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BeneteauBum

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6. Yeah, that happened to me last year

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2026, 06:21 PM

Thursday

Ordered a used book in French…..thought I was getting a good deal. I found it for sale online, bought it, and didn’t think anything amiss until six weeks had passed. Tried to contact the seller and traced it to a house street address in Santa Monica. Sent an email about fraud to SMPD and never heard back. So I just gave away $30.

Peace ☮️

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