Is this to good to be true????

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Have been looking for a Nikon D700 and found one here: http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/nikon-d700-camera-with-extras/78011511

I am concerned that this could be "to good to be true" heres an extract of what is for sale taken from an email today:

Camera is brand new, in the box.

Camera does come with 24-120mm Nikon zoom lens. It includes all original documentation, software, accessories and boxes. Also, Extras I am including one Sandisk 8gb Extreme III CF card, extra EN-EL3-e battery, Lowepro TLZ AW camera case, and a new, unused Nikon GP-1 GPS receiver.

Warranty included too.

I'm in Stirling.
do you want me to organise a courier or would you cash on collection here?

Let me know

The ad states the goods are in Nottingham, yet when I contacted the seller, the seller states they are in Sterling...also asks if I would want to come down to Stirling, I live in Yorkshire and therefore I would travel up to Stirling, minor point, I know

The last email from the seller states:

Otherwise I will ship the camera and then to ask for payment.

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Whilst the deal seems to good to be true, and I hope it is, I decided to send another email to the seller at Lunch Time today, asking for a phone number so we could discuss further, as yet I have had no response. I truely hope this is a genuine sale, and have little reason to doubt it as yet, I have a major doubt, could this be a Scam?

Would appreciate thoughts please as I can ill afford to lose nearly £1000.

Regards

Dave

P.S I have never dealt with Gumtree in the past...
 
if it sounds too good to be true .......it usually is

i've only used (or tried to use) gumtree 3 times asnd 3 times i had nowt but hassle with the place
 
If your spidey senses are tingling...Walk away. They tingle for a reason.

Firstly, it's gumtree....while there *are* legitimate purchases made on there all the time, it *does* have a reputation for attracting some scammers.

If it's brand new, in a box.....Who else is selling a D700 for that price?
I think that should answer your question really.

Honestly mate, walk away IMO.
 
Just looked on camera price buster and it seems to be about £2500 worth of gear, if it sounds too good to be true it probably is
 
Ask for a picture of the camera and lens with your name on a dated bit of paper in front of it. If he provides this, its one step closer to being genuine.
Then, take a very large friend, and a baseball bat and meet him in a public place.

I listed my last D700 on gumtree at a knock down price, because I really did need the money. I only got 2 phone calls and it ended up on ebay.
 
Funnily enough, I bought my D300 on Gumtree. It worked out nicely - got off the plane from Spain at Bristol airport then went into the town centre and had a play with the camera over a pint of Guiness in a very nice pub...

Couldn't have wished to meet a friendlier seller ;)

(Having said that, be very cautious when meeting sellers. Get plenty of info BEFORE you meet up :thumbs:)
 
TCR4x4 said:
Ask for a picture of the camera and lens with your name on a dated bit of paper in front of it. If he provides this, its one step closer to being genuine.
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try mentioning in passing that you or a family member is a cop or a trading standards officer , you know " Sorry I didnt get back to you sooner, ive just finished a 8 hour shift in the area car" type of thing :lol:

If (lets face it when) he runs a mile you know it was too good to be true - if he doesnt then just may be its genuine - but still take several big mates and meet in a public place etc etc
 
Hi Again
Well after a "flurry" of emails yesterday, since my last email asking for a contact (landline) telephone number I have heard nothing....:thinking:

The concensus of advice appears to walk away, in this case I think I will......run away, many thanks to all who have responded.

Dave
 
Hi, Apart from the camera part of the email , the rest of it reads the same as a lot of puppy scams , Nigeria springs to mind ie; courier , shipping ect.
 
Does anyone remember the "lost camera scams" which predate email ?

basically the fraudster would mailshot people saying " while traveling through heathrow today I found a bag with your name and address on it, containing a Nikon F system (or whatever) and full set of lenses - please send me a £10 note to cover freight and I'd be happy to ship it back to you "

Course most people will go "erm, right ..." but there were enough credulous fools out there to make it worth the fraudsters while.
 
Gumtree is not the most reliable, better trawl ebay where sellers have feedback at least that gives some degree of reassurance
 
saying that i bought off gumtree - it was a great deal on an entry level - easily about 100 quid cheaper than it should've been. Only thing was the address given i remember in manchester as being rather notorious.

spoke to the guy etc he was selling due to upgrading to a nikon etc. ok lets give this a whirl.

got to the flats and it was all caged off with key card entry only etc i need a swiss army kit in my car needless to say i was considering flicking that open just in case - but nope a fella came out opened the cage - parked the car and he was friendly enough - nice apartment etc fully legit.

gumtree is good as long as you do it face to face. i've bought quite a few things all of them i've gone in person to the sellers house.
 
Update, 48hrs passed and still no contact from the seller, re: contact telephone number, so I emailled from another of my email accounts and to my suprise I got an immediate response, stating the D700 is still for sale.........I am convinced this is a scam, and have emailled Gumtree..
 
ah tis a shame

i'll have to take my wares elsewhere :(

damn you dave tucker for being a super sleuth! *L*

at least you lost no money. lets hope they take down the advert soon enough.
 
walk away...
 
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