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Message:: [QUOTE="John Burgess, post: 7947733, member: 105098"]he should have been extremely suspect the way they came in, and how they wanted to be paid for it all. $10K cash and a check for each of them? come on now, he should have known better, not saying its' not possible to inherit all that, but slow it down buddy, or pass and let it go to someone else. but two randoms off the street, looking like them, sketchy as hell story and run around to avoid a paper trail, just saying even the scrap metal yard would have told them no if they showed up with 20K in copper. he hustles to get them the money same day? it was too good for him to be legit and he should have smelled it coming, but overlooked the warning signs instead.  Sorry, I don't know if the dealer is the good guy or another bad guy but he certainly should have known better. he could have stalled them a day or two, and got their contact info, then called to police to check it out if he was concerned about stolen goods, even had a cop show up when they returned in a day or so. Worst case they go somewhere else and he's not out $20K+. now he's going to have to sue them and get a judgement they will never pay, all because he was in a hurry to make a sketchy deal. if it was an inheritance, then why the rush, give it a day, there might be better dates in there and say you'll make a fair offer for the lot that might turn out better than $22 each. he's a victim of his own making, buyer beware.[/QUOTE]