Another Ebay Scam?
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Drifting
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Spring Texas
Another Ebay Scam?
I decided to watch this 68 435 horse convertible on ebay all the way thru.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...6782122&rd=1,1
It had little documentation, and even though the engine block pad was shown, I could not read a thing off of it in the picture. It sold for $20500 on January 14th. No feedback posted yet. I checked the sellers feedback
(100% positive) and looked at the last feedback posted. It was posted January 11th, and if you look at the auction, it is for the same car. All of the same pictures were used. In that auction, it sold for $25k and the buyer left great feedback. Does anyone else smell a rat?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...6782122&rd=1,1
It had little documentation, and even though the engine block pad was shown, I could not read a thing off of it in the picture. It sold for $20500 on January 14th. No feedback posted yet. I checked the sellers feedback
(100% positive) and looked at the last feedback posted. It was posted January 11th, and if you look at the auction, it is for the same car. All of the same pictures were used. In that auction, it sold for $25k and the buyer left great feedback. Does anyone else smell a rat?
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,694
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From: Oregon
Yup... looks like the same car and two sales. Looks like someone is going to be rather upset, unless the first buyer was a deadbeat and it was relisted. I doubt that since the sales were so close together.
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 190
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From: Henderson Ky
i'd say shill bidding. the person winning the car is a buddy of the seller just boosting the price up to reserve. the car is not actually selling. but, it's still costing the seller good money to keep rerunning it.
Pro
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 524
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From: Manahawkin NJ
Any one bidding on a 68 427 3X2 is gonna wan't a lot of information listed in the auction. Why would anyone bid that kind of money without one shred of information about the car. 
I smell a rat!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 2,938
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From: Arkansas
I noticed the same thing on this car
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...3536&rd=1&rd=1
And then it shows up again almost immediatly after the first auction ended
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB..._promot_widget
He made no mention of a deadbeat buyer in the second auction.even left positive feedback..something doesn't fit right.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...3536&rd=1&rd=1
And then it shows up again almost immediatly after the first auction ended
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB..._promot_widget
He made no mention of a deadbeat buyer in the second auction.even left positive feedback..something doesn't fit right.
