scam: Lynch Equipment Columbia, TN (lynchequipments.com): buyer reports wiring $32,900 for a 2022 Bobcat T76 that was not delivered

The 2022 Bobcat T76 as advertised

Lynch Equipment listed a 2022 Bobcat T76 on lynchequipments.com with an asking price of $32,900 and a published engine hours figure of 1,113. The seller's own page names the unit as a 2022 Bobcat T76 and states the $32,900 asking price and the 1,113 hours figure.

What the buyer reports

A reporting buyer says they paid the full asking price of $32,900 by bank wire after arranging the purchase through the listing on lynchequipments.com. According to the buyer's account filed with this publication, after wiring the funds the buyer did not receive the 2022 Bobcat T76.

The buyer's claim is recorded here as supplied to this publication and has not been independently verified by our team.

Checking a Bobcat T76 before you pay

A skid steer is a piece of equipment you should inspect thoroughly in person or via an inspection service before sending funds. For this class of machine, take these steps:

• Confirm the PIN or serial plate and record it from the machine's frame and from any photos in the listing. On most skid steers the plate is fixed to the mainframe in the operator area or on the chassis near the loader arms. Make sure the characters in the photos match the plate you record in person or from fresh images supplied by the seller.
• Match the PIN or serial number on the machine to the number on any bill of sale, title paperwork, export or transport documents, and the seller's invoice. Do not accept a verbal confirmation as a substitute for paperwork that visibly shows the number.
• Ask an authorized dealer for the brand to look up the machine by PIN and check factory registration and any recorded service history. Dealers can often confirm whether a machine's service record or warranty registration exists under that PIN.
• Examine photos for consistent wear relative to the advertised hours. Look at the undercarriage, cooling package, bucket or attachment cutting edges, and cab controls. Excessive wear in close-up photos can contradict a low hours claim, while very little wear with a high hours claim is another mismatch to check.
• Run a UCC lien search in the state the seller lists as its business address. The listing publishes an address in Columbia, Tennessee; search Tennessee UCC filings for liens against a machine with that VIN or the seller's business name.
• Check the PIN with national stolen-equipment databases such as the NICB VINCheck and local law enforcement records before paying. If a dealer or buyer has reported the PIN as stolen, there may be holds or alerts attached to it.
• Get a written, signed bill of sale that includes the exact PIN, the seller's full published contact details, the sale price, and the condition of the machine. If the seller refuses to provide these items before payment, treat that as a warning sign.
• Insist on a vetted escrow service or lease-company payoff verification for any machine that may have an outstanding lien. Never rely solely on the seller's word that a machine is lien-free.

How the payment was taken

The reporting buyer says the payment method was a bank wire. A bank wire transfers funds out of the payer's account directly to the recipient and, once settled, is difficult to reverse through routine card chargeback or merchant-dispute channels. That makes timely contact with the sending bank critical if you wish to pursue a recall or recovery.

What we have and have not verified

We have confirmed these published items on the site and in domain records: the listing for a 2022 Bobcat T76 with 1,113 hours and a $32,900 asking price appears on lynchequipments.com; the site publishes the trading name Lynch Equipment and lists the address 831 Westover Dr, Columbia, TN 38401, US and the phone number +19316711532; the domain lynchequipments.com registered on 2026-08-24 via Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com and uses nameservers kevin.ns.cloudflare.com and mallory.ns.cloudflare.com; HTTPS is available and the homepage returns HTTP 200 with the title Lynch Equipment.

Outstanding checks we have not completed and that readers should consider before paying: whether the specific 2022 Bobcat T76 described actually exists at the published address; whether the machine's PIN or serial number matches the listing and the bill of sale; whether any Tennessee UCC filings or liens apply to that PIN; whether the published phone number connects to a person or business that can verify the transaction; whether the published address is operational as a dealer location; and any traceable banking details linking a recipient account to a licensed dealership.

This record is a preliminary assessment based on the reporting buyer's account and our domain and site checks.

If you have already paid

If you wired money for this listing, contact your bank's fraud or wire unit immediately and request their guidance on recalling the transfer. Submit a complaint to IC3 at ic3.gov and file a complaint with your state attorney general's office. Preserve every message, invoice, receipt, bank transfer confirmation, and screenshot of the listing; these records will be necessary for any recovery effort and for filing reports.