65Daigou EzBuy Always Unstable Gives Me a Headache

Tueday 1:03pm  29 March.

They change things whenever they like without informing.

What's the point of changing their name when I would rather they focus on their reliability & shipping? Changing name makes it inconvenient for everyone. Now we've got longer to say, take more time to say "ezbuy that used to be 65daigou".  Just leave your goddamn name alone.

One moment shipping soap bars via Economy Air is fine. Next moment, it's not.

Previously, when I ordered soap from Taobao, I found out they had 2 or 3 staff placing the order for me. One person had no problem with ordering. The other person said that soap is "cosmetics" & cannot be shipped via Economy Air. When I said I shipped it before, that person backed off & apologized.

Now, problem again. Since yesterday (Mon) morning, my soap bars have been "ready for shipment".  Now Tues afternoon, still not shipping. Something is wrong. Usually, when I confirm ship out, it will be done within the same day. Why wasn't it moving?

I almost didn't ask. But what if they somehow left out the parcel? Maybe parcel too small among the thousands of things in the warehouse? Maybe the shipping queue too long & I should wait?

Well, their instant online chat is there. It's free. I asked why it was taking longer than usual. Whether it was shipping out today?

From their reply, I can only shake my head at the way they do things.

Although they are shipping via Sensitive Air without my paying more, I didn't ask for Sensitive shipping & didn't know.

Sensitive Air takes longer to arrive which I am displeased with because I want those soap now.  If they didn't do it without extra cost this time, Sensitive Air will also cost more for me.

No explanation why previously it was fine to ship via Economy Air & now no.  Is it because they changed carriers to 2-3 days shipping instead of the usual 5 days? I don't know.

Why wasn't the ordering staff informed of the change? Why wasn't I notified about the shift to Sensitive Air shipping? No notice that parcel will be delayed because of this?

Frankly, 65daigou makes me tired(er), especially when I am already tired. They make my headache worse.

They do things without informing. Not the first time. If using them to do business, it's very risky. Don't ever promise customers anything when it comes to Taobao & 65daigou.

Mon 4 April.

After that, nothing moved. I wondered if they had shipped out without changing the status.

I asked when they were going to ship out the items. The reply was "today" but then nothing moved for the day.  The following day, it moved. And from the ETA, it seemed they were shipping by Economy Air after all.

I got the items today & I don't know why 65daigou put 2 sets of soap bars (3 bars each set) into 1 big box filled with plenty of foam packets. Actual weight about 1.18kg. "Volumetric" 2.61kg.

The other set of soap bars was separate in the seller's box.

Total for these 3 sets (9 soap bars) = 3.45kg, rounded to 3.5kg = $11.83.

I'm frowning.

Why did 65daigou put just 2 sets of soap bars into 1 big box? And why didn't 65daigou just bubble wrap them instead of putting into a box?

Was the foam packets & big box some kinda camouflage so they can fly Economy Air??? Because they said "cosmetics" can't fly by Economy but then flew these soap by Economy.  But then the other set of soap bars was just in a normal seller's thick box with bubble wrap.

Right now, I am at a loss to understand why 65daigou put 2 small sets of soap bars into 1 big box, costing me more money than necessary.

You should see the number of foam packets they put into that box. It's crazy. What the hell are they doing? Large marshmellow-sized foam in 5 large packets.

Consumer Price Tag Fraud @ Meidi-ya Supermarket Singapore

Their latest tactic to make money especially during the crowded weekends when people just grab without looking or checking.

Meidi-ya cannot place the blame on lousy staff.

Price tagging cheaper items with prices of more expensive items.

Sweet turnip weighed & priced as sweet potato. Sweet potato is a more expensive item by weight. This fact was made known to me by the cashier who keyed in my items.

She kept quiet until I stopped her at checkout.

I always monitor the screen & saw there were 3 sweet potatos. I said, "There are only 2 sweet potatoes. Why is there a third?".

I looked in my bags & saw the turnip being price tagged as sweet potato. She didn't look surprised. And remained waiting for payment.

I said, "This is an incorrect pricing. Are the prices for the turnip & sweet potato the same?".

