I've gotten the exact same thing here in Indy.

Pretty much any CL ad where they spell out the email address is a scam....!

Never answer the *at* Gmail ads.

They come in different forms and not just pinball. Just stuff coming from a scam mill.

I stopped reading at "my item".

I usually do a google search on the email. If I get hits in other far away cities I flag it and move on.

Same here in Buffalo.... .........Joey

Saw this one, too. There were some on MT and ID craigslists that were similar.

Seems like a lot of work just to give someone a web address, but spammers move in mysterious ways.

phlegmer, do you live in South Dakota?

No pinballer EVER refers to his pin, his machine, his game, his table, etc., as "my item".

This is my pinball, this is my item (with due apologies)

This is my pinball. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

My pinball is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.

My pinball, without me, is useless. Without my pinball, I am useless. I must fire my pinball true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to outscore me. I must outscore him before he outscores me. I will...

My pinball and I know that what counts in tournaments is not the balls we shoot, the noise of our specials, nor the flashing lights we make. We know that it is the modes completed that count. We will complete them...

My pinball is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its springs and its sleeves. I will keep my pinball clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will...

My pinball and I are the defenders of my IFPA ranking. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life.

So be it, until victory is mine and there is no enemy, but those on the next round!

Most redundant topic title ever

Funny, this very same machine (photos and all) was listed on the Hudson Valley NY craigslist a couple of months ago. I got a similar message in reply to my query.

I inherited $500,000 from an exiled prince in Nigeria, so I figured I'd buy some pins on CL and ran into this same scam!

Love how the schills name is schilling....
My local auctioneer could really use this guy to make him some money...

Same here. These guys are all over the place. Got the same thing when responding to an ad for a pristine Future Spa listed for $200.

Damn. I was hoping you were close and invite me over to play your sweet pins...

I got this same message when I inquired about a Black Knight here in Burbank about a month ago.

I will send my agent to pick up the item.

It's simple to tell that this message is a scam. "My User Account~ riveraena9 & GML. Comm"

Legit sellers would never do that.

Had a pinsider reach out to me to check if The Shadow listed on Craigslist is mine. The guy has lifted the picture from a post on here I did. It's a scam, obviously! He knows something about pins enough to comment on the translite and saying he has the original. Who actually bites on these scams? Would you have it shipped? Crazy!!!

columbus.craigslist.org link

It's fun to give back to those who try to take..... there's a service named mailbait. Plug in there email address and send them 10000 junk emails in a few hours. It's the gift that keeps on giving. Inevitably they will end up having to delete their email address. Not exactly ethical. Just sweet revenge.

You must have been a Marine.

Pretty harsh way of teaching someone a lesson, but so it stealing. Thanks for the idea though. Could come in handy in the event I run into a jerk who needs an attitude adjustment.