[DeTomaso] NPC: Question about car buying on eBay

wkooiman at earthlink.net wkooiman at earthlink.net
Thu Dec 4 21:47:39 EST 2008


Trust me.  Ebay DOES NOT inspect merchandise.

That's not only a scam, it's a retarded scam.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Dec 4, 2008 7:25 PM
>To: doug at silicondesigns.com, DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at realbig.com>
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC: Question about car buying on eBay
>
>Doug 
>Did you just fall off the onion truck or what?
>Something smells and it smells like a SCAM!
>So unless you are buying one of the slacker's
>toy Pantera models I'd be highly skeptical as
>in "my check is in the mail" or,  "I promise I...."
>Okay you know the rest.
>
>MD
>
>Doug Braun <doug at silicondesigns.com> wrote: Guys,
>
>Does this smell of a scam or is this guy talking about a service that eBay
>motors really provides?  He's selling a car on eBay and is claiming that
>eBay has a trust service for being able to buy a car sight unseen with a
>5-day inspection period.  Is he right?  Check out his wording below.
>
>Doug Braun
>------------------------------
>
>I will be back on December 27 this year but we can close the transaction
>safe for both of us through eBay.
> I'm offering you a secure deal and the car will be inspected on arrival by
>eBay staff. You'll receive the car papers along with the car!
>
>Here is how the process works:
>
>- you give me your shipping address,
>- I start a transaction on eBay Motors,
>- they send you the payment instructions,
>- you send the money into eBay trust account,
>- they confirm me that they received the funds,
>- I ship the car,
>- you receive the car,
>- they send me the money.
>
>They will hold the money until the car is delivered to you, with properly
>executed title. You will have 5 days for inspection. If the car is not like
>described you will have to ship it back on my expense, but I am sure that
>you will love it.
>
>In order to move forward I will need your full name and address.
>
>EBay will get in touch with you for further details and instructions.
>Looking forward to hearing from you!
>
>
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