This is now of the same proportions as the Nigeria scam, which I still get BTW.

I've also gotten involved in these international scams. Tried to sell a road bike on cragslist in the SF Bay Area. Some doctor in Europe wanted to buy it and send it over. Yeah right, you want to buy a used $300 bike and ship it to Italy? Those scams are everywhere.

Buyer beware. I've never gotten burned on ebay/craiglist yet (knock on wood). I've bought a $700 Tivo, $1100 bike (work $2k), etc on ebay, but I know the risks....