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Old 11-08-2007, 08:03 AM   #1
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Default Trading Post starting to get "Ebay" scams...

Found an interesting set of advertisments.

The Trading Post one seems a bargain!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2005-Audi-TT-...QQcmdZViewItem

http://www.autotrader.com.au/iteminf...ubs_Used+Cars_

I'll start emailing them to let them no.....

Buyer beware!

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Old 11-08-2007, 08:25 AM   #2
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But wait! there's more...

http://www.autotrader.com.au/iteminf...ubs_Used+Cars_
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Old 11-08-2007, 08:27 AM   #3
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Ok... closer to home......

http://www.autotrader.com.au/iteminf...6+Unique+Cars_

AND:

http://www.autotrader.com.au/iteminf...6+Unique+Cars_

Wonder if they are Forum members?
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Old 11-08-2007, 05:01 PM   #4
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haha a 1998 Porsche 911 for only 8,800 bucks i smell a bargain lmao
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Old 11-08-2007, 05:54 PM   #5
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Have you reported them ?
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Old 11-08-2007, 06:40 PM   #6
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Yup, reported no less than 15-20 items by the same seller.

Their response:

Thank you for your emails. Please be assured that we share your concern about potential scams. The seller and the ads in question are not legitimate and the ads have already been removed from our site. If you have made any contact with the seller we recommend that you cease all contact.

Funny thing is, the links in the emails i sent em still show the item, but a separate search for the same item will not bring it up as a result.

Don't know how that works but it seems to have solved the problem.
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Old 11-08-2007, 07:04 PM   #7
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All For $8,800 Each And All From Gunnedah Not Bad Just Like The Yellow Hk Monaro That Was Suposed To Be In Germany And The Seller Was Caught In Usa Not Bad But Very Stupid
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Old 11-08-2007, 07:29 PM   #8
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Why is he asking $8,800 for everything? seems a bit dodgy...
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Old 11-08-2007, 07:38 PM   #9
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Why is he asking $8,800 for everything? seems a bit dodgy...
Well that made it easy to search for all his ads. Popped in a search for 8800 and sure enough all the ads were easy to find.

Now how much would this exercise have cost? Whats the going rate for an add of 4-5 lines with 4-5 pictures these days?

All up this guy had at least 15 adds posted. This person would have been easy enough to trace if they were stupid enough to use their own credit card and home computer i'm guessing?

oh well. I hope there wasn't anyone stupid enough to think they could buy a car at 15% of their real cost. I wonder what the inbox of the seller looked like after a few days? Porbably full of emails containing lots of name calling and nast words (I hope).
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Old 11-08-2007, 10:38 PM   #10
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Why is he asking $8,800 for everything? seems a bit dodgy...
Scams come under the GST threshold... Wait, GST is a scam itself.
hmm, bit of a paradox really....
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Old 12-08-2007, 01:37 AM   #11
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I believe the number 8 is considered lucky in some cultures. Maybe this clown thinks he will get away with the $8800 price...
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Old 12-08-2007, 09:02 AM   #12
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I would have thought the phone number would have been a dead giveaway .... 02-0912 0909
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Old 12-08-2007, 03:45 PM   #13
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I bet they paid with stolen credit cards.
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