An R-34 for $4,000?
02-20-2007, 09:05 AM
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Screw gas mileage
Originally Posted by Steakboy42
I left it up. now, here's the challenge. spot the info that make's it from a scammer.
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02-20-2007, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Steakboy42
what were the terms of your deal-gone-bad?
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02-20-2007, 06:13 PM
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I already did. They said they were investigating it. And that since i "buy it now"ed it without using that actual fuction on ebay i technically bypassed ebay so there isnt too much they can do. They are probably going to close the auction though, i assume.
02-20-2007, 08:04 PM
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No, they won't. If I understand correctly, all what happened was that you sent the guy $800 as the first half of the payment without actually bidding on the auction and he ripped you off.
eBay has no reason to close the auction, and they probably won't do it because if it ends, they will get the seller's fee, and nothing illegal happened as far as they can see.
eBay has no reason to close the auction, and they probably won't do it because if it ends, they will get the seller's fee, and nothing illegal happened as far as they can see.
02-20-2007, 08:15 PM
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^^
Yes, you deliberately did something Ebay warns you not to do:
1 because it bypasses their cut on the profits, and
2 because they have no proof of the transaction that went on outside of their jurisdiction. It becomes a case of "he said/she said"
So they reallly have no recourse, or the inclination to investigate it.
Now with that said...
What method did you use to pay? You might still have other legal rcourses to get your money back.
Yes, you deliberately did something Ebay warns you not to do:
1 because it bypasses their cut on the profits, and
2 because they have no proof of the transaction that went on outside of their jurisdiction. It becomes a case of "he said/she said"
So they reallly have no recourse, or the inclination to investigate it.
Now with that said...
What method did you use to pay? You might still have other legal rcourses to get your money back.
02-21-2007, 09:48 AM
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yes i know but after that i used a friends email and asked a question as if i was going to bid and he never answered it either. He has abandoned this. He got money and ran and my guess is will never even look at that email or ebay account ever again.
02-21-2007, 11:27 AM
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dude...hopefully you dont get scammed on this r34...last time i went to japan and looked at a r33 not a GT-R costed around $10,000 for a mint condition one... and all the mods done to this r34 is worth WAAAAAAAY more than 4000...well tell your friend goodluck and not to get scammed
02-22-2007, 08:53 AM
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LOL i love when people post without reading all the way through, I do it all the time.
Good catch on the scam, it was relatively sneaky.
I absolutely categorically despise anyone who would try to scam / steal. If it could be 100% proven that someone deliberately scammed large amounts of money, I would advocate execution.
Good catch on the scam, it was relatively sneaky.
I absolutely categorically despise anyone who would try to scam / steal. If it could be 100% proven that someone deliberately scammed large amounts of money, I would advocate execution.
02-22-2007, 04:46 PM
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You need to ALWAYS be careful when buying stuff from oversea, or even selling things to people overseas. I'm glad you found out it was a scam, but it was kinda obvious!
When I was selling my grandads car because he went into a nursing home (it was a busted-*** '95 Olds Cutlass), I posted it on Craigslist and got a person from the UK emailing me saying they would send me a check for $5k (I listed it at only $2.5K selling price and expected some negociation) so I was like "Hell ya, I make 3K!".
The person sent me a check for $5,000 US and I had to arrange and pay for shipping. I went to deposit the check, and the bank said it was a fake, but it took a few days for them to figure it out. The check was actually real, but the account was a fake one. I was lucky because most people will depo the check and ship off the vehicle/item before payment goes through, and then the person gets a free car with free shipping.
When I was selling my grandads car because he went into a nursing home (it was a busted-*** '95 Olds Cutlass), I posted it on Craigslist and got a person from the UK emailing me saying they would send me a check for $5k (I listed it at only $2.5K selling price and expected some negociation) so I was like "Hell ya, I make 3K!".
The person sent me a check for $5,000 US and I had to arrange and pay for shipping. I went to deposit the check, and the bank said it was a fake, but it took a few days for them to figure it out. The check was actually real, but the account was a fake one. I was lucky because most people will depo the check and ship off the vehicle/item before payment goes through, and then the person gets a free car with free shipping.
