-silver-label/...
I thought it might be fake so I wanted to do some research
For giggles, I decided to just see what they were going for and found this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/235921534457
Same pictures
Same serial number
Out of all the things I thought people would scam over, vintage computers was not that one thing
-- Douglas Crawford VCF Mid-Atlantic Museum Mgr InfoAge Science & History Museums 2201 Marconi Road Wall, NJ 07719
It's been an issue with music instruments for a while. They often use completed listing images from reverb.com. I think they ignore any local pickup attempts and hope for people trying to pay to ship. Also some fake reel to reel ads as well. Been trying to sell some stuff on facebook marketplace and it's a draining experience. Not like the old craigslist days. - Ethan On Mon, 10 Feb 2025, Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Same photos... :-/
On 2/6/2025 10:38 AM, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
So I saw this come up and I thought this was kind of an odd price for this. $200 seemed cheap
https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/vgm/d/brooklyn-commodore-64-silver-label/...
I thought it might be fake so I wanted to do some research
For giggles, I decided to just see what they were going for and found this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/235921534457
Same pictures
Same serial number
Out of all the things I thought people would scam over, vintage computers was not that one thing
-- Douglas Crawford VCF Mid-Atlantic Museum Mgr InfoAge Science & History Museums 2201 Marconi Road Wall, NJ 07719
I have been selling on Craigslist for the better part of 20 years. And I have been selling on Facebook only since 2020. Selling I have seen many more “hits “ on Facebook than Craigslist but only about one percent of those people who contact me are serious about buying. Buying I also have found many bogus postings who never get back to me, in a different location than they say, or they said tell you to go to some email or call them. I will explain to them the issue and depending on their response I will flag and report them. ( like it will really do any good) At least on Facebook, you can look at what they’re selling, their profile and get an idea of what kind of person they are, if they have any information about themselves at all. No info=red flag You must do your duty and report or flag these posts and people that are bogus. I have picked up a few good deals that were cheap because the person just wants to get rid of it. Just like anything else you use your common sense and your “gut feeling” when it comes to people and they’re postings. Just my two pennies worth. Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.
On Feb 10, 2025, at 11:54 PM, Ethan O'Toole via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
It's been an issue with music instruments for a while. They often use completed listing images from reverb.com. I think they ignore any local pickup attempts and hope for people trying to pay to ship.
Also some fake reel to reel ads as well.
Been trying to sell some stuff on facebook marketplace and it's a draining experience. Not like the old craigslist days.
- Ethan
On Mon, 10 Feb 2025, Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Same photos... :-/
On 2/6/2025 10:38 AM, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic wrote: So I saw this come up and I thought this was kind of an odd price for this. $200 seemed cheap
https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/vgm/d/brooklyn-commodore-64-silver-label/...
I thought it might be fake so I wanted to do some research
For giggles, I decided to just see what they were going for and found this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/235921534457
Same pictures
Same serial number
Out of all the things I thought people would scam over, vintage computers was not that one thing
-- Douglas Crawford VCF Mid-Atlantic Museum Mgr InfoAge Science & History Museums 2201 Marconi Road Wall, NJ 07719
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