Not All Cross Province Transactions Are Fraudulent

The GBA Story
Over the summer I wanted to reduce the clutter in my home by selling off anything I didn't use.  One of those items was a Nintendo Gameboy Advance (GBA). I put the posting up on Kijiji and within a few hours I get a call in regards to the posting. The man sounded old and went on about how he had to have it and asked all sorts of questions about the condition of the item, how long it runs for, could I do it for $5 less, etc. It was as if he was beating around the bush so I asked when can you come pick it up.

This is where it starts to become a lot like some sort of scam.
The old man says to me that he lives in Montreal which is out of my local area.  He then says to me he will mail me the money + an extra $5 and I will mail him the GBA. My exact words were, "Okay man... I'm going to have to decline the offer... I suggest you do searches for items in your local area." He responds immediately by saying, "Why the money is as good as in your hands when it comes in the mail?"

So I break it down for the man whilst tipping the balance in his favour as it could just as equally be bad for me.

1. What happens if I don't get the money and it's lost in the mail?  I can't send you the item because I never got the money.  In the end you have lost money.
2. What if you don't get the item and it's lost in the mail or you get it and it's damaged in the mail process? You're out money and you end up with a GBA that doesn't work.
3. I could package the item in a protective padded box with a tracking number and signature verification but you'll have to pay a lot more than $5 dollars.  You're looking at paying close to $20 extra. Based on the fact that he haggled for $5 off the device I can only speculate the man is cheap and wouldn't want to pay for that.

Not to worry the old man has a backup plan which involves his daughter that just moved to Toronto and works in the middle of the city. The only stipulation was she doesn't have a car, she doesn't know the city well and I would have to call her to set something up. He then asked that I go get a pen and paper to write down his daughters information. At this point I'm shaking my head and wouldn't you know it... I had to break it down for him again.

1. You call me and you ask me questions that could have been answered by simply reading the description in the posting where I stipulated to email me before calling me. Don't tell me you don't have a computer to write an email because you certainly know how to use Kijiji to get my phone number which is just above the email box.
2. You then haggle me for $5 off the device only to reimburse me that same $5 for going through the trouble of shipping you an item through the mail that if I didn't know any better would have costed me over $5 in shipping charges.
3. Now imagine your daughter, who just moved to the city and probably doesn't know anyone gets called by a complete stranger. Who then says something to the effect of, "Hi, your father called me and gave me your info to tell you he would like to buy a GBA."
4. You want me to drive half way across the city to your daughter to deliver the GBA and you're not willing to reimburse me for the gas or the trouble for a $15 dollar GBA...

 ... You have my number have her call me to arrange something. Bye.

Long story short turns out she has a car but she doesn't know how to google maps.  I meet her part way which was 5 minutes away from my house for a $15 dollar GBA.

Moral of the story not all cross province transactions are fraudulent. Sometimes they are just retarded and yes... I am a dick.