The Ebay Scam Thread.

[turbotrana]

that ebolamonkeyman site is a classic

[Guest]

Just browsing Ebay & found this...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=200267184593

They say that the retail on this kit is $1324

If anyone bought one of these for even the discounted price of $949 I'd lmao!

[iTec]

you would want some kick ass power gains for a $1000 air intake

[Guest]

I'd want 500rwkw for that sort of cash on a filter & some plastic

If they can be ridiculous on price, I can have ridiculous expectations! Lol

[PHANTMXR6]

What's so ridiculous about that price?

I don't know how much a new throttle body is worth, but for the whole lot under a grand would seem reasonable to me.

Do all you blokes think it is only for the intake 'plastic' and so forth?

[mic]

maybe u guys didnt c it comes with a throttle body also at that price. still $$$ I know but ss reductions are always $$$.

[NVT]

Hey guys,

Found a SUPER cheap Phoon on ebay. Too cheap to pass a look at. I just want to know how I go about telling if the car and the sale are legit? I am very sceptical, but I would like to look into it a little more.

I have 2 emails from the seller which I will post at the bottom of the page, minus personal details. I am in Perth, so I cannot view the car firsthand as it's in TAS, so I was thinking if I do a;

REVS Check

Full RAC Master Check

Will that be enough? I also have some pictures of the car. The KM's match, the colour matches and the plates match.

Here are the emails, first one at the top and the 2nd below.

Hi and sorry for my late answer,

I am writing to confirm that the car is in excellent condition, the bodywork is immaculate, no scratches, dents or hidden defects and there is no outstanding finance on the car,also the car comes with a full service history.

I love this car and I am very upset at having to sell it. It has served me well but I just moved with my wife in Southport, TAS and I can't afford to keep it and I need the money fast so I can pay off some debts.

I will close this transaction only though eBay for our own protection.We will use eBay Vehicle Purchase Protection Program(VPP) which will hold the payment until you receive the car.Your funds will be 100% insured by eBay. In this way both of us will start the deal with good faith so we can take it to a smooth end.

If you are interested in this car please provide me the following details in order to start the transaction through eBay :

-Your Full Name and Shipping Address

-Your eBay ID

-Any negative feedback and if so .... for what reason .

And the 2nd email...

Hello Daniel ,

The car is located in Southport, TAS and from there will be delivered. As I told you the car is in MINT condition. No damage, no scratches or dents, no hidden defects, the engine doesn't smoke, runs and sounds awesome, the engine has never been repaired or something like that, never been into accidents.

Anyway, you will have 10 days from the time you receive the car to inspect it and decide if you want to keep the car or not. Once the car arrives if you find it different then I describe it you will be refunded by eBay and you wont loose nothing.

Here are the details:

Registration Number: 238KMT

Vin #

Chassis Number:

I've had contacted eBay and they advised me not to release any rego papers for security reasons.

If you are interested please email me your info in order to start the deal. I've got another 2 potential buyers so I'm waiting your decision asap.

Kind Regards,

What do you all reckon? I've attatched a pic to the thread as well.

Cheers,

Dan

Edited 03/05/09 08:58 AM by NVT

[FPV6T]

is the car in southport Qld or tasmania???how much is he looking to get for it??they look like qld rego plates on it?

[ZAP]

Mate, I would run it through REVs checks and then get it professionally inspected.

Make sure it is not a repaired write off and why he is selling it. I could not find it on ebay, so I do not know what cheap is as they are valued around the mid 30's

The only sus thing is the plates as they look like Outback Queensland ones

[NVT]

Yeah mate I asked him.

He says it's in TAS now but was registered in QLD.

I'll tell you the price after I get some more feedback The listing has been removed...(Suss)

Also, I don't see a MKII Badge on the car, can anyone verify that this is a MKII?

Thanks,

Dan

Edited 03/05/09 09:11 AM by NVT