Is this a scam? Too good to be true????

[ecoslik]

I've been down this road with a vehicle purchase on ebay. Fortunately, I did not pull the trigger, and I lost nothing but time. Ultimately, I did find a vehicle and make a purchase from ebay. But, I was amazed at how well planned and executed the scam was. They had answers to all my questions and/or reservations; they had technology to "impersonate" ebay. Thank goodness I had an inside contact at a dealer who provided me some key information about the person to whom the vehicle had been originally sold, and once I tracked that person down, they were horrified to learn their vehicle was listed on ebay and apparently someone (probably someone at car wash) had managed to take the vehicle to a nearby park and pose 20+ pictures for the ebay listing.

It can not be said any clearer ... if you are asking then you know the answer. If concerned, settle for nothing other than an in-person inspection/transaction and a public meeting place such as a title company parking lot (they can notarize bill of sale and copy of seller's driver's license).

Yes, I personally know of rare stories including someone buying a $95k Mercedes for $500 from a wife (trying to sell all her man's toys while he was out of town) who had just learned of her husband's cheating ways. I even know a widow who sold her husband's like-new NH tractor and implements after his death; I wanted to buy, but someone else made the purchase first; that wasn't $3k, but it was an UNBELIEVABLE price.

As has been said many times, find something that works for you, make a fair deal ... and just enjoy the seat time. There are no freebies that don't cost you in other ways.

 

[dodge man]

SCAM, SCAM, SCAM. I look through our local Craigs List on a semi regular basis, and almost every single day, I see an obvious scam. A 5 year old BMW for $4000. I have responded to a few of them, and it is almost always packaged up and can't be viewed, but delivery is free! What a deal! Unless you can see it, PASS on it.

 

[jbarker855]

You would be a fool to even waste your gas money to look at that imaginary tractor. Walk away now.
-Jay

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I bought it already, I sent them invisible money for an invisible tractor. :laughing:

 

[Ductape]

Scammity scammy scam scam

 

[superbird6693]

Ok well I guess its a scam by what you guys say. Ill have my dad email back that we found someone close to go look at it for us and see what they say btw she also will only take paypal so im sure that is a sign that its a scam

 

[dex3361]

Ok well I guess its a scam by what you guys say. Ill have my dad email back that we found someone close to go look at it for us and see what they say btw she also will only take paypal so im sure that is a sign that its a scam

The scam continues. Do not send money.

 

[RobKinNH]

The minute you e-mail them they have what they want, your e-mail address. They put it on a list and sell it to forign companies. Next thing you know your inbox is full of junk! Easiest way to tell is the add is too good to be true and has an e-mail address to reply to instead of having craigslist send the e-mail. Way too good of a deal and the e-mail address = SCAM!

 

[/pine]

When you see these scams you should "flag" the ad...CL gives users the option to remove (flag) posts....

What's funny about many of the tractor scams on CL is you will see the exact same ads (scams) all across the country...regardless of where the tractor is "supposed" to be located...i.e., same pictures, descriptions etc.etc...

 

[RobKinNH]

When you see these scams you should "flag" the ad...CL gives users the option to remove (flag) posts....

What's funny about many of the tractor scams on CL is you will see the exact same ads (scams) all across the country...regardless of where the tractor is "supposed" to be located...i.e., same pictures, descriptions etc.etc...

I usually copy the title and paste it in Google and see how many states the same ad was used, then FLAG it. There needs to be a law against SCAMMERS!