She said no, sweet potato costs more.

In that case, shouldn't she be correcting it? Instead she still stood there, hoping or thinking I would accept the difference which I am sure many people will do to avoid a delay.

However, think about this. If you shortchanged the  supermarket even 5 cents, will they let you go? It is unfair for the customer to pay more due to "wrong" price tagging by their staff.

I said there's a weighing scale over there (near the cashiers) where she could just pop over to weigh the turnip correctly.  But she said the scale cannot be used to weigh turnip. Turnip must be weighed in the vegetables section that has a scale that can weigh turnips.

So she had to close her counter, telling another waiting customer that she would be leaving. Then she ran off to the vegetables section. Total delay.

2 customers waited. Myself & the other woman who stayed. All because the turnip was intentionally weighed wrongly.

Intentionally because the staff cannot claim they can't read.  Also, the cashier said they "anyhow press" the scale during price tagging. This is negligence. 

After a while, the cashier rushed back to her counter.  She said she had to key in all the items in my bags all over again. All because of 1 turnip.

I asked, "Did you scold the staff there?".

She gave a pained expression, "They anyhow press.".

I said, "What about the manager?".

She gave a slight smile & shrugged it off.  Meaning the manager is a hopeless ass.

Meidi-ya is wasting customers' time.  No wonder the cashiers tell me they get scolded. This cashier admitted she had also been scolded over this matter.  She even said it happened to another customer over a carrot.

With such trouble, it's no surprise she either pretends not to see the wrong pricing, hope the customer will not know or customers know but allow it to pass.

Last week, at the meat shelves, I saw whole shelf section of Iberico Pork price tagged as beef.  And all the packets clearly show a sticker that says "Iberico Pork". Yet they were weighed & tagged as beef.

I intentionally asked this cashier which was more expensive. Beef or pork?

She said, "Of course beef.".

I won't ask how much more expensive beef versus pork. But during weekends when I see women just grab packets of pork off the shelves,  Meidi-ya is making a lot more money than is legit.

Bro said that what Meidi-ya is doing is the opposite of what shoplifters do. Shoplifters put cheaper price tags onto more expensive items.

Meidi-ya tags cheaper items with more expensive prices.  Why aren't expensive items tagged with cheaper prices? Is Meidi-ya supermarket having cash flow problems?

お金を稼ぐの明治屋スーパーマーケットシンガポール新しい戦術！

値札の欺瞞。

サツマイモのようなカブ入れ価格。

イベリコ豚は牛のように価格を置きます。 

キャッシャーは、それが頻繁に発生する私に言いました。ニンジンはまた、他のより高価な商品の価格タグを使用して高い値段。 

顧客やレジにトラブルが発生します。顧客が価格差を検出すると、その顧客とレジ係のための非常に不便になります。それは彼女のせいではないときにお客様がレジを叱ります。これは、日本の経営故障非常に悪いです！

私は牛肉の値札とイベリコ豚の行全体を見ました。もちろん、牛肉は豚肉よりも高価です。 

私は気づき始めました。私は正しくタグの価格をされなかった項目の不当より多くを支払うことをしたくありません。 

カブの間違ったサツマイモのように価格設定されたため、レジ係が個人的にそれを正しく比較検討するカウンタを計量に行かなければなりません。彼女が留守の間キャッシャーカウンターを使用することができませんでした。カウンターで待っている他の顧客。

間違った値札は、長時間の遅延の原因となりました。すべての私の項目は、ビニール袋に既にありました。しかし、今、レジ係の女性はすべてを取り出して計算をやり直す必要がありました。 ひどい。 


 

Volumetric Weight Shipping 65Daigou

I just came off from online chat with 65daigou staff.

Just when I was thinking of praising 65daigou, suddenly this comes up.

This is the first time I am ordering furniture. Just a light wood rack.  Just some days ago, I ordered 2 & they are now on the way by sea.

A week ago, I ordered a 3rd one.  After 4 days, the status was still "dispatched by seller".  I asked & 65daigou said it was missing in transit to warehouse. Blamed China courier company.

