Bizbuysell scams

[newInTN]

Lately while looking at other businesses to buy, I happened to read a few vending businesses for sale. After searching, so far I have not found one on bizbuysell that is not highly likely a scam. Have others noticed this?

If you really look you can find the exact same post in multiple states, with different brokers listed, seldom a picture of the broker and I can seldom find their brokerage firm online.

Two examples here, in different states. Different brokers, exact same figures and machine numbers. Mathematically that's pretty much impossible.

https://www.bizbuysell.com/Business-Opportunity/Semi-Passive-Business-Predictable-Profits/2141050/

 

https://www.bizbuysell.com/Business-Opportunity/Semi-Passive-Business-Predictable-Profits/2130803/

 

Only difference in the ads is a $1 sale price. Could be too help get past any automated scans of the database in order to avoid being flagged.

Both so called brokers have other business types for sale, but I wouldn't trust them. Hopefully any looking into these are using an attorney and accountant in their due diligence.

[AngryChris]

More than likely it's one of the companies out there that wants to try to sell their equipment to you and/or place the machines as well.  I wouldn't bother.