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tahoe healey
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Anybody know the story on the $8,000.00 BJ8 on Ebay? Its beautiful. Says its automatic but has a standard shift. Engine looks good. Interior loots great.??????
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stevebn2bj7
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It appears as though someone has been hacking into Ebay recently. Last week someone did the same thing using pictures and listing text and used someone's member name and placed a listing almost identical to this one. I found about a half dozen cars all with the same M.O. Beautiful car, unbelievable low price, approved bidder list and a buy it now $1.00 above minimum. They were all pulled within a few days. Chances are likely this is not a valid listing.
Goes to show if it's too good to be true.
Goes to show if it's too good to be true.
Randy Forbes
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by stevebn2bj7:
It appears as though someone has been hacking into Ebay recently. Last week someone did the same thing using pictures and listing text and used someone's member name and placed a listing almost identical to this one. I found about a half dozen cars all with the same M.O. Beautiful car, unbelievable low price, approved bidder list and a buy it now $1.00 above minimum. They were all pulled within a few days. Chances are likely this is not a valid listing.
Goes to show if it's too good to be true.
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I saw the BRG one about a week ago. I went to show it to my wife later in the day and it was gone.
I figured it was either a disgruntled wife or a hoax
It appears as though someone has been hacking into Ebay recently. Last week someone did the same thing using pictures and listing text and used someone's member name and placed a listing almost identical to this one. I found about a half dozen cars all with the same M.O. Beautiful car, unbelievable low price, approved bidder list and a buy it now $1.00 above minimum. They were all pulled within a few days. Chances are likely this is not a valid listing.
Goes to show if it's too good to be true.
I saw the BRG one about a week ago. I went to show it to my wife later in the day and it was gone.
I figured it was either a disgruntled wife or a hoax
Patton
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There is another fishy one that just started.
1962 Austin Healey : 3000 Mark II Tri Cab - Buy it now $7,700.00
1962 Austin Healey : 3000 Mark II Tri Cab - Buy it now $7,700.00
mvanderploeg
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The tri-carb's another bogus auction. Ebay yanked the listing shortly after a member of the Healey mail list inquired about the car and received the following reply:
"Hello and thank you for your interest. I want to tell you a few words about the car. First of all the car is in perfect condition and looks just like in the pictures.It is in imaculate condition and has no schrach on and hasn't been involved in any accident. The motor run very well. The title is clear ,it is not a salvage one. The car belongs to my brother.He died last week in a bike accident.I have legal documents from the authorities and i can sell the car, stay cool
about this.
The car is now in Hamburg as my brother lived there.I am willing to sell it and shipp it to any of the UE countries or to US.I will not ship to any African,Asian or Eastern European countries.
I know that the price is low but i have no use for the car and I want to get back home as soon as i sell it. The price I hope to obtain is 7700 $ (this price includes the 25% shipping to your door and insurance, the shipping cost is 1700$ - 2000$)and if you agree with this price we can start to complete the transaction.As i've told
you,in order to proceed with the deal i need a deposit of 2500USD.The payment must be done using a money order service. I prefer money order because in this way i will ship the car in the same day you make the payment. As i've said my brother lived in Hamburg and now i arrived here to take care of his funerals and to solve his problems here and i want to get back home asap.
You will arrange payment through western union .You receive and inspect the machine and then you have to send me the rest of the money.The
inspection period for it is 3 days..."
You get the idea. Buyer beware.
"Hello and thank you for your interest. I want to tell you a few words about the car. First of all the car is in perfect condition and looks just like in the pictures.It is in imaculate condition and has no schrach on and hasn't been involved in any accident. The motor run very well. The title is clear ,it is not a salvage one. The car belongs to my brother.He died last week in a bike accident.I have legal documents from the authorities and i can sell the car, stay cool
about this.
The car is now in Hamburg as my brother lived there.I am willing to sell it and shipp it to any of the UE countries or to US.I will not ship to any African,Asian or Eastern European countries.
I know that the price is low but i have no use for the car and I want to get back home as soon as i sell it. The price I hope to obtain is 7700 $ (this price includes the 25% shipping to your door and insurance, the shipping cost is 1700$ - 2000$)and if you agree with this price we can start to complete the transaction.As i've told
you,in order to proceed with the deal i need a deposit of 2500USD.The payment must be done using a money order service. I prefer money order because in this way i will ship the car in the same day you make the payment. As i've said my brother lived in Hamburg and now i arrived here to take care of his funerals and to solve his problems here and i want to get back home asap.
You will arrange payment through western union .You receive and inspect the machine and then you have to send me the rest of the money.The
inspection period for it is 3 days..."
You get the idea. Buyer beware.
Sherlock
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Awhile back I listed a friend's cars for sale on British Car Links - www.britishcarlinks.com - great website!
