ebay..is this for real?
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I cant make my mind up if this is a scam its being advertised in the UK (Plymouth)but the seller is in the USA,as a matter of interest i mailed them to ask if the engine is available for pick up and they replied no,what do you think.
[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CORVET[/url]
Amy_I_burke = imy a burke?
>> Edited by ZR1cliff on Sunday 19th February 11:21
[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CORVET[/url]
Amy_I_burke = imy a burke?
>> Edited by ZR1cliff on Sunday 19th February 11:21
tallbloke said:
looks dodgy to me. Did they reply by email or through ebay? If by email, I can tell you roughly where it came from from the headers if you cut'n'paste 'em or flip me a mail through my profile and you can attach it to my reply.
They replied by email,did you want me to copy'n paste the address of the email to you through ph message?
ZR1cliff said:
looks dodgy to me. Did they reply by email or through ebay? If by email, I can tell you roughly where it came from from the headers if you cut'n'paste 'em or flip me a mail through my profile and you can attach it to my reply.
They replied by email,did you want me to copy'n paste the address of the email to you through ph message?
If you PM me through my profile, I'll reply by email. Then you can attach the whole mail to a reply back. I need all the headers, not just the address. Outaluck excess hides them from you but they are hidden in there.
Olf said:
Go and have a look if you are seriously interested. Doesn't look like a scam to me - probably just a salvage reclaim.
I mailed them to ask if the motor is available for pick up(so i could go and look at it),and they emailed back and said no.
Thats the bit that got me suspsicous
tallbloke said:
looks dodgy to me. Did they reply by email or through ebay? If by email, I can tell you roughly where it came from from the headers if you cut'n'paste 'em or flip me a mail through my profile and you can attach it to my reply.
They replied by email,did you want me to copy'n paste the address of the email to you through ph message?
If you PM me through my profile, I'll reply by email. Then you can attach the whole mail to a reply back. I need all the headers, not just the address. Outaluck excess hides them from you but they are hidden in there.
OK cheers
Maybe I'm only cynical on a weekday and at a weekend I'm gullible, but there's only one thing that says it's a UK item and that could easily be put down to a wonky choice in the drop down box. Everything else (ebay.com not co.uk, everything in dollars, everything the seller has traded has been in America, spelling pulleys as 'pullies', blah blah) indicates it's an American user selling something from America. "Scam" sounds a bit harsh. 
bigandclever said:
Maybe I'm only cynical on a weekday and at a weekend I'm gullible, but there's only one thing that says it's a UK item and that could easily be put down to a wonky choice in the drop down box. Everything else (ebay.com not co.uk, everything in dollars, everything the seller has traded has been in America, spelling pulleys as 'pullies', blah blah) indicates it's an American user selling something from America. "Scam" sounds a bit harsh.
Looking closer,its not from an enthusiast as they wouldnt of cut the wiring harness(its a simple unplug),and the floor of the garage looks a typical american garage floor type,i have to question if the motor is actually in this country or even real.
eccles said:
there's a plymouth in the usa as well.
Yep,it sez item location UK,when i asked whereabouts ..they said Plymouth.
Ive just mailed them with a really good cash offer and stated i will buy it as long as i can see the motor in the metal first,, telling them ime will ing to travel..then asking "or is this a scam"
Theyve not mailed me back yet.
Wowfabs said:
Hey guys, Am sure this is dodgy. Was a guy doing the rounds a few months ago selling an engine from a DC2 Integra Type R. Looked very similar in terms of layout and language. Engine never existed and caught out at least 1 person
Their was a similar LT5 advertised in the UK that turned out to be a scam a few weeks back this time in Aberdeen?,they alway seem to pick the furthest possible place away at opposite ends of the country to dicourage traveling,what ide like to know is where they get the feedback from?,have they conned ebay aswell?
ZR1cliff said:
Maybe I'm only cynical on a weekday and at a weekend I'm gullible, but there's only one thing that says it's a UK item and that could easily be put down to a wonky choice in the drop down box. Everything else (ebay.com not co.uk, everything in dollars, everything the seller has traded has been in America, spelling pulleys as 'pullies', blah blah) indicates it's an American user selling something from America. "Scam" sounds a bit harsh.
Looking closer,its not from an enthusiast as they wouldnt of cut the wiring harness(its a simple unplug),and the floor of the garage looks a typical american garage floor type,i have to question if the motor is actually in this country or even real.
That's usually how wreckers will remove an engine, chopping it out without a care for what should go with it, I always ask to remove bits myself if possible.
R988 said:
Maybe I'm only cynical on a weekday and at a weekend I'm gullible, but there's only one thing that says it's a UK item and that could easily be put down to a wonky choice in the drop down box. Everything else (ebay.com not co.uk, everything in dollars, everything the seller has traded has been in America, spelling pulleys as 'pullies', blah blah) indicates it's an American user selling something from America. "Scam" sounds a bit harsh.
Looking closer,its not from an enthusiast as they wouldnt of cut the wiring harness(its a simple unplug),and the floor of the garage looks a typical american garage floor type,i have to question if the motor is actually in this country or even real.
That's usually how wreckers will remove an engine, chopping it out without a care for what should go with it, I always ask to remove bits myself if possible.
Yep so do i ,ive seen wreckers cut out engines with a torch when a ratchet would have been a lot easier..savages.
CombeMarshal said:
I've sent him an Email, I'll keep you posted!
Ive emailed them a couple of times and offered to meet them ,each time they answer with they are not around,then i asked them about an hour ago how they would like to deal and recieved no answer,ive since had a few freinds around who have helped me trace the advert to a full address in Minnesotta ,USA and a home phone number,so i rang them,they answered and i asked if they have got a corvette engine for sale,to which they hung up straight away.
Edited to say just recieved a mail from them
seller said:
My employee will do the delivery for me but only after
I recive the payment.As payment method I accept wire
transfer
Thank you
Cheers
>> Edited by ZR1cliff on Sunday 19th February 16:29
ZR1cliff said:Feedback is no problem, they just buy and sell a number of low value items legit, get feedback, then go for the big buck scam. Standard practice for scammers.
there's a plymouth in the usa as well.
Yep,it sez item location UK,when i asked whereabouts ..they said Plymouth.
Ive just mailed them with a really good cash offer and stated i will buy it as long as i can see the motor in the metal first,, telling them ime will ing to travel..then asking "or is this a scam"
Theyve not mailed me back yet.
Wowfabs said:
Hey guys, Am sure this is dodgy. Was a guy doing the rounds a few months ago selling an engine from a DC2 Integra Type R. Looked very similar in terms of layout and language. Engine never existed and caught out at least 1 person
Their was a similar LT5 advertised in the UK that turned out to be a scam a few weeks back this time in Aberdeen?,they alway seem to pick the furthest possible place away at opposite ends of the country to dicourage traveling,what ide like to know is where they get the feedback from?,have they conned ebay aswell?
bigandclever said:
Maybe I'm only cynical on a weekday and at a weekend I'm gullible, but there's only one thing that says it's a UK item and that could easily be put down to a wonky choice in the drop down box. Everything else (ebay.com not co.uk, everything in dollars, everything the seller has traded has been in America, spelling pulleys as 'pullies', blah blah) indicates it's an American user selling something from America. "Scam" sounds a bit harsh.
The originating IP address of the email is in the uk. I smell a rat.
81.159.109.252 UK UNITED KINGDOM - - BT-CENTRAL-PLUS
I know of someone who lost £450 on an RV8 engine the same way.
BEWARE!!!
>> Edited by tallbloke on Sunday 19th February 17:03
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