Facebook shed ads a scam?

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I have been seeing a number of ads for a garden shed on Facebook for ridiculously inexpensive prices, ranging from$75-$159. Does anyone know if these are legitimate?  The following site has one for $75 and claims you can use Paypal. I would like to know if anyone knows about this site or has purchased this shed.

 

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syberlink
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I had made a receipt with the sellors name on top as wayfair in New York. Almost impossible to provide paypal the receipt. They kept wanting to contact someone in china. I called wayfair and they stated I bought no shed from them. Once paypal got the wayfair receipt, they returned all my money. 

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deals4u
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These ads have appeared on Facebook Marketplace continuously!!! - attempted to mark each and everyone, as Misleading and scam ads - however they continue to be posted week after week. These scammers place the ads and are paid via PayPal. Once you agree to process the order through PayPal, these thieves get paid and PayPal picks up their points. Facebook must be aware and so is PayPal - Can someone tell me what don't they understand about these bogus attempts to take money from unsuspecting consumers. Its a huge grift that perhaps everyone is involved in but the paying customer. Learn from these posts. Yeti Coolers sell everywhere at MAP pricing - No discounts are permitted by the company, end stop. When a cookie cutter ad pops up for Yeti Coolers, regularly for $300 on sale for $39.99 - Don't be fooled again. These companies need only hit a small percentage of gullible consumers, to realize thousands, if not multiple thousands of dollars from these phishing efforts. 

The same webpage format is used for all these products. Probably the same people. Many miss spelled words and no physical address in the US - Often they note made in USA to gain trust - STAY AWAY

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Cashjon
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And the way PayPal will let them get away with it is because they will send you something, with a delivery confirmation. That’s what they did to me, sent me a small empty box with paper in it. PayPal says they have confirmation it was sent, I said really? How can they fit a shed in a box that’s 1”x2”? I even explained the scam but they just kept letting them scam people. At the time there were many many people complaining and I asked PayPal, I suppose all the people on your forums complaining are also wrong. F$$k PayPal, I literally stopped using them.
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JP696
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New one as of 1/29/2022 - Lowes Clearance through ureusii.com. Outrageously cheap storage sheds, just like Walmart before it etc..

This is a link to their physical address as listed - [removed]

You tell me!?

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Cathut48
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I tried to buy with Credit card and it just wanted you to use paypal, and most are connected to your bank account, and they know it's harder for them to scam a credit card company, so beware if you use the paypal, I'm guessing you will never get your shed.

 

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Shirlgwil
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Thanks for the info. It did seem a fab deal so am glad I checked. Once bitten twice shy! I bought a mower and received cheap sunglasses. No money back from PayPal or Facebook
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Moncherimom5
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Yes - it is a scam - and they got me. Don’t give them your money.
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