The 2022 Bobcat T76 as advertised

Roy Fritts Farm Equipment published a listing for a 2022 Bobcat T76 described as used with 1,551 engine hours and an asking price of $27,800. The site gives a Waynesville, Missouri street address and a US phone number as contact details. The listing page is on royfrittsfarmequipments.com and served over HTTPS.

What the buyer reports

A reporting buyer told this publication that they wired $27,800 by bank transfer to purchase the advertised 2022 Bobcat T76. According to the buyer's account, no unit was delivered after the payment. The payment method reported is a bank wire.

All descriptions of the machine and the contact details below come from the seller's published listing and the buyer's account. The buyer's statement that the machine did not arrive is an allegation supplied to us.

Checking a Bobcat T76 before you pay

A skid steer like the Bobcat T76 requires a few specific verifications before any money changes hands:

  • Match the PIN or serial plate shown in listing photos to the machine in person. On skid steers the plate is commonly on the frame near the cab or on the engine compartment door; confirm the plate number in the photos exactly matches the plate on the machine you inspect.
  • Ask for detailed, dated photos that include the machine identification plate, the cab VIN plate, the dash hours display, and close-ups of wear points such as the bucket, lift arms and tyres. Compare the odometer/hours display shown in current photos to the hours claimed on the listing.
  • Obtain a written invoice or bill of sale that includes the seller name, contact details, VIN or serial number, sale price and the machine description. Keep a copy before you transfer funds.
  • Request a service history and, if possible, have an authorized Bobcat dealer check the serial number for manufacturer warranty records, registered repairs and any recalls tied to that PIN.
  • Search UCC filings in Missouri for liens registered against the seller or against the machine's VIN or serial number. A lien can prevent transfer of clear title.
  • Run a stolen-equipment check using national resources that accept VINs or serials, and contact local law enforcement if the machine appears in any database.
  • Verify the seller's physical address and phone number by calling the published number and, when practical, visiting the premises or asking a local dealer to confirm the business operates there.

If the seller insists on a wire transfer before you can inspect the machine or produce a clear VIN, treat that as a reason to pause the deal and seek further verification.

How the payment was taken

The reporting buyer says the $27,800 was sent by bank wire. A settled wire transfer generally cannot be reversed by the sender in the way a credit card charge could. When a wire is completed the funds are typically outside the bank's usual chargeback protections, which makes recovery more difficult than with payment methods that allow disputes. The buyer reported no machine was received after the wire.

What we have and have not verified

We have the following observations and outstanding checks:

  • Observations we can report now

    • The listing on royfrittsfarmequipments.com advertised a 2022 Bobcat T76, 1,551 hours, used, for $27,800.
    • The site publishes a trading name Roy Fritts Farm Equipment, a Waynesville, MO address of 23870 State Hwy T, and the phone number (573) 697-7086.
    • The domain royfrittsfarmequipments.com was registered on 2026-05-19 and is under a privacy service; its nameservers are norah.ns.cloudflare.com and justin.ns.cloudflare.com.
    • A buyer reported wiring $27,800 for the listed machine and says no unit was delivered.

  • Checks still outstanding

    • We have not confirmed whether the machine with the advertised hours and VIN exists at the published address.
    • We have not validated ownership or any dealer licensing tied to the trading name at the published address.
    • We have not verified the serial plate or service history with an authorized Bobcat dealer for the PIN shown in any listing photos.
    • We have not obtained bank confirmation of the ultimate recipient of the wire or any recovery attempt outcomes.

This entry is based on the listing, public domain records and the buyer's report. The assessment reflects those sources only.

If you have already paid

If you wired money and the machine did not arrive, contact your bank's fraud or wire department right away to inquire about a recall of the transfer and to learn what documentation they require to investigate. Report the incident to the Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov and notify your state attorney general's consumer protection office. Keep every message, receipt, wire confirmation and copy of the listing. If possible, gather proof linking the listing's PIN or photographs to the machine you expected to receive, and give those to investigators or your bank.

This record is published as filed from the buyer and the public listing. A right of reply is open to the business named in the listing and we will update the entry if further verification becomes available.