Cooperative Yard Sales is NOT A SCAM!!!?

Read On people, there is so much more to this story. If Co-operative Yardsales is legitimate they need to get a hold of things on thier website and become a site with live support so those of us who want to check on things can interact and feel safe. Something not right sure did go on with my transaction and with others. Protect yourself!!

I want to talk to one of those 100 people because they don't exist. Only shills like you trying to make them sound legit.

This is the same letter I received for a motor scooter from Ann in North Chicago. I signed up and they said she requested a western union cash transfer to a agent in the Uk. I did not send the money and was trying to find more info when I saw your blog, You probably saved me $2100.

Of course eBay said ABSOLUTELY NOT because they are not partners, they are a simple service that sells your stuff on eBay or Craigslist, they are simple sellers, something like an escrow company.
I did not actually used the service because I never had to, but i have close friends and co-workers that used their services either for buying and selling and they are no doubt legitimate, like the person who started this question said, you can't blame them if someone uses their name to steal from you. Maybe the person you contacted is a scammer maybe is not, but have you followed their tips to make a safe transaction?
What did your browser said? was it a free website or the actual website?

For example this website www.paypalsuks.com, says all kinds of things about paypal but i use paypal all the time and they are not, if you ask me, a bad service, but people are commenting on everything and maybe the coop way of selling stuff isn't a usual selling method but that doesn't mean that they are not a legitimate service.

I was just save over 2,000.00 by this blog. ol anne M almost got me on a drumset and the address of cooperative yard sale looked just like they said it should and confirmed the authenticity of the transaction. Looks like the whole thing is a scam and all of the testimonials on other sites must also be phoney. Everyone beware. When they asked me to send a cash wire to England, I smelled a rat. My Anne M email was word for word identical to the others listed here. Guess her dad has regular strokes. At least she didn't give one to me!

Many thanks on this blog, as Anne M almost got me on a drum kit as well. Same exact story about her father, and I had suspicions from the start with the unbelievably low price. I'm still waiting for my TransactionID, and Anne said she has one more favor to ask of me before I send payment. Wonder what that will be...either way, she's gonna get an earful in my reply and a flag on Craigslist!

PLEASE READ THIS! COOPERATIVE YARD SALES IS A COMPLETE SCAM!

kflagor/ALL-

The email correspondence you describe above is word for word, EXACTLY the one I received after inquiring about a travel trailer that was listed on Craigslist. Unfortunately for ME, I went ahead with the transaction after following the instructions on the Cooperative Yard Sales website (notice to all you other scammers who are apart of this pathetic scheme, I did not use the original CoOp email address sent, I did not fall victim to a slightly different email address, I was not under the influence of drugs/booze, I'm not a computer moron.... or any of the other dozens of excuses Cooperative Yard Sales accomplices have used on various blog forums to continue this disgusting charade.

So, as I was saying....I went to the fake website they use straight from a Google search and despite several reservations I had about the concept (seriously, what organization that claims to do business with industry giants like Ebay and Craigslist doesn't have a telephone number nor live chat capabilities....they do have a livechat "tag" on their website but it's just like the rest of the site...a sham...no one is ever available to speak with directly. As a side note, I have to give the creator a small bit of kudo's because although not great, it's not really a bad looking website and they do a magnificent job of applying psychological "comfort measures" so potential buyers/victims will let their guard down and continue the transaction process.

Examples: step by step instructions on how to properly fill out the transaction form, "alerts" on things to avoid while using their service so you don't get "scammed" by those other "illegitimate" folks using poor CoOps trusted name (I'm being facitious), little security features icons, a $25,000 "protection" plan (with no further details on what this actually means) and finally fake testimonials! Nice touch and pretty damn clever actually.

Anyway, I digress.....

