GROVER HILL, Ohio - J & J AG Equipment, which lists its address as 3125 Rd 151, Grover Hill, Ohio, is a scam. According to the buyer's account, they wired $23,999 for a 2023 Kubota KX057-5 and never received the excavator.
The allegation matters because the listing offered a late model excavator at a single, full asking price, and the buyer's payment was the entire $23,999. Buyers shopping for midweight excavators can lose significant sums when a paid machine never appears.
The listing
The online inventory page for the unit identifies it as a 2023 Kubota KX057-5 with an asking price of $23,999. The published listing supplied the make, model and the price, and otherwise gave limited specification or condition detail on the public inventory page.
What made the posting attractive to the buyer was straightforward: a recent model compact excavator offered at a firm price that matched the buyer's needs and budget. The combination of model year and the single listed price prompted the buyer to pursue the sale rather than continue a longer search.
How the sale unfolded
According to the buyer's account, they found the listing while looking for a Kubota KX057-5 and compared the asking price to other offers. The buyer said the advertised price, the picture on the page and the site's contact details convinced them to pursue this machine.
The buyer's account says they reached out through the listing's contact channels and confirmed the unit was available. The buyer agreed to buy at the listed price and provided the payment in full by bank wire for $23,999, according to the buyer's account.
After sending the wire, the buyer said they waited for the excavator to be delivered or for pickup arrangements to be confirmed. Days passed with no machine arriving, and the buyer then concluded the unit would not be delivered.
The buyer's account ends with the loss: $23,999 sent by bank wire and no 2023 Kubota KX057-5 ever received.
What the website shows
The site's homepage title reads Used Heavy Equipment For Sale | J & J AG Equipment and the published contact details include the address 3125 Rd 151, Grover Hill, OH 45849, phone (419) 484-3216 and email sales@jjagequipmentoh.com. The inventory page for the Kubota carried the single asking price of $23,999.
The domain jjagequipmentoh.com was registered Sept. 23, 2026 through NameSilo, LLC, and the registrant is hidden behind a privacy service. The domain record is only days old compared with the listing, and the site does not publish verifiable dealer licensing or DOT details.
How these schemes work
Federal consumer guidance notes common features of fraudulent equipment listings: late model machines priced to move, payment of the full amount before a buyer can inspect the machine and domains registered shortly before a posting. Those factors make it difficult for a buyer to confirm a machine's existence in person.
The facts published on the jjagequipmentoh.com listing mirror several of those warning signs: a recently registered domain, a published street address without a verifiable yard, and a single, full asking price for a 2023 Kubota KX057-5. Those elements match patterns that federal authorities caution buyers to treat with care.
If you sent money
If you wired funds in a similar transaction, contact your bank at once and request a recall of the wire. Preserve every message, invoice, receipt and screen capture related to the listing and your payment.
File a complaint with the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov and submit a report to the Federal Trade Commission at reportfraud.ftc.gov. Include the domain jjagequipmentoh.com and the inventory URL for the 2023 Kubota KX057-5 when you file those reports.
