eBay/Craigslist Cheap tractors on EBAY?????

kmosabe · Jul 31, 2006

2005 KUBOTA Bx22 Compact tractor with Loader & Backhoe Item number: 180013126712

What gives? This is just one example on ebay. As advertised, it will ship worldwide, free shipping, buy it now for 3,000 USD. If this is true, why aren't we all buying these cheap brand-newish tractors, can anyone explain.

1danny · Jul 31, 2006

kmosabe said:
2005 KUBOTA Bx22 Compact tractor with Loader & Backhoe Item number: 180013126712

What gives? This is just one example on ebay. As advertised, it will ship worldwide, free shipping, buy it now for 3,000 USD. If this is true, why aren't we all buying these cheap brand-newish tractors, can anyone explain.

Because it's a scam.

DEanny

pruntyc · Jul 31, 2006

Remember the saying, "if it sounds to good to be true, it generally is"? You or anyone should be able to figure out that is a rip off, plain and simple.

roxynoodle · Jul 31, 2006

They are hijacking people's accounts without them realizing, hence their 100% feedback rating. When I see these tractors I email the person whose account it is to let them know and then the auction gets pulled right away. Notice these scammers are asking you to email them directly at some other email account like yahoo? One night though I watched the bidders play with the scammer and they ran one of those TLBs to over half a million dollars.

Soundguy · Jul 31, 2006

I'll bet it has a nigerian return address!!

Soundguy

buppy69 · Aug 1, 2006

If you'll notice, the same Kubota tractor picture comes up every day. These are 7 day auctions, not 1 day.

Eugene

Soundguy · Aug 1, 2006

Gotta love the determined scammers...

Soundguy

gws · Aug 3, 2006

I can usually go into the tractor area and find 10 or more tractors that are scams. I report them to ebay, they go away in a few hours of the reports.

buppy69 · Aug 3, 2006

The same Cub Cadet with loader keeps showing up also.

Eugene

roxynoodle · Aug 3, 2006

A few of us have noticed that one and the weird part was that the winning bidder the first time around gave positive feedback and the seller gave it to him also. Not sure what the deal is on that one. I had thought maybe something had come up that kept the buyer from being able to pay for it and they just decided to leave each other positive feedback anyway. But, if it is up again I don't know what to say.