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Beware a scammer
I have halted the deal now, but if anyone else sees a similar transaction brewing, the general advice is to please be very, very cautious and only proceed if you are absolutely certain it's genuine.
I've had a similar experience when trying to sell wheels in the For Sale section. I was asking for £180 for the wheels but received a cheque for £1800 from a buyer claiming to be in France. The scammer asks you to pay the cheque in and arrange for collection with their shipping agent and to refund them the £1800 less shipping costs and the cost of the item for sale. The cheque is bogus but it would take 5 to 6 working days for your bank to get back to you by which time the scammer has collected the goods and you have refunded his "overpayment" from your own funds.
Fortrunately I was already aware of this type of scam so played along with it just to waste the scammers time and keep him away from other people.
Yesterday I was victim of an almost identical scam attempt. I've advertised my tandem on the forum for sale page, received an offer, was then sent a cheque in Euro for 10x the agreed price . Presume this cheque if a fraud and its been destroyed and blocked the supposed buyer.
Tim