Finally Got The RV

Our new--used RV.

I am happy to report that after weeks and weeks of looking for an RV, which turned into months, which turned into a year, Mr. B. finally made a decision. We actually found a legitimate seller on Craigslist.com--of all places.  Going through all this, we became experts at the countless amounts of deception posted on this website, which I wrote about in two blogs detailing the lies and tactics used by criminals that steal information and photos from others to swindle money from unsuspecting, trusting folks.  How did we know this was a legitimate ad on Craigslist.com?  We didn't.  We sent an email requesting information that was followed up by the seller returning a phone call answering all of our questions.  A meeting was arranged to look over the RV, rather than sending money to some creep that thought we would buy his advertised RV- sight unseen.  I have to admit that reading the criminals' pretend sob stories in their return emails detailing why they were selling the RV, was quite entertaining indeed. 

 We arrived at the seller's house, in a respectable neighborhood and they were very nice, trustworthy, honest people.  Funny thing the sellers told us, they were wary when giving out information on the RV because of the number of times they had encountered scammers replying to their posted ad on Craigslist.com.   It seems the criminals tried to get something for nothing once again by attempting to send a fake money order to the sellers over and above the amount listed for sale, then requesting that the sellers send the change back to them in the form of a money order, which usually amounted to thousands of dollars.                                                                                         Note to people looking to buy or sell something via the internet:  BEWARE. (Read May 9th blog for details)

A happy ending for us.  Finally.