Too good a deal?

mcditalia · 03-21-04, 05:26 PM

Why does this deal seem too good to be true? Buy it now price of only 16k? Wouldn't this car be worth a least twice as much?

Mc,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6168

Imachad · 03-21-04, 05:29 PM

If i wasnt a poor college student......

It does seem to good to be true though.

Rowdy1 · 03-21-04, 05:38 PM

It's another hijacked auction, a total scam. There's other threads explaining how this happens and what eBay is trying to do about it.

mcditalia · 03-21-04, 08:35 PM

Well it seems that there are a lot of these "hyjacked" auctions, check the corvette section. There is a 2003 Z06 for 15k and a 1954 for $5k both with a "buy it now" option available only to "pre approved buyers". what gives?

67HEAVEN · 03-21-04, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mcditalia

Well it seems that there are a lot of these "hyjacked" auctions, check the corvette section. There is a 2003 Z06 for 15k and a 1954 for $5k both with a "buy it now" option available only to "pre approved buyers". what gives?

Seems like what they really want is lots of your personal info gathered during the pre-approved step.....bet you can guess why they really want the info.

mcditalia · 03-21-04, 09:55 PM

The item was PULLED from ebay and the other cars mentioned aren't there as well. Huhmmmmm....

pnewt · 03-22-04, 02:27 PM

i recently reported another one to e bay. most of these cars are in europe and after payment,supposedly they ship the car here. they use a U.S based person to list cars for them. dont know of anyone who received car after payment. person listing the car claims ignorance of rules. a little different than the Nigerian Scam but same results

03-22-04, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcditalia

Well it seems that there are a lot of these "hyjacked" auctions, check the corvette section. There is a 2003 Z06 for 15k and a 1954 for $5k both with a "buy it now" option available only to "pre approved buyers". what gives?

what gives is the scammer wants a few thou deposit from the buy it now person, then he vanishes into the mist of cyber land . . . if you are curious try contacting the seller on one of these deals, chances are you will even get the stock sob-story about how the car was his dad's, pops was just killed by cancer, quick sale, send a deposit to hold the car for you, blah blah blah