Anyway, I just put the cars in his "rust in peace" type section, and listed my e-mail address (yeah I know the risks involved with that...) Over the last few months I've got some really strange e-mails from some people - people from all over the world inquiring... almost demanding... statements like "I have a certified cheque ready, tell me more about the car, right now!", "if you're really serious...", etc... I would say that 75%+ of the inquiries sounded fishy and maybe almost made up, some were almost borderline threatening... almost coming across like "how badly do you want the sale anyway?". I've just simply been giving them my friend's contact information but one recent message was so ambiguous I'm just ignoring it. I know my friend well enough that he isn't that desperate to sell and I'm learning to filter.
Sorry for rambling a bit... it's hard to put in words. Anyone else with similar stories?
Anyway, I just put the cars in his "rust in peace" type section, and listed my e-mail address (yeah I know the risks involved with that...) Over the last few months I've got some really strange e-mails from some people - people from all over the world inquiring... almost demanding... statements like "I have a certified cheque ready, tell me more about the car, right now!", "if you're really serious...", etc... I would say that 75%+ of the inquiries sounded fishy and maybe almost made up, some were almost borderline threatening... almost coming across like "how badly do you want the sale anyway?". I've just simply been giving them my friend's contact information but one recent message was so ambiguous I'm just ignoring it. I know my friend well enough that he isn't that desperate to sell and I'm learning to filter.
Sorry for rambling a bit... it's hard to put in words. Anyone else with similar stories?
Ray Greene
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Yes! These are as crooked as a dog's leg! These have been popping up for BMW's and Corvettes's as well! All sorts of stories; I am out of the country etc, just wire transfer the money to a Wester Union office etc, they appeal to the greed in all of us and I am sure they are somewhat succesful! I know a fellow who was within a hairs breath of sending the $$, when a mutual friend called me to ask about it and I warned him.
There's a sucker born every minute and two to take him!
There's a sucker born every minute and two to take him!
OP
tahoe healey
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It's not just cars. I have a large collection of antique slot machines and they are also targets for scams. I must admit that I was a taken once. I gave a deposit (only $125.00) on a $10,000+ machine. Guy disappeared. Cheap lesson. Could have been worse. Let the buyer be aware!
Bruce Bowker
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In my business, numerous dive shops, including myself got requests to send a large number of expensive regulators to an Asian country. Certified check (haha) would be sent. All fraud. Wish I had a button I could push right here right now and these people would disappear.
If I recall they would then hound you to send the items before the "certified check" was turned down by the bank. Overseas, this can take up to 2 months. By that time....good luck.
If I recall they would then hound you to send the items before the "certified check" was turned down by the bank. Overseas, this can take up to 2 months. By that time....good luck.
I was shopping on ebay for a Mac G4 and there were a host of "factory direct, new" ones with the same MO, all from Europe or Asia. "Send a wire transfer deposit through Western Union". I followed up with ebay and they are all scams. Remember. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Don
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Don
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When we sold the Spitfire last year, we listed it on one of those british car for sale sites. Yep. Tons of these "Nigerian" scam contact. Eager to send the dough, adulation about a car they have never seen, and awkward command of the language.
I even spoke with other sellers who got these guys to send the bogus "cashiers" checks. Only one parted with his car. The real round robin for these scammers is to get you to part with the car, the title, and return to them the "extra" money, since a "friend" of theirs in the US who owes them some cash is the paying for the car on their behalf, and oh, by the way, they owe more than the asking price of the car, so since you are such a trusted seller, please forward a cashiers check for the overage as soon as you ship the car, deducting of course the shipping cost from the "cashiers" check you are receiving (which, of couse is bogus but takes weeks to clear)!
So the seller is:
Out the car
Out the title
Out his own cash
I even spoke with other sellers who got these guys to send the bogus "cashiers" checks. Only one parted with his car. The real round robin for these scammers is to get you to part with the car, the title, and return to them the "extra" money, since a "friend" of theirs in the US who owes them some cash is the paying for the car on their behalf, and oh, by the way, they owe more than the asking price of the car, so since you are such a trusted seller, please forward a cashiers check for the overage as soon as you ship the car, deducting of course the shipping cost from the "cashiers" check you are receiving (which, of couse is bogus but takes weeks to clear)!
So the seller is:
Out the car
Out the title
Out his own cash
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Brian N.:
and oh, by the way, they owe more than the asking price of the car, so since you are such a trusted seller, please forward a cashiers check for the overage as soon as you ship the car, deducting of course the shipping cost from the "cashiers" check you are receiving (which, of couse is bogus but takes weeks to clear)!
So the seller is:
Out the car
Out the title
Out his own cash[/QB]<hr></blockquote>
I'd have to add: "And out of his mind to fall for such an obvious scam", but the best way of hooking a sucker is to offer him a deal too good to be true.
and oh, by the way, they owe more than the asking price of the car, so since you are such a trusted seller, please forward a cashiers check for the overage as soon as you ship the car, deducting of course the shipping cost from the "cashiers" check you are receiving (which, of couse is bogus but takes weeks to clear)!
So the seller is:
Out the car
Out the title
Out his own cash[/QB]<hr></blockquote>
I'd have to add: "And out of his mind to fall for such an obvious scam", but the best way of hooking a sucker is to offer him a deal too good to be true.