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Man slain trying to buy car in Dallas (Sad and very serious. All should read.)
Ft Worth Star-Telegram ^ | 06/04/2007 | BILL MILLER

Posted on 06/04/2007 3:01:19 PM PDT by devane617

A McLennan County man was shot to death late Sunday in northeast Dallas while trying to buy a vehicle he may have found on the Internet, police said.

Police are trying to determine if the killing was a setup or random.

Christian Marton, 21, of Axtell, died at Baylor Medical Center, where he was taken after the shooting at about 9:15 p.m. Sunday in the 8900 block of Vantage Point in far northeast Dallas. Axtell is about 14 miles northeast of Waco.

"He had been talking to some people by the Internet and the telephone about purchasing a vehicle,’’ said Lt. Vernon Hale, police spokesman.

Marton and a companion subsequently went to Dallas Sunday evening to meet the sellers on Vantage Point, Hale said. The area is southwest of the intersection of Greenville Avenue and Interstate 635, also called the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway.

"They came up to that location and it ended up that someone tried to rob them,’’ Hale said. "A suspect demanded money and shot (Marton).’’

Police are trying to identify suspects in the case.

"We don’t know if it was the people trying to sell it to him or somebody saw him sitting there waiting for them,’’ Hale said.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: craigslist; murder; texas; texasliberals; tx
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To: mmyers
My daughter got scammed on Craigslist. She bought what seemed to be a decent old Volvo for cash, the seller told her he would send her the title in a few days and she could pay the last $100 when the title was delivered. She believed him.

The title never came, the seller has disappeared out of state, and the whole ownership of the car is in question.

21 posted on 06/04/2007 3:33:44 PM PDT by Sender ("America is at that awkward stage..." - Claire Wolfe)
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To: RebelTex
From nbc5i.com site:

"The pair arrived at the location where the used car was located, the 8900 block of Vantage Point in north Dallas, and were met by a man standing in the road with a gun."

"The victim reached for a concealed weapon and was shot, police said. The man was then transported to Baylor Medical Center in Dallas, where he later died."

22 posted on 06/04/2007 3:36:53 PM PDT by Deaf Smith
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To: DCPatriot

I just bought a boat on Craigslist. Happy to report transaction completed with no shots fired. However, with respect to stolen vehicles, I did notice one vehicle which turned out to be stolen, right here in our little town.


23 posted on 06/04/2007 3:40:54 PM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: mmyers

Bought a jetski and sold a go-kart last month with no problems.


24 posted on 06/04/2007 3:51:06 PM PDT by naturalized ("The time has come," He said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!")
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To: Deaf Smith; sit-rep; Squantos

Gotta keep those concealed weapons in easy reach.

That said, it’s always a gamble and you take your chances.


25 posted on 06/04/2007 3:51:15 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Duncan Hunter 2008 (or Fred Thompson if he ever makes up his mind))
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To: NonValueAdded
No, I’m not. A cashier’s check on a local bank, not a Nigerian one, or I’ve already been to the seller’s house to check out the vehicle first and know s/he’s on the level.

Or after coming to an agreement, meet inside your bank; a plus is that you can also use bank's notary service to finalize the sale.

Nobody walks in or out with cash, and it is very visible; safe for all involved.

26 posted on 06/04/2007 3:51:34 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Islam: a Satanically Transmitted Disease, spread by unprotected intimate contact with the Koranus.)
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To: Sender
My daughter got scammed on Craigslist.

With all due respect to you and your daughter, you daughter sounds like she might well have let herself get scammed by just about anyone in any venue whatsover, sleezy or not. Paid cash and didn't get a title? Come on!

27 posted on 06/04/2007 3:53:40 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Duncan Hunter 2008 (or Fred Thompson if he ever makes up his mind))
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To: Larry Lucido

Kid in my neighborhood bought my old Rabbit about two months ago. Gave him a Bill of Sale and told him I’d have to get a duplicate title.

I still have the title as he has yet to come back by and pick it up.

I’ve bought and sold auto related items over the Net. Never, ever would I agree to meet someone at their house. Always a public place. And a firearm is always close by.


28 posted on 06/04/2007 3:58:35 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici
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To: Sender

the seller told her he would send her the title in a few days and she could pay the last $100 when the title was delivered. She believed him.
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Uhhmm..The seller can claim she stole the car and get it back. Titleholder=Owner. Hope she learned.


29 posted on 06/04/2007 3:59:25 PM PDT by loungitude (The truth hurts.)
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To: Sender

I had a guy try to buy a car from me, he brought a cashiers check made out to HIM. He said, just cross off my name and write yours in.
I said, let’s go to the bank (1 block away) and cash it.
He balked.
His wife mouthed off.
I chased them from my home.
I was armed.
The end.


30 posted on 06/04/2007 4:03:18 PM PDT by loungitude (The truth hurts.)
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To: RebelTex

especially in TX.


31 posted on 06/04/2007 4:04:20 PM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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To: Larry Lucido

Wow !


32 posted on 06/04/2007 4:06:28 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: Disambiguator

That was me. I really wanted to buy your car.


33 posted on 06/04/2007 4:09:34 PM PDT by Krankor (kROGER)
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To: devane617

I recall reading recently that the murder rate is going up in Texas over recent years. I never thought I’d call the state “soft on crime,” but clearly the measures being taken now to fight violent crime aren’t working. Rick Perry better brew something up, quick.


34 posted on 06/04/2007 4:28:13 PM PDT by seacapn
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To: devane617

It doesn’t happen to people use some common sense when shopping on the Internet. Who buys a car from some random person they met on the Internet? Ever hear of cars.com? You can find any car you want from a legitimate dealer, and purchase it at that dealer’s location. Totally apart from the extreme outcome of this case, the likelihood of ending up with a stolen car is huge in a scenario like this.


35 posted on 06/04/2007 4:32:06 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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To: devane617

Occasional murders in that area, but not a particularly bad part of town.


36 posted on 06/04/2007 4:40:50 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: CCCnative

>The car wasn’t technically stolen ‘cause the driver was given the keys.<

So if someone goes to a dealership, test drives a car and doesn’t come back, it’s not technically stolen?

Good grief.


37 posted on 06/04/2007 4:49:26 PM PDT by Darnright ( "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." Henri Cartier-Bresson)
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To: GovernmentShrinker

>Who buys a car from some random person they met on the Internet? Ever hear of cars.com? You can find any car you want from a legitimate dealer,<

Well, the guy who bought a car from us bought it off the internet. Not only that, he saved a whole lot of money, because there was no huge dealer markup. And, we didn’t get robbed trading a good used car for a fraction of it’s worth.


38 posted on 06/04/2007 4:55:51 PM PDT by Darnright ( "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." Henri Cartier-Bresson)
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To: Darnright

Oops, make that, “of its worth”.


39 posted on 06/04/2007 4:59:12 PM PDT by Darnright ( "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." Henri Cartier-Bresson)
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To: devane617

What exactly is the difference between this scenario and buying a car from a private individual through an ad in the classifieds or one of those little car shopper mags?

Which millions of people do every year.


40 posted on 06/04/2007 5:09:56 PM PDT by Sherman Logan (Offendo ergo sum)
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