You really are out to spoil his fun. I have a sister in the Manchester area... Tell him you have a friend who wants to look at it. BillR
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 11:31 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] sadly, the ad is a scam he claims to be in manchester, so i'm asking him if the reason nobody in all of lancashire will buy it from him is that he does not enjoy a good local reputation. On 6/27/07, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Gary, > This is a new type of scam (fairly new, I guess) where the seller > claims > the car is overseas and is too expensive to title/register/insure and > drive > so they want to sell & ship it back. I went into this with a '97 Porsche > 993 Cabr offered for $30k incl shipping to a city near the buyer. Once > the > buyer checked the car, final payment was expected. Of course, he wanted a > deposit to ship it - which I believe is money that will disappear with the > seller. I told the seller I had a friend near Italy (where he and the car > supposedly were) who could come by, check the car, pay the final price and > drive it back to UK to keep for me. The price was $10k-$15k below many > asking prices for that year/model - although some are harder to sell -- > After suggesting my firend would come by to inspect and pay for it, he > stopped communicating - something I suspect he's good at - especially once > he has your "deposit". > > Anyway - yep, it's a scam. > > Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) > www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts > Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil > PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net > Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs > Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ > . > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 11:08 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] sadly, the ad is a scam > > > > well, it's too cheap. so you go check another big city craigslist (i > > check > > miami) and there it is in miami as well . so then i email the seller and > > it > > turns out to be overseas. then i ask why they list it as being in > > "atlanta" > > and they tell me that they used to live in atlanta but have now moved > > overseas. when i ask if they used to live in miami as well, i get > > silence. > > > > this seems to be a pretty common scam now as i've found many of these > > > > On 6/27/07, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:51:54 -0400 "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sys/360650852.html > >> > >> So, how did you make that judgement? > >> > >> > >> Craig > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.10/873 - Release Date: > 6/26/2007 > > 11:54 PM > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
