How brave is the buyer of this?

How brave is the buyer of this?

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Tyre Smoke

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262 months

Tuesday 7th April 2020
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274325692072

A 4200 from a back street trader.

To be fair, I bought my wife's MX5 from here and it was as described. Actually it was better. Full main dealer SH and new discs and pads all round.

It's rough, but hell it's cheap!

Tyre Smoke

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23,018 posts

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Tuesday 7th April 2020
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Lee Jones Jnr said:
Difficult to know what to think about this really, the company I mean not the car.
It is listed pretty fairly and clearly and they do have good eBay and google feedback BUT there are also a number of threads on here and other places which suggest that they are not as legitimate as one might hope.
Have to say they were very fair an honest with the MX5, take it, try it, of you don't want it, no problem.

But that I'd either a bargain or a massive money pit. Biggest pit I've seen in a while if it is.

Tyre Smoke

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Wednesday 8th April 2020
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That one certainly hasn't!

Tyre Smoke

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Monday 13th April 2020
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They do.

I guess they come out in front more often than not. There's some real messes on their lot at Reading though. Rough looking 'Overfinch' Range Rovers, etc. They seem to buy up stuff, valet it a bit and ebay straight away. They might list something three or four times before it sells.
A few weeks after I bought the MX5 from them, I got a request via ebay to cancel the transaction. So guess they're running some sort of fees scam on there. Most people will just agree to cancel the transaction, thereby saving them the sale fees.