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Herbs

Original Poster:

5,007 posts

253 months

Tuesday 14th February 2012
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Is it me or is it getting worse?

I'm currently looking for a new car and have probably reported 20+ in the last week alone. Do they honestly think pricing a car at half it's worth will fool people?

Big Al.

69,332 posts

282 months

Tuesday 14th February 2012
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Are you talking PH adverts?

Herbs

Original Poster:

5,007 posts

253 months

Tuesday 14th February 2012
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Classified Ads

Steffan

10,362 posts

252 months

Tuesday 14th February 2012
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Herbs said:
Classified Ads
Report every one. PH will not want this.

Sadly there must be money in this somehow. The internet has its downsides.

Regrettably this is another example of the continued spread of dishonesty through the UK.

The old caveat used to be Caveat Emptor, let the buyer beware.

We should really add to this, that there is a great deal of fraud on the internet.

Buyers need to keep this in their mind all the time.

the_engineer

320 posts

201 months

Tuesday 14th February 2012
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I've noticed them too. It's very annoying. Report a handful every time I'm browsing.

Ray Singh

3,078 posts

254 months

Tuesday 14th February 2012
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I have noticed this too.
Flagged up about 15 in the last couple of weeks. Usually they are the same pictures used again and again.
Be careful out there, I have seen very cheap cars advertised on there, at garages with about 20 other cars there too.

There must be a way of stopping these.

rajkohli81

311 posts

230 months

Tuesday 14th February 2012
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Steffan said:
Report every one. PH will not want this.

Sadly there must be money in this somehow. The internet has its downsides.

Regrettably this is another example of the continued spread of dishonesty through the UK.

The old caveat used to be Caveat Emptor, let the buyer beware.

We should really add to this, that there is a great deal of fraud on the internet.

Buyers need to keep this in their mind all the time.
From my experience, the dishonesty is attributable further afield than the UK...

Steffan

10,362 posts

252 months

Tuesday 14th February 2012
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rajkohli81 said:
Steffan said:
Report every one. PH will not want this.

Sadly there must be money in this somehow. The internet has its downsides.

Regrettably this is another example of the continued spread of dishonesty through the UK.

The old caveat used to be Caveat Emptor, let the buyer beware.

We should really add to this, that there is a great deal of fraud on the internet.

Buyers need to keep this in their mind all the time.
From my experience, the dishonesty is attributable further afield than the UK...
Quite right. But I think this is in the UK. Unless the OP is looking abroad.

Herbs

Original Poster:

5,007 posts

253 months

Wednesday 15th February 2012
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Certainly looking UK - without being racist I guess this is one of the more unsavoury parts of becoming a multicultural society. frown