But then status in my account changed to "pending inspection & repack". So I thought they found it.

Over the weekend, the status didn't change. I knew something was wrong.

This morning, 65daigou messaged that it was lost & asked whether I wanted to re-order or refund. I  said re-order. And also changed shipping from Sea to Air because it was already a delay of 1 week.

Weird thing is, tonight, suddenly, the item is ready to be shipped out. Meaning, they found it & there was no need to re-order. And I changed shipping by Sea to Air for nothing!

They are so messed up. I don't know whose mistake it is.  I didn't make a sound about it because I don't know what happened. May not be 65daigou's fault.

As long as it's ready for shipping, it's fine. But then I was shocked by the air shipping charge.

1 rack: Weight/Volume Weight: 3.35 kg/16.54 kg

How can it possibly be 16.54kg??  The previous 2 was Weight/Volume Weight: 5.67 kg/18.13 kg.

How can 1 item be charged almost the same as 2 items?

I asked the online staff & here's the reply. Now you know how they make their money.

[Actually, all the staff should say is that the actual cost during repack will be cheaper/re-calculated. Customer is questioning the calculation based on estimate.].

Ordering small items, it's fine. But not furniture. Terrible.  Using a good excuse "based on international shipping standards" so that people will be satisfied.

3.35kg becomes 16.54kg just because of a rectangular box.  And haven't even round up to 17kg.  Completely shark.  Imagine if ordering a sofa. Good heavens. You would have to empty your bank account.

If 65daigou didn't say it was lost, it would have been Sea shipping. Because they said it was lost & had to re-order, I switched to Air.  *shakes head*

The shipping cost is double the price of the item.  *shakes head*

I now wait to see what the seller has sent. Damaged? Broken? Missing pieces?   These items are for someone else. If anything goes wrong, it's going to be bad.  Furniture ordering is very bad.

Additionally, I had 2 bags to go with that rack.  In the past, it was possible to tick which items you wanted to ship out. But ever since customers complained... it's now all auto lumped to be shipped via air or sea.  Customers shouldn't have complained.

Once lumped into 1 shipment,  65daigou says they cannot be separated. My 2 bags will have to be shipped with the rack.

In the past, once they issued an estimate for shipping out, that was actually the true cost. However, these days, it's changed.  The initial shock that resulted in this post, was based on the estimated cost of shipping out.

After I confirmed the ship out, the cost adjusted to a more "reasonable" value (a difference of... $12).  I suppose the warehouse packed it (actual physical vs theoretical) to cut the estimated weight.

That's good. In the actual packing, the 2 bags occupied the same volume/space as the rack. The total volumetric weight was charged as just the rack at 17kg. Meaning... the 2 bags' shipping is free.

But it still does not detract from the fact that 3.35kg can become 17kg simply by "volumetric weight". Packaging.. spaces... foam... box...

A very good way of earning profit, this volumetric weight idea. Very dangerous to order furniture unless you have your own carrier that you know & can control.

Prior to ordering, I even gave the rack 10kg allowance. And still the actual volumetric weight was far higher than my estimate.

Carousell Osaka Bags Fraudster Buyer Review

There's no stopping fraud is there? :)  He's still calling the bags "Tokyo Designed" with all that fake & crazy items' descriptions.

How does Osaka Bags Fraudster attract exactly the same type of buyers to him? He attracts fools like a magnet attracts iron filings. And the same type of fools (from their feedback reviews).

What do I have to do to attract such fools? They will likely get on my nerves with stupid questions but will I mind?

These days, when I occasionally visit the Osaka Bags Fraudster's page, I don't get angry anymore about the increasing numbers of stupid buyers who leave glowing feedback for him.

Instead, I am amused.  [My previous post on his scam was when his buyers were only 115. Now, the buyers have increased to 137.  Despite my warnings & my blog posts, he is unstoppable.]

Look at this foolish buyer's review:

I smiled reading the "Very relaxed & composed seller".  Of course.  Do you expect a fraudster to be all flustered & nervous?  Smooth & easy because he's done it more than 100 times. Steady & familiar. He knows exactly how these stupid buyers think.

