Hi Guys,

Just got this off of 356talk and thought you should also know about it:

FRAUD ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I recently listed a Porsche 356 S90 Engine with Ebay, #7954969805 which was not sold. Ebay user EDELAPOLA has the same engine currently listed, item# 7957004582, claiming the engine is in Rome, ITALY. I can show you the engine, located in West Chester, PA. Thank You! barrett356 William G. Cooper

Consider yourselves warned.....

JoAnne

 

whats wrong with people these days!?

 

I've seen this scam pop up a lot and it is not just on eBay, many times these theives will take the photos, from eBay or other source, then create ads in trader publications, back on eBay, in local papers, etc.

Be careful anywhere you find a deal that looks too good to be true!

 

It's OK sombody has just bid 3,000,100 GBP for the engine.
(beating the previous bid of 3,000,000 for it !!!)

 

EBay just pulled the ad so no one got burned.... this time....
YIPEE!!!!!!

JoAnne

 

Eh no, it's still there in the UK !! Listed by the Italian....?

Ebay: 7957004582

but he deleted the 5,000,000 bid !!

 

Okay, it said 'Invalid Item" because the link on 356alk was not correctly posted. I just went on Ebay and yes the auction is still running. I sent a message to ebay to report it as a possible duplicate of the original Ebay auction of item# 7954969805. However, since It was not my listing I don't know what they will do. I'm "just" a concerned Ebay user, that's all.

Lets see what Ebay does....

JoAnne

 

Interesting, it has just ended with a sale price of £10,000,000

It doesn't say sold...it just says it has ended.

did e-bay pull it?

 

I don't know.
I do not think it was pulled. I think it sold because it doesn't say it was and invalid item or that the auction was stopped.
J


BINGO!!! Just got an update from the guys on 356talk. THEY were the ones who bid it up to the ridiculous 10 Million GPB and then told him to stick it where the cheating sun don't shine! Guess they saw Ebay wasn't going to do something about it, so they did!!

356talk guys are just like Rennlist guys, they watch out for the bad guys and help the good guys. Cool......

J