It appeears my hopes have been dashed. Here is the most recent interaction
As a third alternative, I would be happy to send a check for an amount well in excess ofyour asking price $2,500 USD. I would arange for a shipping service to arrive with the check, and take you to the bank and cash the check. They then would take deliver of the bike and arange for it to be shipped to my address. Hopefully one of these alternatives can work for you. Finally, we could use a internet based service like pay pal to confirm the money and the delivery from both ends. With the number of adds you have out their in the classified bike sections I know you must be ligitimate, but one can never be too careful with the scum sucking Nigerians trying to steal from honest people of late.
Let me know what works best for you from these choices
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 4:47 PM
To: 'thomascycles@hotmail.com'
Subject: Re: I am interested in the 09 stump jumper fsr carbon at $1800.
Thomas, I am happy to make a credit card payment to you. Western Union actually has advice on their site expressly indicating not to do what you are recomending. As an alternative, I could have a relative stop by your UK location and pay cash. As another alternative, I would pay with a money order upon delivery.
Let me know which works for you. I'm excited to get the bike!
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From: Thomas Clark <thomascycles@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thu Jul 02 16:04:04 2009
Subject: RE: I am interested in the 09 stump jumper fsr carbon at $1800.
Hello Ken,We received your full name and address.Presently we have packed you stumjumper pro carbon 09 with XL size and its ready to be shipped out to you...As for the payment we accept payment via western union but you can try use your credit card on western union website to transfer the payment.Since you are scared a bit on this transaction we have a security means when sending payment via western union,you will transfer the money then you put your brother's name or sister's name of the receiver of the money but to our address here in Uk this way we can not receive the money then we will ship out your bike as soon as we confirm the payment on western union website so when you receive your bike you go back to western union to change the receiver's name to our cashier's name so that we can receive the money,get back to us now so that we send you our address for the payment.Thanks