[urq] The ebay urq

[Ed Kellock]

The red Nebraska car auction has been taken off.

Take a look at this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1983-Audi-Quattro-Coupe-UR-NO-RESERVE-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ110003523676QQihZ001QQcategoryZ6055QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Ed


On 6/30/06, djdawson2 at aol.com <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> It's the old "I am here, but the car is over there" scam.
> Here's the scam, and a reply from the "seller:"
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm really sorry for this late reply but I've been very busy lately and
> away from a computer. The price that I want to obtain is $4,999  (including
> shipping and insurance charges). The price is considerably lower then others
> on the market because I need to sell it really fast.
> The car has all the services done at the dealerships. The vehicle was
> never crashed, abused or raced. I always garaged it and serviced it, kept
> very good care of it!. The vehicle is currently located in Gretna NE but
> unfortunately I am in San Francisco CA, planning to open a business here and
> I don't think I can come sooner then next month. However I can arrange for
> the paperwork from here and I can talk to a shipping company to deliver the
> vehicle to your address.
> I think it's impossible to buy a vehicle for such a big amount without
> having an inspection first. So I had a look on Ebay and I saw they could
> help us with this. Since the transaction worth a lot of money they've
> suggested to make the deal only through Ebay so that we won't have any
> problems.
> If you decide to buy all the papers are ready, just needed to be signed by
> you.
> If you decide not to buy for a serious reason (of course after the
> inspection) then you can just ask the shipping company to send it back to my
> address with no extra cost (shipping is payed in advance by me). I think
> this is the fastest, safest and most fair solution we can have.
> If you are interested to purchase the vehicle please provide me the
> following information's:
> -your full name and address for shipping
> -your phone #
> If I receive the requested information you will be informed by Ebay during
> the next hours with details about your purchase.
>
> Thank you,
> John Connelley
>
>
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