"Answered my doubts & questions promptly". Whenever his buyers/suckers say this, I think: What kind of doubts can bags generate?  I really don't know until I think...

Considering the fake & crazy way the fraudster types his items' descriptions, then yes, there will be plenty of doubts & questions.

Like, why you say "Tokyo Designed" when it's actually not? Why you say leather, when it's actually crude-looking PU? Why you say there's a front pocket when there's actually no pocket at all?

"Provided paper bag to carry it" is very stellar? Is out of this world, eh?  Heavens. I provide a brand new plastic carrier bag for my customers all the time. And nobody says a thing.

I notice Carousell buyers always leave very useless & stupid comments just because they can type. Most will feedback every single detail of a transaction as if it's their first time in the whole world. For heaven's sake.

What is so spectacular about speedy & prompt replies? I do that all the time in e-mail & on Carousell. Nobody says a thing.

All sellers, all companies, all service line workers are supposed to deliver prompt replies.  It is not a special thing. It is Expected. What the heck are Carousell buyers raving about?

Buyers always buying from the Fraudster is like buyers who don't read my blog & still buy electrical appliances from Giant supermarket.  It just continues.

Look at this 136th buyer's review on the Fraudster's page. Specifically, look at his face (if that's his face in the profile pic). All his buyers have this stupid look in their profile pics:

 

My question: If the bag came wrapped... How did this buyer check it on meet up? 

And all these buyers keep saying "paper bag" "paper bag". What is so great about putting an item in a paper baggg????

I repeat: I put mine in a brand new plastic carrier bag & nobody says anything!  What, it shouldn't be plastic?

Maybe I should put mine in a box in a box in a box. And it's cardboard!  Then, my customers will be totally awed!

Fraud pays. Honest dealing does not. This is what this post is about.

There Is No Place To Sell In SG & Carousell Buyer Review

I have been trying for years.  Don't tell me there are many online sites because I have tried them. Don't tell me to set up a stall because I have also tried it.

Ebay SG. In the same time I posted the same items on Ebay SG & Carousell, I sold 4 items on Carousell.  On Ebay SG, all I got was "watchers" & 0 sales.  Very rare to have a buyer.

Between Ebay SG & Carousell, it's clear who the winner is.

But don't be happy yet.

Carousell is pretty much dead for items above $50, unless it's a special occasion or season such as X'mas or Valentine's.  Since last year Oct when I joined & the start of 2016, it's been drought season at Carousell.  No Activity. I don't know how long this drought will last. 

Gumtree? Very bad. In the years, I have tried selling different items there,  I got 0 sales. The only enquiry I got was from a Nigerian scammer last year regarding a pre-order coffee machine that he didn't understand was pre-order.  Items I listed on Gumtree over the years were brand new or pre-order. [Depends on what you're selling.].

Facebook? Very bad for trying to sell anything. 1) Ad gets deleted. 2) People go there to look at stupid photos of stupid people & things. Not to buy. This point was already mentioned by an online review site.

Instagram?  I didn't use it but look. You have to buy Followers? It's that bad. If you have to buy followers, then it means there is no viewship. Just like Twitter which I quit.

Twitter? I signed up & quit because it was a desert.

Locanto SG? Useless for selling things. Only works if you are asking for certain things that people don't want, such as old computers.

STclassifieds? You would think that since it belongs to the country's publishing company, it should work. Stupid site. Should also just close down. No Activity. Difficult to post items. After going through the trouble of finally posting something, no buyers.

ST701? Another stupid site that wastes time posting items but no buyers.

Craigslist SG? Even worse than Ebay SG. Gives you a headache just looking at what people listed. Junk site. No enquiries, no buyers. Waste of time posting there.  Craigslist SG is different compared to US where people do get ... bargains... (which come to think, is bad for me as a seller & thinking of Craiglist hunter on Youtube.). Actually, I think Craigslist is just crap for sellers. Plus, the name is hard to type. Awful name.

OLX SG. That was years ago before they shut down. Managed to sell only 1 or 2 pieces of women's clothes there.

Claseek SG. Nothing happens. Waste time posting there.

