what car is this for?

 

I believe the R53

 

r50/52/53

 

Apologies for not identifying the model... yes, R50/R52/R53-

 

Would you ship this?

 

I packed it up for shipping, and was quoted $111 (including insurance) to go to the northeast, so it is more likely to be a local (southern California) purchase-

 

USPS ground advantage will be less than half that, no insurance needed.

 

Can you try USPS ground advantage as stated by Jonny

 

For shipping - check the website Pirate Ship or one of the other shipping discounters. They discount UPS and USPS quite a bit.

 

What part of LA are you in? I’m in the South Bay.

 

I will get the package weighed for shipping estimates tomorrow-

 

How far are you from Riverside Cali? - I am not good at LA distances.

 

For estimating shipping costs: the box is 23 x 17 x 12 inches, weighs 4 lbs, and the origination is the Burbank/Glendale area.

For anybody local, also consider the M7 rear brace, and the Stern RSD bar and net:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co.../market/370310
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co.../market/370309

 

Riverside to here is between 60-70 miles, figure 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 joyous hours each way.

 

This is a scammer

 

No, not a scammer.

As I said, local sale is preferred. I don't imagine the shelf is worth enough to ship-

 

You took money from me to ship this.

 

This is utterly false.
If you did send money to someone, please check who it was. You may have been scammed, but it was not by me.

 

@coyle996 please note that you were in communication with a scammer whose account name was very similar as the OP from this thread. The OP of this thread is "area53" and the scammer you were in contact with was "area53." Note the period at the end.

This is one of several common practices with scammers, which is not specific to this site.

 

Apologies, I was scammed by “area53.”

They got me. Area53 with no period is legit.

 

I appreciate the clarification and apology, and thank you to the forum Admin as well.

 

I believe it’s time for some changes for new members to access the marketplace, and particularly messaging. IB should be pro active in these matters, as they are becoming a common occurrence. Was area53. a new member? Did he have previous posts? If so, how many? A good place to start would be placing a minimum post requirement, so members can look at their interaction history.

 

There already is/was. Scammers (and Spammers) are nothing new to the Internet. It doesn't matter which community or platform. They adapt and make an effort to get just one scammed. That's their job, so restrictions are not the end solution. I don't know how much more pro-active you can be without being psychics, but at the end of the day you need to use best judgement and either accept the deal or pass after doing some research and weighing the transaction.

 

This seems like a lazy response. "That's their job"??? Really? Just because it's nothing new to the internet doesn't make it any less troubling or less important to defend against! C'mon man. None of us should have to learn the hard way when some simple rules can be applied at the admin level. I'm speaking from experience here, having lost $700 to a fake R53 Aero bumper scam - right here on this very platform. I'm a seasoned internet user too, old enough to remember BBS systems and screechy modem sounds...but sometimes excitement and desire get the better of you, throwing caution to the wind.

Bottom line, just make it impossible to post in the Marketplace or PM anyone without 25 legit forum posts and 6 months time since initial registration. That alone will deter a lot of scammers. Then, as you suggested, leave it to us to research what those 25 posts were over that 6 month period. I think from there, you'd get a good idea of who's legit and who's scum of the earth. Yes, some people may sneak through, but that along with a GOOD scam warning sticky post, and then I'd say you've done your part. BTW, I've been on other auto forums that REQUIRE paid membership subscriptions to post cars or car parts for sale (like $35 a year)... I don't think you have to go that far (yet)...but please do something for crying out loud. </rant off>