Scam: Superior Equipment & Rental Sheldon, IA (superiorequipandrent.com): buyer reports wiring $26,000 for a 2017 Kubota SVL95-2S that was not delivered

What the buyer reports

A buyer reported wiring $26,000 on 2026-09-15 after responding to a listing for a 2017 Kubota SVL95-2S on superiorequipandrent.com. According to the buyer's account, the payment was sent by bank wire and the machine never arrived; the buyer also reported that the seller's phone blocked further calls and stopped answering after the wire was sent. The buyer's verbatim account was: "A buyer wired $26000 and never received his delivery, his phone got blocked and never answered after he wired funds."

The listing

The listing in question is published at superiorequipandrent.com/listing/2017-kubota-svl95-2s/ and advertises a 2017 Kubota SVL95-2S. The site publishes the trading name "Superior Equipment & Rental" together with a postal address listed as 2231 Park St, Sheldon, IA 51201 and a contact phone number published on the site as (712) 216-4264. The homepage title is shown as "Superior Equipment" and the site responds with HTTP 200 and serves content over HTTPS.

We do not have a published asking price in the evidence we were given for this specific listing, and we have not independently confirmed the listing's photos, serial numbers or condition statements against any third-party record.

How the payment was taken

The buyer reported paying by bank wire. According to the buyer's account, the wire was sent on 2026-09-15. A settled bank wire is generally final and does not offer a chargeback route; recovery typically requires the cooperation of the recipient bank and an early recall request. The buyer's report states the seller blocked phone contact after the wire, which the buyer says prevented direct follow-up.

What we have and have not verified

Verified from public records and technical checks:

• The domain superiorequipandrent.com was registered 2026-09-08 through HOSTINGER operations, UAB; nameservers listed are hera.ns.cloudflare.com and noah.ns.cloudflare.com.
• The site serves via HTTPS and returns HTTP 200 for the homepage.
• The site publishes the trading name "Superior Equipment & Rental", the address 2231 Park St, Sheldon, IA 51201, and the phone (712) 216-4264.
• The listing URL for the 2017 Kubota SVL95-2S exists on the site at superiorequipandrent.com/listing/2017-kubota-svl95-2s/.

Open checks and outstanding verifications we have not completed:

• We have not independently verified that a business is operating at 2231 Park St, Sheldon, IA, or whether that postal address corresponds to a working equipment yard.
• We have not verified a state dealer licence, DOT number, or other registration for the trading name published on the site.
• We have not verified whether the published phone number actually rings to an office associated with this trading name or who controls it.
• We have not confirmed shipment tracking, title transfer, or other paperwork for the listed machine.
• We have not traced the recipient banking details used for the wire or confirmed whether a recall is possible.

This is a preliminary assessment based on the supplied evidence and the buyer's account. Our current verdict classifies the listing as a scam and the operation carries a risk score of 52/100.

If you have paid this seller

If you wired money to this seller, call your bank's fraud team immediately and request a wire recall. File a complaint with the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov and with your state attorney general. Keep every message, receipt and payment record; do not delete text messages or emails. File a report with this publication so we can link your account to the case record and update it as checks complete.

If you are about to pay

Verify the yard in person or by live video, confirm the dealer licence with the state, check the serial plate against the ad photos, and never wire a deposit to a seller you cannot independently confirm. Bank wires are final; use a payment method that offers a refund or escrow when possible and inspect the machine in person before releasing full payment.

This record will be updated as outstanding checks complete. A right of reply is open to the operator named on the site and we will publish any response alongside the evidence log.