All other classifieds ads sites: No activity, no enquiries, no buyers.

Fleamarket stall at Orchard area: Very bad. Paid stall money but sold only 1 piece of skirt that was a loss to me & to a lousy young woman who was rude. Even years now, I still remember her attitude & behavior. Tsk, tsk, tsk.  Very disrespectful. They never once had  the courtesy to look at me or talk to me as a person. Very bad.

The young woman (younger sister, I presume) wanted the skirt & wondered if it could be machine washed. I said yes. But the older woman didn't even look at me & said to her sister, "I don't think it's machine washable.".

Come on. Who is selling that skirt? I am standing there. I am the seller. If you doubt my item, don't buy. Very rude to ignore the seller standing there & just go ahead to say whatever she wants.

Bloody woman. I shouldn't have sold to her. $10 or around that price. Couldn't even cover the $20 or $30 stall rent.

By now, she would be some years older. If she's not already dead. Yes, I am still angry when I think of it now.

Such women. Reminds me of another one I met from Carousell just 2 weeks ago.

She came with her boyfriend. It was her boyfriend who contacted me on Carousell.

We met up. Singaporean Chinese couple.

She completely had no smile when meeting a person for the first time. Man & woman didn't even say "Hi". Her face was black as if I offended her. Didn't even make eye contact. Crazy woman.

Her boyfriend seemed Singaporean.  I assume she was too. Won't be surprised if she isn't.

How can someone be so anti-social? It's just basic ettiquette to at least say "Hi" or smile when meeting someone for the first time. What's the matter with her? Hormonal problem or just rotten?

Even I don't like people but at least I have the courtesy to say "Hi" with a smile when meeting for the first time.

If it's hormonal, she will get worse than just behavioral problems. Hormonal problems are serious.

As it was a men's item & since he was the one who contacted me, I assumed the man was buying it. But it turned out she was the one who wanted it. I know because he held up the item & suggested that it was suitable for her purpose (whatever that is) & she gave a nod.

The instant she took hold, she was very rough with it. 

I stood there watching quite appalled by her behavior. I was thinking if that's the way she was going to handle it, it isn't going to last in her hands. And I suddenly feared that she wouldn't buy (which means, I would have to take back the item that her hands just mauled.).

He fingered the front of it & nothing more while she groped it. I felt like my poor brand new item was being raped in front of my eyes. I silently apologized to it for having to sell it to such people.


Done, he asked if it was satisfactory. She gave a nod. Then he handed me the money which he already had in his hand.  I gave him back a dollar change.

When I told bro, he said such a woman thinks she's a princess. He said there are many women like that. I said it's completely appalling.

I think as Singaporeans, they are even worse than the foreigner buyer who first bought from me.

That foreigner was 20 minutes late & no apology. Stone-faced when he appeared, not even a "hi". And I was upset with him. But at least, he was satisfied with seeing only a certain part of the item that I took out to show him (I think he was in a hurry to go). It would be quite difficult to pull it out & put it back into its protective cover. He didn't rough handle it or anything. Just touched to feel it. Paid easy too.

How can Singaporeans' behavior lose to a foreigner?  I expected Singaporeans to be way better.

Why Carousell Keeps Hanging Even when There's Nobody?

I know traffic is poor because not just my items not getting any activity. Other sellers are also not getting any action going by their "likes" count even after 4 or 5 hours.

Today, Carousell has been hanging since 5 or 6 p.m..

I keep asking what the Carousell founders are doing with the $56 million. Eat it? Sit on it? Spend it? For sure, that money is not going into Carousell SG site.  The hanging servers getting worse while traffic is getting less & less. Does that make sense?

This is what I got a few minutes ago at just slightly past midnight when "peak" traffic has stopped:


This is also very frequent. Bullshit. Happens at night. Refreshing the page a few times works, then it happens again.

Carousell Another Misrepresentation Fraudster Seller "Sonderstore"

This guy is even worse than Osaka Bags Fraudster.   Osaka Bags says his bags are "Tokyo Designed". This Sonderstore fellow dares say the bag is "Made in Korea".  Even one step further.

