Where or what is the scam?

Kronos said:
Or I am I too cynical in my old age to accept that there are genuine folk out thee?

I put a camera plus a bunch of extras on Gumtree this morning for the sum of £270. Got a response from a guy in Hull telling me he was very interested. I replied that I prefer not to do long distance deals preferring the face to face approach.
He said he understood and that he could come up to Edinburgh as it would be a nice day out but a approx 9 hour round trip does not sound like a nice day out.
Almost immediately i got another email saying he would pay up front + postage and trust me to send it.
This all sounds to good to be true.
What say you?
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SCAM, don't gumtree say to only accept up front hand to hand payments.
 
That is the problem these days. Because there are a lot of people out there just looking to scam ad cheat someone, the honest buyer/seller gets screwed.
I remember my dad selling a caravan via Ebay, I told him not to do it, that it was a scam waiting to happen. It was the only Ebay transaction he ever did and it went 100% fine - people turned up, gave him the cash and took the caravan.
My now brother-in-law sold a classic Mini to a guy in the US. He contacted my BIL who immediately thought scam. However a bank transfer took place and then two weeks later a shipping firm came and collected the mini to ship it to its destination.

For safety OP - face-to-face and cash is the only 100% safe way.
 
Don't settle for the first sniff of an offer if it doesn't meet your terms and you don't feel comfortable. I'd rather sell locally at a lower price than mess about with scammers and time wasters from miles away.
 
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