So although I intuitively had a feeling something was not quite right I went ahead and registered (not necessarily with the intent to go through with any purchase but nonetheless curious about the process). After registering I sent an immediate email using their "contact us" drop down (as noted above they don't have any phone number anywhere on the site nor is their "live chat" option ever available) asking them to confirm the legitimacy of the Craigslist RV seller, ANNE McKEE from Jackson, MS). Low and behold I was promptly responded to from their "financial trust" department (one, Eric Johanssen) ensuring me that Ms. McKee was indeed alive and well and one of their confirmed clients! Several more emails from Eric as well as Anne (both describing the ease of the process and how secure it was to use their product) and my common sense meter was finally overcome. Yep, you got it...I sent these crooks $2114 (via Western Union) to one of their "agents" who lived in the UK (I honestly still cannot believe I did this folks) as a down payment on the travel trailer. As promised on the Cooperative Yard Sales website all of my transaction info showed up when I input my transaction number into the "track transaction" window so all looked legitimate....EXCEPT for the shipping progress.....it showed up in a PENDING STATUS and even after numerous queries using their contacts email address (as described above) I have never again heard from anyone at Cooperative Yard Sales!

FOLKS...Cooperative Yard Sales, the website, the positive blog testimonials, their email correspondence, etc, etc, etc.....IS ALL AN ABSOLUTE SCAM! DO NOT FALL VICTIM LIKE I DID....

With all that said, (and before you start feeling sorry for me for losing $2114 dollars) just know that I am hard at work with certain federal agencies whom it just so happens I am affiliated with to bring all (to include the accomplices who are employed to write positive blog forums) of these folks to justice.

Standby...I personally can't wait:)

The Anne M. reply is the culprit. She is the one who scammed me on a Korg Oasys keyboard. Her father had a heart attack? She needs the payment Western Union through a UK agent?? REALLY? Does this sound familiar to anyone else. What a retard, She can't accept a cashiers check? Who on the planet Earth can't accept a cashiers check? The Korg Oasys 76 does not exist, so don't go asking for it, it's a SCAM. The pictures are from an Ebay ad of a sold keyboard.

Someone online that has actually used the site? I asked Ebay & Craigslist to just verify that they had heard of Co-op and if they could tell me anything about them. Repeately they sent me to thier "How to spot a scam" page. I still think this seller was a fake since she would never call us and the comment left by "scubaboy. If they are legit why doesn't the address check out? There are just too many red flags for me!!

Well I actually used this service and i agree with the rest of the people here, they are legitimate and there are a lot of people asking if they are legitimate online, they have a lot of reviews of actual people who used their services, so I am surprised that this question is still around.
Wayne

So I was sceptical and checked out all the web addresses and spam indicators and everything. I checked the transaction ID's and seller verification on Cooperative-yardsales.com website. It all was positive and I went ahead with the transaction. They just seem so legit. Got plenty of responses from both seller and coop's security and financial department along the way. After I had sent money I never heard back from any of them. the transaction ID isn't working anymore and no way to contact them whatsoever. All storefront addresses are residential and no telephone contact. what I'm saying is: DON'T USE WWW.COOPERATIVE-YARDSALES.COM IT LOOKS LEGIT, BUT IT'S NOT. I'm reporting them to the FTC

They must be working on all the web blogs to make them look legit and have people that report positive experiences and all, but don't believe them.

any other input is appreciated, cause I'm out 3100$

That's one of those answers I think the scammers must have written. I have a mac and have never had a virus on here. If the www.cooperative-yardsales.com is a legit service, why is there nobody answering a phone, or an email or a legit address to go to? Don't believe these answers that basically say: It's okay to use this service. It's a scam and nothing more. Believe one that looked at it very carefully and still got ripped off.

SCAM! SCAM! SCAM!
Watch out everyone reading this...I contacted a seller in New Haven CT about a used travel trailer called an Aliner. The sellers name was Anne M. and she wanted me to do the same thing. Sign up on CoOprative- Yardsales.com and send money that way. She left me almost the exact same message as the person that posted above wanting the scooter. This is a scam and should be avoided. I offered to have my father pick the trailer up and bring cash and she told me that the title was being held by this Coop site. Here is the message that I got:

The trailer is in excellent condition, absolutely nothing wrong with it, everything works great, no leaks, tears and the floor is in excellent condition, any repairs are out of the question. All the appliances work great. The title is in the CoOp possession as well and it is already signed by me and notarized so they will be responsible for the title transfer. Oh...and the title is clear.

