I would offer a generic reply with no details. If you want to check it out.

Others have stated delete the email and that is also a valid response.

You know that there might be a problem with this, which is why you checked. I think you a are correct to be suspicious, and as others have stated, it is most likely a scam of some sort.

Take care.

Hi Jimmy,

Just did a quick search on Vestal Harner:

Vestal Harner
Vestal has a account
Business Owner at Haynes Laundry and Dry Cleaning
Cana, Virginia

Then I searched all the Vestal Harner In Santa Rosa.

Please Jimmy this is only what I would do...I would refer him to the delete bin.

Tots of great comments made in the post below.

Best wishes,
Michael

As a business owner that gets telemarketing calls and emails ever day, I would delete it and move on.

Sounds like a scam type of email to me at worst. A terrible sales letter at best. I would ignore it.

1. Hello customer is the first clue.

2. If your website is primarily about car maintenance not an automotive store, that is another clue.

3. Most shoppers would not call the business the customer. They would also know what kind of car starters they need. They wouldn't ask for a list of what you have.

Delete and move on....

Most certainly you can follow up, request a call with him and talk to the person, see what it is they are after and based on what you have, see if there is a deal to be made.

Not sure if you are selling your own products or promoting products, either way, you can still make contact, that costs nothing (or little). You can check them out while talking to them (i.e. company registered, legitimate business address, GMB page, etc.)...

I have a lot of people/companies that make inquiries and they sometimes have serious intent sometimes not. Regarding payment, if nothing else you can create an invoice using PayPal for whatever it is they want to buy...

I would be careful, as Dianne below states. You can ask for company information, then do some checking. In no way should you have to pay anything to sell something under normal circumstances...

Let us know how it comes out and best of luck!

Cheers!
Dave : )

Hi - do be careful. I Googled his name and this is what I found.

"SC | February 11, 2019 | reply
Our company received a call from the same number (707-320-1338) and also an email inquiry from vestal harner @gmail. com asking for buying $11,000 worth of product and requesting to use a certain shipping company- sky shipping services. The guy provided credit card information but the billing address is a dry cleaning shop. This shipping company said they only accept wire transfers. When we talked to both the shipping company and the guy over the phone the connection was really bad. Apparently, they are using a different name now.

Grateful Reader | October 2, 2019 | reply
Thank you so much for sharing your blog. I just got contacted by the same person/scam. Exact MO, God Bless for your information"