02-22-2007, 07:18 PM
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I doubt the winner will hear from the guy. He took mine and ran. Ive had a friend send him questions regarding bidding and he never answered it either. However i did give him a nice call at 2AM the other night. I knew he wasnt going to answer but if im gonna get scammed hes gonna get a phone calls at all hours of the morning just to keep him awake haha
02-24-2007, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by chickenwafer
You need to ALWAYS be careful when buying stuff from oversea, or even selling things to people overseas. I'm glad you found out it was a scam, but it was kinda obvious!
When I was selling my grandads car because he went into a nursing home (it was a busted-*** '95 Olds Cutlass), I posted it on Craigslist and got a person from the UK emailing me saying they would send me a check for $5k (I listed it at only $2.5K selling price and expected some negociation) so I was like "Hell ya, I make 3K!".
The person sent me a check for $5,000 US and I had to arrange and pay for shipping. I went to deposit the check, and the bank said it was a fake, but it took a few days for them to figure it out. The check was actually real, but the account was a fake one. I was lucky because most people will depo the check and ship off the vehicle/item before payment goes through, and then the person gets a free car with free shipping.
When I was selling my grandads car because he went into a nursing home (it was a busted-*** '95 Olds Cutlass), I posted it on Craigslist and got a person from the UK emailing me saying they would send me a check for $5k (I listed it at only $2.5K selling price and expected some negociation) so I was like "Hell ya, I make 3K!".
The person sent me a check for $5,000 US and I had to arrange and pay for shipping. I went to deposit the check, and the bank said it was a fake, but it took a few days for them to figure it out. The check was actually real, but the account was a fake one. I was lucky because most people will depo the check and ship off the vehicle/item before payment goes through, and then the person gets a free car with free shipping.
Someone lady came and deposit a check of 5K(fake official check), my friend(another teller) deposit it and the funds actually show up the next day(for some reason...) and the lady came and took 3.5K out(cash) and send the money back to the sender, which claims that he will send another 10K back as soon as she send 3.5K to him. She did, and the fraud department checked the check with Valley Stream bank and of course its fake, so they called the Lady up and asked her, if she dont pay the money back, the bank will call a cop. It was some 50-60 yr old lady who believed that she *won* the *International Lottery* of I forgot how many million.
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02-24-2007, 08:59 PM
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This kind of check fraud happens all the time.
Someone sends you a very real looking check for way more than what you're asking for. You go, cash it, get the money.. all is looking good. sometimes the buyer (sending you the check) will ask you to western union some of the money back to them...
Anyway long story short.. once it's all figured out that the check is a fraud, YOU get stuck holding the bag and haveing to repay it ALL.
General rules of thumb -
1) If it seems too good to be true, it is.
2) If you get a check for more than what you're selling for - it's fake. Even if you get a check for the exact amount, it can still be fake. I hate taking checks.
3) Don't ever ever send Western Union to do a transaction. You have NO WAY to get it back. Once its sent - it's gone.
Someone sends you a very real looking check for way more than what you're asking for. You go, cash it, get the money.. all is looking good. sometimes the buyer (sending you the check) will ask you to western union some of the money back to them...
Anyway long story short.. once it's all figured out that the check is a fraud, YOU get stuck holding the bag and haveing to repay it ALL.
General rules of thumb -
1) If it seems too good to be true, it is.
2) If you get a check for more than what you're selling for - it's fake. Even if you get a check for the exact amount, it can still be fake. I hate taking checks.
3) Don't ever ever send Western Union to do a transaction. You have NO WAY to get it back. Once its sent - it's gone.
02-26-2007, 12:23 PM
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^Yeah I was really close to actually shipping the car to some address in the UK, which would have cost me roughly $2200 (have to transported to NYC then on a freightliner to the UK). And the funds from the check posted and everything, it was a few days later the bank calls me telling me it was a fake, and I was just about to call the shippers to come pick it up!