No problem, I'll explain how CoOp works, their website is

www.cooperative-yardsales.com. They are a chain of ebay drop off stores and they offer their services for craigslist users too. I left the trailer in their custody before i left with the intention of selling it for other reasons, but now this came up and i am forced to sell it for a much lower price than i originally intended just to cover my fathers medication and so on.
So back to Coop, they will handle the shipping and payment for me, i just have to list this for sale on eBay and Craigslist, find a buyer and they will take care of the rest.

If you want to purchase this, you must register on their website, they send you an invoice with the transaction details and payment instructions and you send the payment to one of their agents. They receive the payment and start the shipping process. You receive the trailer and you have 10 days to inspect it and see if it's exactly as described. If you decide to keep it, you let them know and they will transfer the payment to me, if you decide to return it, they will give you a full refund back and return the trailer on my cost. So you can be sure the trailer is exactly as described because i wouldn't sell something that i know it will be returned and loose extra money. The shipping cost is already included in the price listed on craigslist so you don't have to worry about that.

The process is very simple, it probably looks a little complicated from what i explained but it's not and for a better understanding of how their service works you can check out their "Selling on eBay and Craigslist" page. I would advise you to read the Selling on eBay and Craigslist page before you register so you can be sure you understand how the process works. Let me know if you are still interested and if you have questions please ask, no problem. Also, if you don't want to register on their website for any reason, you can send me your full name and shipping address and i will forward it to them, but it's better if you register yourself.

Thank you

Anne M.

PS: I am sorry for the long email but i couldn't explain the process in less words. Also, if the link doesn`t work when you clink on it, just copy-paste it in your browser and it will work. On some emails they block the links to prevent spam.

Anyone else notice mossertorned's consistent misspelling of the word "loose"? Consistent with the illicit phishing emails to use the "CoOp".

I caught on to this scammer in a recent listing back in January on Craigslist for a DW drumset with K cymbals that was being sold in Tampa FL. I received almost an identical email to the ones above signed by an Anne M. I have recently flagged the Craigslist listing, reported the gmail account that was used to contact me, and reported the incident to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (https://complaint.ic3.gov/ctf.aspx) as suggested by Craigslist. Hopefully, others will do the same.

Stay smart!

Boy, Anne M gets around. Here's my correspondence with her/him...

Subject: Re: Roland TD-20 TD20 V Drum Set with extras! DW Pedals etc - $2250 (DALLAS,TX)

I'm glad you are still interested. No problem, I'll explain how CoOp works, their website is www.cooperative-yardsales.com. They are a chain of ebay drop off stores and they offer their services for craigslist users too. I left the item in their custody before i left with the intention of selling it for other reasons, but now this came up and i am forced to sell it for a much lower price than i originally intended just to cover my fathers medication and so on.
So back to Coop, they will handle the shipping and payment for me, i just have to list this for sale on eBay and Craigslist, find a buyer and they will take care of the rest.

If you want to purchase this, you must register on their website, they send you an invoice with the transaction details and payment instructions and you send the payment to one of their agents. They receive the payment and start the shipping process. You receive the item and you have 10 days to inspect it and see if it's exactly as described. If you decide to keep it, you let them know and they will transfer the payment to me, if you decide to return it, they will give you a full refund back and return the item on my cost. So you can be sure the item is exactly as described because i wouldn't sell something that i know it will be returned and loose extra money. The shipping cost is already included in the price listed on craigslist so you don't have to worry about that.
The process is very simple, it probably looks a little complicated from what i explained but it's not and for a better understanding of how their service works you can check out their "Selling on eBay and Craigslist" page. I would advise you to read the Selling on eBay and Craigslist page before you register so you can be sure you understand how the process works. Let me know if you are still interested and if you have questions please ask, no problem. Also, if you don't want to register on their website for any reason, you can send me your full name and shipping address and i will forward it to them, but it's better if you register yourself.

Thank you
Anne

PS: I am sorry for the long email but i couldn't explain the process in less words.

BRUCE-

Great comment and good insight. I was unfortunately one of the unlucky (see greedy) one's who sent ANNE M money via a wire transfer...like others who used this site I'm out a substantial amount of money due to my stupidity and inability to use common sense.

I'm currently working with some govt friends to see how Anne is doing. I'll keep you posted.

Jim