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8. Did you call the police? . And keep your eye on the backyard. He

Fri May 19, 2023, 12:23 PM

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Weird......just had a guy come to my back door asking for my patio that he purchased. [View all] a kennedy May 2023 OP

How do you sell a patio? Ocelot II May 2023 #1

By the yard? marble falls May 2023 #6

🤣🤣🤣 sheshe2 May 2023 #14

Oh, debm55 May 2023 #15

How do you pick up a patio? Was he strong and muscular? halfulglas May 2023 #7

Sounds like it was a portable screen house kind of thing localroger May 2023 #9

Never heard of such a thing referred to as a patio, so I was confused Ocelot II May 2023 #11

Same here debm55 May 2023 #16

I didn't mean for it to go too far. You don't have my address, right? marble falls May 2023 #2

It sounds like the buyer was not a scammer. But if he was, Tetrachloride May 2023 #4

My first thought too. Could have been checking to see if anyone was home. 50 Shades Of Blue May 2023 #5

Yes, he could have been "casing tje situation. Keep things locked up. CentralMass May 2023 #10

Did you call the police? . And keep your eye on the backyard. He debm55 May 2023 #8

The person who knocked on your door might have been scammed. femmedem May 2023 #12

He was scoping you out, planning to come back later. Chainfire May 2023 #13

Yikes. You might be right. Scrivener7 May 2023 #18

Agree - very weird to trespass to someone's backyard womanofthehills May 2023 #21

What kind of patio are you talking about or did I miss it? debm55 May 2023 #17

at least he didn't try to pay onethatcares May 2023 #19

"No. I don't have a patio for sale, but..." LudwigPastorius May 2023 #20

Did he ever come back? debm55 May 2023 #22

Nope, haven't seen him again. a kennedy May 2023 #23