Baller waterskicorey Posted March 17, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 17, 2015 Have any of you been scammed on SIA? I posted a ski for sale and have got 3 people interested in it the next day. All of them want to buy it on my Paypal account. They are all Asian names and the grammar in the e-mails is very strange, has anyone else had this problem? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted March 17, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 17, 2015 There was another thread on this - bunch of skis getting sold to South Korea and those were legit. http://www.ballofspray.com/forum#/discussion/comment/163099 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted March 17, 2015 Administrators Share Posted March 17, 2015 Lots of skis go to south Korea. If the money gets posted to PayPal how can you go wrong? Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller waterskicorey Posted March 17, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted March 17, 2015 Thanks @oldjeep, other people have had the exact email as I got, sounds like it is legit. @Horton, I have never sold anything through Paypal just bought with it, have sold a couple of ski's on SIA and have got certified checks and never had a problem. The e-mails I got just seem weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jlittle Posted March 17, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 17, 2015 Good thread find @oldjeep I sold a ski to a Choong (Elly) Seo last May. Paypal as you stated. He had me ship it to LA CA. That thread is what made me give the sale a chance. My sale went smooth. As @Horton said, once the money was in my paypal acct it was pretty secure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rab Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Paypal does have a good dispute system for the seller and buyer. Just make sure you document the whole transaction well. I would take pictures and videos of the skis and keep records of all communication with the buyer. Keep records of your shipping information and make sure you get adequate insurance. If I was selling electronics I wouldn't do it but for a ski it is kind of hard for the buyer to say it doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted March 17, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 17, 2015 I sold a ski to him also and didn't have any problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BobF Posted March 17, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 17, 2015 I am one of those that successfully (and quickly) sold to Korea via SIA. If in doubt email Larryg @ ski-it-again. He was very helpful in letting me know that a specific user was legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted March 17, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted March 17, 2015 @talon is over there and maybe he could check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted March 17, 2015 Administrators Share Posted March 17, 2015 @MS http://media.tumblr.com/fe497dd337d9af8479bb6398b9565d16/tumblr_inline_mg6n5ltl6X1rxe4lt.gif Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted March 17, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted March 17, 2015 Awe come on @Horton, He stuck up for me you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bigtex2011 Posted March 17, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 17, 2015 also sold a few over there. go for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted March 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 18, 2015 @MS That panda sure could use a Sweetwater IPA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdubs Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Yea I got that same thing in the past when I sold ski's on SIA and it ended up that I got my money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller waterskicorey Posted March 18, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted March 18, 2015 Thanks to all of you for responding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skidawg Posted March 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 18, 2015 I sell most everything over there and they usually pre pay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted March 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 18, 2015 @Horton Just curious but whooooo has the most panda's on record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Waternut Posted March 20, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 20, 2015 Just in case no one has heard of it....if you get an email saying you received money via paypal, make sure you login to paypal manually to double check (not by clicking on the link in the email). The big scam with paypal is people sending a fake paypal email that either tricks you into thinking you got the money or it sends you to a fake website that logs your username and password. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I just got this email from someone who wants to buy my ski. Does this sound legit? I am thinking it might be a scam. POSTING ID: SIA27082 CATEGORY: Slalom 2009 Blue Sky Sports Warp Name: su Email: zen1004@empas.com hi~~ I was interested your ski. please tell me more about payment systems. Do you have paypal account..? so i can make your payment? Also please tell me your shipping method and cost to desination of zip code is 90248.(Los Angeles, CA) Can a bit of a discount? Is it possible in 1000 dollars ?? pretty please...shout me an e-mail ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 5, 2015 Administrators Share Posted June 5, 2015 Double post boo Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller waterskicorey Posted June 6, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted June 6, 2015 I was worried at first, but he paid on PayPal my asking price and it was all good, no problem at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller buoyboy1 Posted July 27, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 27, 2015 Hey @KM, I got the same email from su with same email address wanting to buy my ski on SIA. Did you have any transaction issues? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skihack Posted July 27, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 27, 2015 I got the same exact email several times. I have sold numerous skis to this person. They must be doing alot of skiing in Southeast Asia these days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted July 27, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 27, 2015 SEA is largest growing market in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller OldboyII Posted July 27, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 27, 2015 I'm working with several Korean companies for about 20+ years. Almost all of them loyal and honest people. We have to keep in mind that Western and Oriental languages have very different logic. People who just learning English simply transfer Korean sentences into English words. It needs some time to get tuned to this logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller UWSkier Posted July 28, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 28, 2015 Oldboy posting in a thread about Koreans on a ski forum. Subtle, but I love it! Awesome flick. Korea isn't exactly SEA though. It's pretty far north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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