We found a travel trailer on Craigslist. The sell said to go thru this company OSP. We did tons of researched and read all kids of 3rd party testimonials, checked with snopes.com and scam busters. We did not find anything bad about this company.
We contacted the seller here is what he said:
The camper is not sold yet. It is in outstanding condition is excellent with no issues at all; all the appliances are in working condition. Clean interior has no unpleasant odors of any kind (i.E.; pet, smoke, musty, etc.). Main floor doesn't show scuffs and blemishes. Carpeting and upholstery are in very good shape. There are no roof leaks of any kind. There is no water damage. Exterior shines nice, colors look good. It has a clear and clean title, free of all liens and encumberances.
I have to let you know that i left town a few days ago because i have to help my daughter organize her wedding, and i may stay here a while, but this is no problem because i`ll sell it through OSP services. I guess you used OSP before, if you didn`t let me know because i met people that never used it and i will explain how it works in detail. I want to sell it now because i need the money for my daughters wedding so if you are interested in buying it now let me know
Regards,
P. S see more photos bellow:
https://picasaweb. Google.com/J343299S/RvN7? Authkey=Gv1sRgCMyEv5zAuZKNhgE#
Terry
Another email he said:
I'm pleased you are still interested. Like i said before i'll explain the Online Sales Place concept, their website is onlinesalesplace dot net. They are a chain of ebay drop off stores and they offer their services for craigslist users too. They picked up the camper from my home within a few days I left the town and intended to sell it when i got back (if you ask why i'm selling it now when i'm not around), but the wedding costs too much and i need to sell it now to help my daughter get married. They will take care of shipping, payment and title transfer (it is already signed by me and notarized so they are empowered to do this). So if you want to purchase the camper, all you have to do is to register on their website. After you are registered with them an invoice will be sent to you. There you will find out more details about this sale like how to complete the payment, shipping process, insurance, etc. Afterward you have to complete the payment. They receive the payment and start the shipping process. You receive the camper and you have 10 days to inspect it and see if it's exactly as described. If you decide to keep it, you let them know and they will transfer the payment to me, if you decide to return it, they will give you a full refund back and return the item on my cost. So you can be sure the camper is exactly as described because i wouldn't sell something that i know it will be returned and loose extra money. The shipping cost is already included in the price listed on craigslist so you don't have to worry about that. The process is very simple, it probably looks a little complicated from what i explained but it's not and for a better understanding of how their service works you can check out their "Selling on Craigslist" page. I would advise you to read the Selling on Craigslist page before you register so you can be sure you understand how the process works. Let me know if you are still interested and if you have questions please ask, no problem. Also, if you don't want to register on their website for any reason, you can send me your full name and shipping address and i will forward it to them, but it's better if you register yourself.
Thank you
PS: I am sorry for the long email but i couldn't explain the process in less words.
Terry
Then we agreed to purchase. We went to onlinesalesplace.net filled out form. We got official papers faxed to us. Before actually sending money we went online to get more info to see if this company was for real. We found over 20 different blog/community sites of people asking the same question we were is the place for real or a Scam. Everyone said they had great experiences. We checked snopes.com, scam busters.com ect. We found nothing saying it was a scam. So we felt pretty comfortable about purchase. We did bank wire transfer to a bank in the UK. And within less than 24 hours their website is non existent. Not down, but gone.
He is conversations with actual company 8/20/12:
Dear
We accept Credit Card, PayPal, Check payments but only for items that worth less than US $2,000.00. For items that worth more than US $2,000.00 we accept only Bank to Bank transfers as a method of payment.
This information should only be used for resolving matters related to Online Sales Place. Any other use is strictly prohibited.
Thank you for using our services!
Online Sales Place Payment Department
Online Sales Place will periodically send you required emails about the site and your transactions.
Copyright © 2012 Online Sales Place Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Online Sales Place and the Online Sales Place logo are trademarks of Online Sales Place Inc.
Online Sales Place Inc.
Another email 8/20/12:
Dear
As we have told you in the payment invoice we aren't able to receive the payment in the U. S due to our largest number of transactions. You have been asked to send the payment to one of our Bank Accounts located outside your Country due to the fact that we have a lot of transactions to process and our US Accounts are not always available. We are offering our service on eBay and Craigslist which are the largest marketplaces in the world and they have a lot of active transactions. This will not affect the transaction in any way, on the contrary, it will speed up the process because the payment is handled faster. We have given you our Company Bank Account which is Business Bank Account not a personal one. Not everyone can open a Company Bank Account. Also the Bank we are working with, Barclays Bank PLC which is a global Bank and has It has operations in over 50 Countries and Territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America and around 48 million customers. As of it is the world's 10th-largest Banking and Financial services group and 21st-largest Company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine. We are not talking about an unknown Bank.
We are a serious company that act as a middleman between two parts (seller and buyer) with the only purpose to make the transaction safe.
Your funds remain in our secured non-interest bearing trust account until the transaction concludes.
Our company wants to do her a bad name for US $3,500.00?
It appears that our company is not real? You think we're not a serious company?
Please visit our Company BLOG AND TESTIMONIALS.
Our service is designed to offer an insurance of a successful online transaction, not to increase the level of discomfort for our clients.
If you feel that our Company cannot satisfy your buying desire over the internet please let us know and we can cancel the transaction.
This information should only be used for resolving matters related to Online Sales Place. Any other use is strictly prohibited.
Thank you for using our services!
Online Sales Place Payment Department
Online Sales Place will periodically send you required emails about the site and your transactions.
Copyright © 2012 Online Sales Place Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Online Sales Place and the Online Sales Place logo are trademarks of Online Sales Place Inc.
Online Sales Place Inc.
Another email 8/20/12:
Dear
As we have told you in our previous message, if you feel that our Company cannot satisfy your buying desire over the Internet please let us know and we can cancel the transaction.
We have another 2 registered buyers waiting for our confirmation, if you don't proceed with the transaction in the next 24 hours, we automatically cancel your transaction.
This information should only be used for resolving matters related to Online Sales Place. Any other use is strictly prohibited.
Thank you for using our services!
Online Sales Place Payment Department
Copyright © 2012 Online Sales Place Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Online Sales Place and the Online Sales Place logo are trademarks of Online Sales Place Inc.
Online Sales Place Inc.
This is email from seller after site went down 8/22/12:
What happened? I don't understand.
I tried to go on their web site but they have some maintenance at their services, you can check their blog at http://onlinesalesplace. Wordpress.com/.
They also confirmed me that the shipping arrangements are already made and in the morning the shipping will start to you.
I am sure that they will send you further info tomorrow.
Morris
We have not heard anything else.
We posted on ebay to get more information and finally i found people just like us that have been scammed in the last month by this company. Unfortunately ebay deleted posting only after a few hours up. No wonder i did not find anything ebay is deleting important messages.
We would be glad to send you copies of all transactions and paperwork
I hope this saves people from getting scammed.
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