Maui
Well-known member
I was on Facebook Marketplace the other day, and someone in one of the vise groups posted up a photo of what he claimed was a Craftsman 5198 vise, and said that he would be getting it via his uncle soon. I had no idea who this person was (never seen their posts before) but I chimed in and said that was a very hard vise to find. He posted back "Interested?". And I said if you mean would I be interested in buying it, I might. So he said to PM him. I did. I asked him where he was located and he said Virginia but he could ship it. He knew where I am since I gave him my city and state. So far, so good. I gave him my cell number, and he texted me back. I asked him via text if he accepts Paypal. He said he doesn't do that which I thought was very odd since from his picture on facebook this guy looks 30 something. But he said his cousin does, and that I could pay his cousin and he would get the money. Strike 1. I looked up the area code he was texting from and it was 408, which is from California. I mentioned this in a subsequent text, since he told me on facebook he is in Virginia. He wrote back and said "Did I say Virginia? No dude". Strike 2. And he said that the vise would cost me $115 total including shipping from California. By the way, when I pulled up his facebook profile I saw that he basically has no posts, no details, and at least half of his "friends" are bikini clad facebook vamps. Oh, and in his main facebook picture he is sporting a covid mask. Strike 3.
