So….good thing I have been in the hobby long enough to recognize scammers quickly.
Long story short is a grail game (vid) I passed on in the Banning auction is available on FB…another collector I know saw one on FB and let me know and got contact info as I do not do FB. Texted him and got no response. Called a couple hours later and got a hold of him and got cut off during the call but got a text message saying he would call me shortly but no call back. Called and texted him to let him to call me back as I want the game. My wife does FB so she searched and found the game and messaged him and he replied RIGHT AWAY. Exchanged several messages back and forth….he asked for a small deposit and she told him no problem but to call me to discuss…no phone call and no further messages……the guy even sent her videos of gameplay of the game he is “selling”. I have no problem sending a small deposit but a phone call to discuss should not be a big deal to make sure all is legit…she told the guy I would make a road trip to pick it up. At this point it’s obviously a scam or the guy would call me. Even if he wants to up the price it’s OK if it’s legit but geez….even scammers would call you to get a small deposit I would think. WTF!!!
I told my wife that’s why we say CASH ON THE GLASS! Don’t buy what you can’t see!