Hi Don, Agreed - this is definately a scam. I considered a 95 911 (993) that was supposedly in Italy for$20k - value was approx twice that. His story was he shipped the car there to drive and found it was too expensive to register and insure - he was ship it to an airport near me where I'd evaluate it and pay the balance - the CarFax report came back clean so he must have stolen a VIN from an ad on ebay -
Anyway - he wanted a $500 deposit before shipping. I suspect he figured people buying a car like this would write off the $500 and not worry about it. When I said a friend lived in Italy and would come by to take a look at the car (and pay if need be) & pick it up for me he stopped replying. *always* a sure sign of a scam -- Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net 800-583-8601 Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Snook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 10:29 AM Subject: [MBZ] car sale scams >I think I am aware of most of the scams about car sales. Here is a message >from a seller that I just received: > > "Hello, > The car is still for sale. It has a clean title, very well maintained, no > exterior damages and no mechanical problems. I'm asking $3.000 for it, not > negotiable. I have to to sell this car as fast as I can because in three > weeks I will be in Iraq and I think I'll stay there for a while that's why > I'm selling it so cheap. Currently I'm in a military base in California > and the car is here with me. I can ship for free within US if you want to > buy it. Let me know what you decide ASAP. The pics speak for themselves, > You'll love the car, I can guarantee you that! > Thank you." > > I think this includes all of the ingredients of a scam - price is too > cheap, the car was advertised in a midwestern newspaper (but is in > California), offer to ship for free, have to sell it quickly because they > are leaving the country (this one has to go to Iraq - very patriotic of > him), and correspondence lacks any real details. No phone number, no > names, no details. > > Time to walk away. > > Donald H. Snook > > _______________________________________ > 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
