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Post by Mr Whippy on Jun 12, 2023 19:04:48 GMT
Anyone heard of it and how to avoid it?
Saw a car recently at quite a low price for what it is. I asked the seller why it was priced so and he said he wanted a quick sale for unforseen circumstances. He had a few others. Told him I had a change of mind and he wished me well.
As he had been with eBay since 2009 and had good feedback and after some more thought, I decided to go ahead to buy it. I suggested bank transfer on collection and asked for a postcode to get a quote. He replied that he was working offshore as a financial auditor and would be away for a month or more but that viewing & delivery could still be possible. He suggested using VPP, which I'm not totally convinced about. Just wondered if anyone had used it.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 12, 2023 19:09:02 GMT
Sounds off to me
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Post by topalwaysdown on Jun 12, 2023 19:15:41 GMT
I’d pass.
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 12, 2023 19:45:37 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Jun 12, 2023 20:07:42 GMT
I sold my BMW on eBay as I was fed up with time wasters on Autotrader. Turned out to be a legit bloke, did the money transfer in front of me, I verified it and he was gone with the car inside 2 hours.
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Post by Mr Whippy on Jun 12, 2023 20:22:36 GMT
Well, thanks for that, Jules. Did think it was too good to be true. He did say he had used VPP when he sold the van he had. The Cad! |
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Post by seanm on Jun 13, 2023 15:45:10 GMT
I have a 28 year old campervan, the model ran from circa 1994 to around 2007. In the middle the transit base van changed from Mk 5 to Mk6 and maybe further. The most visible difference is colour... earlier ones were British racing beige, latter ones silver. The price range is from about £10k to £25k. At any given time, there are about 18 on ebay. I can usually spot 3 of them as scams straight away... put simply the ads are very tempting because they are too good to be true. Typically, you see an expensive "silver one" advertised for less than a cheap "beige one". I believe that they copy and past real ads from elsewhere or from the past, and use hacked ebay accounts with good feedback. I think/assume that they make their money by taking multiple upfront deposits for vans which do not exist. I assume people are keen to lock in deals which are [clearly] too good to miss.
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Post by pre65 on Jun 14, 2023 10:27:52 GMT
Anyone heard of it and how to avoid it? Saw a car recently at quite a low price for what it is. I asked the seller why it was priced so and he said he wanted a quick sale for unforseen circumstances. He had a few others. Told him I had a change of mind and he wished me well. As he had been with eBay since 2009 and had good feedback and after some more thought, I decided to go ahead to buy it. I suggested bank transfer on collection and asked for a postcode to get a quote. He replied that he was working offshore as a financial auditor and would be away for a month or more but that viewing & delivery could still be possible. He suggested using VPP, which I'm not totally convinced about. Just wondered if anyone had used it. Avoid this transaction like the plague. Sounds like a scammer to me. I check Ebay classic cars every day and scams like this crop up at least once a day, be warned. PS, the post above echoes what I find. * |
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