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dna
11-10-2005, 02:06 PM
Check out the ebay listing below. It is for a loaded 03 H2 with low miles (with lots of expensive extras). It has a 27.5k$ buy-it-now price.

This obviously sounds like a scam, especially since the seller is restricting buyers to "pre-approved" (whatever that means) plus there are no pics of the ride and the seller states to contact him on his personal email (not the typical "ask a seller a question" that ebay offers. He also has two listing on ebay with the exact same description for the exact same amount. The only odd thing is the seller has a very high ebay rating which started in 2000. The rating would make you think it is legit, but everything else stinks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/2003-H2-LUX-SERIES-ONE-OWNER-WARRANTY-LOADED-PRISTINE_W0QQitemZ6987812100QQcategoryZ268QQssPage NameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
dna
11-10-2005, 02:06 PM
Check out the ebay listing below. It is for a loaded 03 H2 with low miles (with lots of expensive extras). It has a 27.5k$ buy-it-now price.

This obviously sounds like a scam, especially since the seller is restricting buyers to "pre-approved" (whatever that means) plus there are no pics of the ride and the seller states to contact him on his personal email (not the typical "ask a seller a question" that ebay offers. He also has two listing on ebay with the exact same description for the exact same amount. The only odd thing is the seller has a very high ebay rating which started in 2000. The rating would make you think it is legit, but everything else stinks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/2003-H2-LUX-SERIES-ONE-OWNER-WARRANTY-LOADED-PRISTINE_W0QQitemZ6987812100QQcategoryZ268QQssPage NameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
NoMoGMPG
11-10-2005, 02:16 PM
Hijacked identity. Report it to eBay.
VTSTOMPER
11-10-2005, 02:19 PM
I report that crap to ebay all the time. I see many of these things going on with motorcycles. Safe Harbor follows up pretty good I guess...
HummerNewbie
11-10-2005, 02:20 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by GMPartsGuy:
Hijacked identity. Report it to eBay. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

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DRTYFN
11-10-2005, 03:33 PM
And yet EBay officials refuse to admit that they have a major problem with fraud.http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif
HummBob
11-10-2005, 07:00 PM
This is happening alot. I contact the seller's all the time through the auction, not the e-mail given in the listing, to inform them. The auctions usually get pulled quickly thereafter.
I just don't like seeing people getting scammed.

You can usually QUICKLY find out if it's a scam, just check the sellers feedback for what they NORMALLY buy/sell. If it's not a crap load of vehicles, then SCAM!
CslRkH2
11-11-2005, 02:55 AM
Scam