Scam: Eastern Arkansas Industrial Tractor Forrest City AR (easternarkansastractor.com): buyer reports wiring $28,000 for a 2015 Bobcat T870 not delivered

The 2015 Bobcat T870 as advertised

The site publishes the business name Eastern Arkansas Industrial Tractor and a Forrest City address, and it listed a 2015 Bobcat T870 for $28,000 with 2,284 engine hours. The listing page presents the machine as a tracked Bobcat T870 and gives an asking price of $28,000 alongside the 2,284 hours figure. The seller's published contact details on the site are a Forrest City street address, a phone number and the sales email address the operator supplied.

What the buyer reports

According to the report filed with us, a buyer wired $28,000 by bank transfer after agreeing to purchase the 2015 Bobcat T870 shown on the listing. The buyer reported that after the wire the machine was never received. The buyer's account to this publication says the full asking price was transferred by bank wire and that no equipment arrived.

The listing details above, and the buyer's statement that funds were sent by bank wire, are the core facts recorded here. Every allegation about payment and delivery is described as the buyer reported it to us.

Checking a Bobcat T870 before you pay

Tracked loaders like the Bobcat T870 have durable major components and their wear signs are visible if you examine photos and the machine in person. Before any payment, do all of the following checks yourself or with a trusted third party.

• Match the chassis serial plate or PIN on the machine to the number shown on the bill of sale and any photos supplied. The chassis plate is normally bolted to the main frame or cab structure; have the seller supply clear closeups of the plate and of the frame around it. Do not accept a handwritten or redacted plate photo.
• Compare the advertised hours to visible wear in photos. At 2,284 hours you should expect frame and undercarriage wear consistent with tracked- loader service, including visibly worn track pads, idler and sprocket condition, and engine compartment soiling. If photos show factory-fresh paint and no undercarriage wear while hours are high, treat the discrepancy as a reason to delay payment.
• Request a clear bill of sale and a copy of any title or registration paperwork showing the seller as the owner. Verify the seller name on those documents matches the published business name and the name on the bank account you will wire to.
• Have an authorized Bobcat dealer or technician confirm the PIN and run any manufacturer records lookup that Bobcat provides for chassis history and warranty or recall information. Dealers can also assess mechanical condition in person.
• Search public lien records for Arkansas for any UCC financing statements against the VIN or the seller name the site publishes. A financed machine may have a lien that would survive a transfer. Use the state UCC filing search portal or a paid UCC search service to check for active liens.
• Check the machine against stolen-equipment databases and the National Insurance Crime Bureau VINCheck service using the chassis number, and check local police recovery listings before paying.
• If you cannot inspect in person, pay only by a method that offers a recovery path, or use a reputable escrow service that will hold funds until you have inspected and confirmed title.

How the payment was taken

The buyer reported sending a bank wire for the full $28,000 asking price. A settled bank wire is a final transfer to the recipient and typically cannot be reversed by a chargeback. That means recovery depends on the recipient bank and whether a timely recall or reversal can be executed by the sending bank. For a wired transfer, time is critical: if you have arranged a recall, contact your bank immediately and provide all transfer receipts and recipient account details.

What we have and have not verified

Verified

• The site lists Eastern Arkansas Industrial Tractor with the Forrest City AR address and the phone number and email supplied to us.
• The listing page advertises a 2015 Bobcat T870, 2,284 hours, for $28,000.
• The buyer reported wiring $28,000 by bank transfer and that the machine was not delivered.
• The domain easternarkansastractor.com was registered on 2026-09-24 and the hosting and homepage returned an HTTP 200 status with HTTPS available.

Not verified / outstanding checks

• Whether the published Forrest City street address is occupied by the named business; a physical visit or a local business directory check remains to be completed.
• Whether the published phone number and email connect to an individual at that address and whether calls or messages receive a verifiable response.
• The machine's chassis PIN has not been inspected by an authorized Bobcat dealer and manufacturer service history has not been confirmed.
• Arkansas UCC lien searches and any title transfers have not been completed.
• The recoverability of funds wired to the recipient bank has not been determined.

This assessment is based only on the documents and statements supplied to us and on the publicly visible domain record.

If you have already paid

If you wired money for this listing take these immediate steps: contact your bank's fraud or wire department and request a wire recall with all receipts and transfer details, file an IC3 report at ic3.gov, file with your state attorney general's office, and preserve every message, invoice and receipt related to the transfer. Provide your bank and the authorities with the seller details exactly as they appear on the site, and record the date and time of every call and correspondence you make thereafter.

A right of reply is open to the operator named on the site, and we will update this report if new verifications or responses arrive.