Sketchy Craigslist ad

[Dangerdean]

I don't see Sportkilt as an advertiser here, but I still thought this was worth pointing out. I came across this ad on the Vancouver, B.C. Craigslist site selling what are clearly Sportkilts at twice the price. A bit odd?

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/va...391353710.html

[Nick the DSM]

Yep. It's a scam.

[opositive]

that is like kicking puppies

[KenB]

I guess when there is the hint of money to be made;they all come out of the woodwork.
Very distasteful.

[CDNSushi]

Wow! That's low! Very disappointing to see an ad like that.

[Riverkilt]

Or, maybe another photo thief?

[creagdhubh]

Wow! That's low! Very disappointing to see an ad like that.

*** Disgraceful!

[Dixiecat]

I don't yet see anything wrong. Maybe he's a reseller? There's a famous kiltmaker here in NS that sells highland hose, but they don't make them. All they do is get the buyer to measure, then send an email to Kilkeel in Ireland, and charge the buyer double the cost. All the buyer ever had to do was email Kilkeel themselves and save that $$, but usually the buyer doesn't know that Kilkeel exists.

[Tobus]

I don't yet see anything wrong.

For the most part, I agree. This appears to be someone who is trying to make money off the uneducated. Nothing "wrong" with that per se, as that seems to be par for the course in business. Anybody who acts as a middleman has to put some markup on the product in order to stay in business, and even when that markup is excessive, it still isn't "wrong" as long as there are people willing to pay it. Assuming this seller actually honours the order and isn't running off with peoples' money, I don't see anything about this that looks like a scam.

But there's quite a bit of dishonesty in the description, especially regarding the costs of a real kilt ($2,000? Really?) compared to this. Not to mention the claim that "No one will ever be able to tell the difference with our kilts unless they are lucky enough to get it off your body." That's stretching the truth a bit. It would only truly apply in a crowd of complete kilt noobs, and I expect that that's the intended audience. Taking advantage of people who just don't know any better, or who are too lazy to use the internet to shop around.

[RockyR]

For the most part, I agree. This appears to be someone who is trying to make money off the uneducated. Nothing "wrong" with that per se, as that seems to be par for the course in business. Anybody who acts as a middleman has to put some markup on the product in order to stay in business, and even when that markup is excessive, it still isn't "wrong" as long as there are people willing to pay it. Assuming this seller actually honours the order and isn't running off with peoples' money, I don't see anything about this that looks like a scam.

But there's quite a bit of dishonesty in the description, especially regarding the costs of a real kilt ($2,000? Really?) compared to this. Not to mention the claim that "No one will ever be able to tell the difference with our kilts unless they are lucky enough to get it off your body." That's stretching the truth a bit. It would only truly apply in a crowd of complete kilt noobs, and I expect that that's the intended audience. Taking advantage of people who just don't know any better, or who are too lazy to use the internet to shop around.

+ 1 on every count. A bit underhanded and mean, but not a 'scam' (assuming for now that he IS delivering the product). To my knowledge, Sportkilt doesn't have a 'cap' on what you can charge for their product as a distributor.