Is Sonderstore & Osaka Bags the same person? Possible but does not seem so because their description style of their items is different. 

These people are just very unscrupulous. No qualms about making these sort of claims, thinking nobody knows.

Come on. So many sellers selling the same thing on Carousell.  The bag he is selling is also in Jamieq's account. Even if the sellers don't blow the whistle on him, buyers will also find out sooner or later.

And look at the price. Made in Korea for only $42.90? Crazy. If really made in Korea, it's not going to cost peanuts like that.  Take at a look at real Made in Korea products & see how much they cost without shipping. There is No way any seller can afford to sell Made in Korea at low prices. I know because I used to purchase a lot of items from Korea.

Genuine Made in Korea items are very good quality but expensive.

What this "Sonderstore" is selling is fraudulent misrepresentation.


Even his item description is wrong. Says the material is "Horse Leather". For heaven's sake. Can't even type it right. It's Crazy Horse Leather.  Big difference between Horse Leather & Crazy Horse Leather.

Furthermore, he wants people's address.  Who wants to give him?

Why do these sellers not understand that misrepresentation is fraudulent? 

I call these people the "Carousell Shit".

Another type of Carousell shit are those people who tag their items with all kinds of crap such that their stupid items appear in every damn search result.

What's a skateboard doing in men's bags search listings? Not just skateboards. Many totally irrelevant items appear. And when you check why skateboard is in the search listing, you see that the seller typed all kinds of shit in his listing to get it listed.

Don't buy from sellers who wild tag their listings to get attention. Such sellers show themselves to be selfish & irresponsible with no qualms about doing things for personal benefit.

Carousell Is So Goddamn Slow

I get this every night between 8 to 10.30p.m.. Not like there's a huge amount of traffic. Traffic is not even moving! I know because listings are not moving in search lists. No sellers & no buyers.

There is almost Zero Activity. And the server keeps hanging. Takes forever to get into my message box. And it affects other users as well since messages are sent twice & their item postings are posted 3 times or more with just 1 click on the button. Crazy.

What happened to the $50 million & $6 million that investors spent on Carousell??? 

Carousell Alert: Nigerian (?) Buyer Tries to Scam Seller (Me)

Thursday 12:30a.m.

So boring the scam. Don't try to scam me with your African scam, Ok?

A scam must be smooth like the Osaka Bags fraudster, such that it's natural & smooth & nobody must suspect a thing. A scam that raises doubts right at the beginning is a failure.

Stupid Nigerian African. Don't even know how to scam.

Sian. No business for my items. The only 2 messages I get are from this boring scammer.

It's also not the first time I received such a message. Previously when I listed items on Gumtree, a weirdo also messaged with the same MO.  At that time, I didn't think it was a scam, but it was just too gibberish to bother with (it didn't make sense).

This time on Carousell, is the first time I receive such a message. User id: vipper21.  It's quite common that some buyers have no feedback score because they just joined to buy something, so no score is not a problem.

But look at the message:

 

1) All deals are done on Carousell. But this person wants to move it outside.
2) "seldom sign in here"?  Is a very poor excuse for not doing the transaction on Carousell. After all, he is here on Carousell asking about the items. So why seldom sign in here? Doesn't make sense.

When the target "victim" starts questioning like that, the scam fails. The Nigerian scammer is a failure. 

Giving him the beginning benefit of the doubt, I moved to my e-mail & explained details & meet up assuming he is in Singapore. However, he replied as Fred Jackson (fredjackson2004@gmail.com), which is strange.

His e-mail:

Hello i am Mr Fred Jackson from United State Of America,how are you
today and how are your families ? hope all is good ? well i am
interested in buying the item for my daughter in THAILAND, because it
my child that need it  and i hope she would like it , so kindly get to
me with the total cost of the item including the shipping cost to her
address below with post office, i pay through either Paypal or Bank
transfer ok reply soon.


First Name-Morin
Last Name-Jackson
Address: 397 Moo 5 Prachasamosorn Road,
Zip Code-40000
State-Muang
City-Khon Kaen
Country-Thailand

Thanks and have a blessed day

1)  Look at the creepy start. It's like a cold mail, first time. Not a continuation from Carousell. And what's with the "Fred Jackson"?

