Found a car on ebay, i bid on it (reserve is only at 10,005 - first red flag)

then i carfaxed it and found out it has had 6 owners, and its an 03 otherwise clean

any logical explination or should i stay away??!

thanks
alan

 

6 owners? Smells fishy. Who in their right mind buys a C5 and gets rid of it? Let alone 6 people.

 

sounds like a lease or a wreck several people tried to fix. take a look at it and see if it has been in a accident

 

Move along. Nothing to see here.

 

indeed.... found it mixed in in the title transfer section....

Below are the historical events for this vehicle listed in chronological order. Any discrepancies will be in bold text.
Report Run Date:: 09/19/2007
Vehicle: 2003 Chevrolet Corvette (1G1YY22G435122314)
Event date Location Odometer reading Data Source Details 04/10/2003 FL
3
Motor Vehicle Dept. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV
05/09/2003 JACKSONVILLE, FL
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:0087943690) (Lien Reported)
05/09/2003 JACKSONVILLE, FL
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
06/08/2004 FL
4,762
Auto Auction REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION
07/06/2004 FL
4,776
Motor Vehicle Dept. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV
07/06/2004 FL
4,776
Auto Auction REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION AS DEALER VEHICLE
08/05/2004 KISSIMMEE, FL
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:0087943690)
01/03/2005 FL
7,822
Auto Auction REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION
02/12/2005 FL
7,969
Motor Vehicle Dept. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV
02/15/2005 NAPLES, FL
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:0087943690)
02/15/2005 NAPLES, FL
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
03/28/2005 NAPLES, FL
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:0087943690) (Lien Reported)
04/24/2005 NAPLES, FL
9,318
Dealer Record VEHICLE IN DEALER INVENTORY
06/06/2005 FL
9,889
Auto Auction REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION
06/09/2005 FL
9,889
Auto Auction REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION AS DEALER VEHICLE
06/13/2005 FL
9,897
Motor Vehicle Dept. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV
06/29/2005 SEBRING, FL
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:0087943690) (Lien Reported)
06/29/2005 SEBRING, FL
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
03/07/2006 FL
Police Report ACCIDENT REPORTED (Case #:06524894)
06/15/2006 SEBRING, FL
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
01/27/2007 FL
25,526
Motor Vehicle Dept. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV
01/27/2007 MOORE HAVEN, FL
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
02/13/2007 SEBRING, FL
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:0087943690)
02/21/2007 MOORE HAVEN, FL
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:0087943690) (Lien Reported)
03/18/2007 FL
28,036
Auto Auction REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION
03/19/2007 FL
28,036
Auto Auction REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION AS DEALER VEHICLE
04/02/2007 MOORE HAVEN, FL
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:0087943690)
05/01/2007 NOVI, MI
28,036
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:130V1210330)
05/22/2007 MI
28,081
Auto Auction REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION

 

There is you answer to why its cheap......but with the extra cash you will save could build a nasty lil street/strip car

 

Lots of nice C5s for sale right here from forum members! Stay away from ebay JMO.

 

Ask them if it's haunted.

Seriously...if that number of owners is truly the case...somethig's wrong. Move on.

 

Wow! I feel sorry for the poor car.

 

Unfortunatley i have my mind set on what i want and there arent any

torch red, a4 coupes with black interior for sale on the 4m here.

 

Would look elsewhere if it were me.

 

Auction has five days left..that price will double. I would worry about the seller not having any feedback.

 

Ha.... my thoughts were correct.... got an email from ebay today:

Dear racer34v

The following is a notice from eBay Trust & Safety regarding:

Item Number - 220151717492

Item Title - Chevrolet : Corvette

Our records show that you were a bidder or buyer of one or more of this seller's items. We recently removed this seller's active listings and suspended the seller's trading privileges. Due to privacy concerns we cannot share further details about this seller.

If the seller asks you to complete this transaction outside of eBay, we strongly recommend that you do not proceed with the transaction. Transactions for items listed on eBay but then completed off of the eBay platform are not covered by buyer protection programs offered by eBay and can be highly indicative of fraud. For more information on Offers to Buy or Sell Outside of eBay, copy and past the following Help Page link into your browser: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/...ebay-sale.html.

If you have already paid for this item but have not received it, you should take all possible steps to receive reimbursement.

Please do not respond to this email, as your reply will not be received.

Regards,

eBay Trust & Safety

 

Go to autotrader.com and there are over 460 red c5's, from a low mile o4 for $40,000 to some slightly wore 97's for around $10,000. Not all are torch red and not all have black interiors but there are several equipped the way you said you wanted 'em.

 

i have a torch red A4 with black interior!!.....but i dont think i could sell it...

 

I was going to say that I wouldn't touch it with a 12ft pole...but E-Bay beat me to it!

Lucky escape on that one

and good luck in your search for the perfect car!