[urq] The ebay urq

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Now that one looks sweet and legit...

On Jun 30, 2006, at 12:09 PM, Ed Kellock wrote:

> 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_W0QQitemZ110003523676QQihZ001QQcategoryZ6055QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewIt 
> em
>
> 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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