2) A real US person won't spell out the entire US of A.  That's just soo... boring. And missed out an "s" for "States". Which US person misses out the "s"? I had to look at the sender's name again. Fred Jackson is an American name but he sure does not sound American.

3) Why is the daughter in Thailand, an asian country instead of in the USA?

4)  "because it my child that need it"? The poor English & phrasing don't sound like USA.

5) Getting the total cost for shipping to another country is very troublesome.  I used to do it & it's really troublesome.  In the end, the item becomes so super expensive, it's ridiculous, even if I am not the one paying for it. Plus, having to pack it for shipping overseas. Time-consuming.  Not worth the time or money paid to me.

6)  Problem with payment options with overseas people. Plus, Paypal problem. That's why I stopped sending anything overseas.  From the scammer's options, it leaves only bank transfer since my Paypal is closed.

Bank transfer. Now this is a problem because Telegraphic transfer is Very Expensive for the person paying. There's the actual amount, plus 2 sides of bank fees.

7) No full stop. And I don't like the "ok reply soon".  Rude.

I checked the address & didn't find it on Google map or results. Then I googled "Fred Jackson USA scam". Found it right in the first result.  419 scam. Second result '"Scam Alert Singapore" mentions cases with the same MO.

Ahh! I'm having a headache from lack of sleep & bad eyesight.  Goodnight.

I wanted to check the scammer's location (whether he's in Singapore) by clicking on his Carousell profile but his account has been deleted.  Guess someone reported him.

Then again, if he is using a random mobile number, then his profile will just state whatever he chooses to enter.

(Update: Thurs 3 March). Here's another one. I posted a few items on Gumtree SG & this guy contacted me through Gumtree for all the items with similar & identical messages.

As one of the earlier messages seemed normal, I gave it the benefit of the doubt & replied to the e-mail address. (Only later, I received identical messages to my other items & knew it was that same MO again.).

Here is the reply 2 days later:  

Tim Anthony <tmmxxx008000@gmail.com>

I replied to the Gumtree message because I tested it first. Gumtree messages always send with "signed by Gumtree.co.za", which is South African.  I ignored all the messages based on this.

Yesterday, I tested it.

Even when I sent message to myself on Gumtree, it is still "signed by Gumtree.co.za". So, I gave this Tim Anthony the benefit of the doubt & replied to his e-mail address.

However, note that the scammer's initial contact is always the same.  On Carousell & now on Gumtree.  It's always:  he don't log in to the account, don't check here... just to direct you to go to e-mail (out of the Carousell or Gumtree system).

(Update 30 Mar Wed):  I received another 2 different "styles" recently for my Gumtree SG listings.  One of them I deleted. Another one is here (scammer sent identical message to 2 items, not knowing that the 2 items are listed by me):

The thing is, I included my e-mail in my listings, so there is no reason for a buyer to ask for my e-mail to "discuss".

What this scammer is doing is simply clicking on any item & just sending this message without even looking at the content of the listing. That's why scammer doesn't know that these items are listed by the same seller. Scammer doesn't care because he/she is crazy.

Frankly, getting messages from this stupid scammer is boring. I feel like scolding him. I am waiting for real sales & real money. But this clown keeps spamming with lousy bait like this.

What "Oh! i guess you still post it for sale"?  A real buyer will straightaway ask to get the item & even give me his mobile number.

In fact, a buyer recently was upset about communication using this "e-mail". He wanted to use the phone. I thought he was either a scammer or an iphone addict. In the end, he left. Good riddance. I am not so desperate to sell to a psycho who sounded aggressive when I didn't give him my number.

Update: Mon 25 July 2016:  Here's another on Carousell. The same thing. Getting people out of Carousell to go to e-mail. It's very silly.  Nobody ever asks for e-mail anymore. It's too outdated. Why the heck will people want to go out of Carousell chat to go to e-mail?  And why can't the person ask whatever he wants on the chat just as he is doing so now?

I just delete the message. Makes no sense. His new ID:  bara__bara