does this verbiage sound like a scam to you?
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I've never heard of this BS - I emailed this guy selling a car because I was interested and wanted to talk to him as the phone number listed in the ad was incorrect(whose name was originally Ronald!) and this is what he responded with:
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We will speak on the phone after we will have more things sorted out , if i will talk to all of the people that asked me to do it... it will take forever to sell it.
The car is flawless no problems at all , i have to sell it because i have some money problems for now and hope i will fix them fast.
The only way I will make this transaction will be through eBay.
You should not be worried about that because you will receive the car and you can see it before I get any money from you.
I will explain you step by step how the transaction works and if you agree the terms, I expect from you to send me your contact details (full name, shipping address, ebay username in case you got one):
1. I will need your full name, shipping address, ebay username in case you got one so I can open a case with eBay Virtual Protection Program
2. You will receive the case ID (where they will explain you exactly the terms and conditions of the transaction), and the Invoice, so you can buy the car if you want it
3. After you accept to proceed with the transaction you will need to transfer the amount into a safe eBay bank account.
4. After they will have the money in their bank account and confirm me that, I will ship the car to you. You will have 5 (five working days) to see it, test it. After this 5 days all you have to do to gain the car is to confirm to eBay that you will buy the car and you will not ship it back to me (in case that there are miss prints or anything wrong with the car, also this is not a case)
5. If everything works fine, you get the car and I get the money transferred from eBay's bank account into my bank account, and the deal is done.
Now, I hope you read carefully the steps of the transaction and you will take your final decision.
Take care, Tom.
The car is flawless no problems at all , i have to sell it because i have some money problems for now and hope i will fix them fast.
The only way I will make this transaction will be through eBay.
You should not be worried about that because you will receive the car and you can see it before I get any money from you.
I will explain you step by step how the transaction works and if you agree the terms, I expect from you to send me your contact details (full name, shipping address, ebay username in case you got one):
1. I will need your full name, shipping address, ebay username in case you got one so I can open a case with eBay Virtual Protection Program
2. You will receive the case ID (where they will explain you exactly the terms and conditions of the transaction), and the Invoice, so you can buy the car if you want it
3. After you accept to proceed with the transaction you will need to transfer the amount into a safe eBay bank account.
4. After they will have the money in their bank account and confirm me that, I will ship the car to you. You will have 5 (five working days) to see it, test it. After this 5 days all you have to do to gain the car is to confirm to eBay that you will buy the car and you will not ship it back to me (in case that there are miss prints or anything wrong with the car, also this is not a case)
5. If everything works fine, you get the car and I get the money transferred from eBay's bank account into my bank account, and the deal is done.
Now, I hope you read carefully the steps of the transaction and you will take your final decision.
Take care, Tom.
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That was my thinking, too - just thought I'd check in case eBay all of a sudden became a bank... and had this Virtual whatever-it's-called ability...
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I would have honestly seen the mileage and the price and chalked it up to a scam. Theres so much of this going on. If its too good to be true....
Although, if the scammers made the price just a tad less ridiculous it wouldn't be so blatantly obvious its a scam!
Although, if the scammers made the price just a tad less ridiculous it wouldn't be so blatantly obvious its a scam!
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Yes... all alarms were sounding - just thought I'd share. My wife even told me if I bought that car, she would require I painted it otherwise she would not ever drive in it!! Hah!!
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Oh well... sometimes a good deal comes along...
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