The 2026 SKY TRAK 3013 as advertised
The listing on johndeeregeneralsalessanford.com offers a 2026 SKY TRAK 3013 compact telehandler with an asking price of $22,000. The seller's own description calls the unit a "2026 SkyTrak 3013 compact telehandler with an exceptionally low 20 hours, offered as a factory demonstration unit." The text lists a Kubota diesel engine, 4WD, pneumatic tires, forks included, a suspension seat and a parking brake, and it quotes a $20,000 figure within the description while the site shows $22,000 as the asking price.
The advertised mileage state is very low at 20 hours and the seller emphasises "factory demo" condition and included forks. The listing pages on the site returned a standard HTTP 200 response and the site presents under the homepage title "Used Equipment | John Deere General Sales Sanford." Images for the specific inventory page were published on the site alongside the text description.
What the buyer reports
According to a buyer's account filed with us, they paid $22,000 by bank wire for the 2026 SKY TRAK 3013 shown in the listing and the unit was never delivered. The buyer's account places the payment method as a bank wire and states no machine was received after payment.
The buyer's statement supplied to this publication is the only account of the transaction supplied in the evidence; the site itself provides a phone number, an address and the listing photos and description but no independent confirmation that the unit exists or that the seller completed delivery.
Checking a SkyTrak 3013 before you pay
Telehandlers are high value and commonly subject to fraud when listings are handled only online. Before wiring funds you should do each of the following for a SkyTrak or similar compact telehandler:
Verify the seller as a real business at the published address and by phone. Call the published number and request a physical inspection or a live video walkthrough of the exact machine showing the serial number plate and the hour meter reading. If the seller refuses live verification, walk away.
Locate the PIN or serial plate on the machine in any photos provided and insist on a close photo of that plate. On many telehandlers the PIN will appear on the chassis or on a plate near the operator station; match the plate numbers to the paperwork, the listing photos and the bill of sale.
Obtain the machine's PIN before payment and ask an authorised dealer for the telehandler brand to check that PIN for registration, warranty status and service history. A dealer can often confirm whether a unit was sold new in their area or appears in factory records.
Compare the claimed hours to the wear visible in photos. Low hours should align with clean undercarriage, fresh paint where expected and minimal wear on the cab and controls. If photos are stock or low resolution, demand higher-resolution images or an in-person inspection.
Search for liens. Conduct a UCC lien search in the seller's stated state and any state where the seller has advertised equipment. A clear title reduces risk; a recorded lien is a red flag.
Check stolen-equipment databases and local auction listings. Contact the brand's theft-prevention hotline if one exists and search national stolen-equipment registries.
Prefer escrow or dealer-to-dealer transfer when possible. A settled bank wire to a private seller is hard to reverse.
How the payment was taken
The buyer's account says the payment was a bank wire. A domestic bank wire is typically final once settled and does not offer a chargeback mechanism. That payment route leaves limited direct recovery options beyond a successful bank recall request and any voluntary refund from the recipient.
What we have and have not verified
We have verified the following from the evidence supplied here:
- The buyer's account, as filed with this publication, states that $22,000 was paid by bank wire and that no machine was delivered.
- The inventory page on johndeeregeneralsalessanford.com advertises a 2026 SKY TRAK 3013 with 20 hours, forks included, and includes the seller's descriptive copy quoting $20,000 in-text while the site shows $22,000 as the asking price.
- The domain johndeeregeneralsalessanford.com was registered on 2026-08-17 and is 44 days old at the time of the detected signals. The registrar is listed as TUCOWS.COM, CO., and the site uses Cloudflare nameservers.
- The site publishes a telephone number (207) 977-5383 and an address listed as 8 Shaws Ridge Rd, Sanford, ME, ME 04073, US.
Outstanding checks we have not completed and remain open:
- We have not confirmed that the specific 2026 SKY TRAK 3013 exists at the published address or that the seller had title to the machine.
- We have not confirmed whether the photos on the listing match a valid PIN or whether any VIN/serial plate was provided to the buyer prior to payment.
- We have not verified the operator behind the domain beyond the WHOIS signals supplied, including whether the published phone and address correlate to a licensed dealer or a physical lot with inventory.
- We have not seen documentation of any recall, refund or remedy from the site operator.
If you have already paid
If you have already sent funds in a similar case, call your bank's fraud team immediately and ask them to attempt a wire recall. Submit a report to the Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov and send a report to your state attorney general. Preserve every message, invoice and receipt connected to the transaction because that documentation will be needed by investigators and your bank.
This entry is based on the buyer's account and the website content supplied to this publication. A right of reply is open to the operator and the report will be updated if additional verifications appear.