So I've been looking for a "deal" on a mountain bike. I am basically a roadie but have had the yen to get dirty and had sold my Jamis. Looked at the Specialized Stumpy, yup, exactly what I want, of course it's 2 grand. Well closeouts are around and the 2010's are coming so I surf. Find what I think is a deal and get this "message" from the seller. "Act now and this outrageous Buy It Now Price" it can be yours... just send me the money Western Union to some guy in London. The price was too good to be true, and I knew I smelled a rat but wanted to see where it took me. This guy gives a sob story on the ad, selling due to loss of job, bike is new, ridden by a 50 year old guy on paved roads, etc... I get an e-mail saying that he will bypass ebay to give me a better deal, however, they use an e-mail page with the ebay logos so you are still "following all ebay rules" and everything is covered. I go to my ebay account and there is no record of this "second chance" offer. Once you go to a bank and send the money, POOF it's gone and no bike. I am so discouraged that people can suck so bad. Beware of this, if anyone is asking for a check from a bank via Western Union or whoever, it's not right! Back to the LBS! I have sucessfully bought and sold on ebay but there's a scammer out there everywhere.