Fraud on EBAY
 

Here's a prime example of EBAY Fraud. This is my boat. The guy listing it used pics that I had online here on OSO and Speedwake. That's me in the PIC!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2002-...QQcmdZViewItem

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So can you contact the police and have them act as a buyer to catch him?

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Email him and tell him you want to see it...

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send him an e-mail....contact aol and find out who owns that e-mail account then lock him up :D

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In all actuality if he does sell it on Ebay, calls you and tells you he wants to buy it...

If you get your money and the boat sold, what the hell?

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because hes not going to..hes gonna take the money and run :D

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:eek: :eek:

I always felt Ebay was a great way to get a "high dollar" item some major attention when selling. But I never thought people would actually make a purchase like that without seeing it.

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Checked your backyard recently?? :eek: :eek: :drink:

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want us to bid on it

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We Should All Email Him With Tons Of Questions And Just Play Wiyh Him Saying We Want To See It And Motor Questions Hours Etc :d

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He has 2 other boats for sale also :(

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It happens often. Report it to E-Bay and they will pull the ad.

You can do that right on E-bay.

The $$$ amount and interstate transaction makes it Federal fraud.

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Aol won't help you. They are scum bags also. I was sent kiddie porn once. I called AOL and they said just delete it. I called the police and they said they would look into it.

I never heard anything again :rolleyes:

E-bay will do more for you then aol

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I already emailed him asking for his phone number to speak with him about it :D wait and see now

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there doing the same thing on the car site, there is a 67 mustang gt500 nice like the on on kgone in 60sec, for 6600.

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I reported it to ebay. I think it just takes them a while to get to it. He's definitely trying to rush the deal having a 3 day auction. He's prob. just wanting someone to send him a grand or two as a deposit.

I emailed him too and said I wanted to bid on it.lol...lol...

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How in the hell can you sell something on Ebay if you're not a regitered user????

That doesn't make sense.

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LOL, you have to be pre-approved to bid.. I emailed for approval :) :)

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No Hull Identification Number ??? Something like that stands out to me!!!

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Who is going to buy from a new Ebay seller with NO feedback anyway ??

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Ha!! He responded to my email. He says the boat is in Europe and he'll pay for shipping. Get a load of this:

The boat is in excellent condition as you can see from the pictures.
It has never been down and it hasn't seen the rain.No scratches or any kind
of damage.
This is a one owner boat and it has a clear title.
If you are interested in buying it the price is 32.000.00 USD .
The boat will be shipped from Europe, on my expense and will be delivered
directly to your door in 5-6 days.
I will pay the shipping fees.The boat will be insured at the shipping company
for the transport.
All documents, including owner's manual, clear title and a bill of sale on
your name will be provided along with the bike.

The transaction will be made under eBay's buyer protection plan for our own
safety.
Your funds will be 100% insured by Ebay who will hold your payment until
you receive and test the bike
You will have 15 days from the time you receive the boat to inspect it and
decide if you want to keep it or not.

If you are interested in buying it please provide me your full name and address
so I can initiate the deal through Ebay.

I'm a serious seller and a fair trader and I prefer to deal only with a serious
buyer.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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Quick !! Wire him the money before someone else does ! :D :D

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Was this guy selling a boat or a bike? Maybe both because he mentioned both a boat and a bike in his response to you. Too bad they will not try hard to catch these guys.

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Too funny..... he forgot to change bike :rolleyes: :D

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BIKE??? I wonder who owns the other 2 boats he's selling?

you should go out to the yard, take a pic of you by YOUR boat, flipping him the bird. Send that to him :evilb:

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This exact same thing went on with a 34 Powerquest about 7 or 8 months ago.......It may be the same guy, first they said the boat was in FL, then about a month later the same boat was in Europe.... I say we mount a e-mail attack and pound this stroke!!!! :cool:

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Same happened to me when I sold my Scorpion 2 years ago.
Dumba$$ had a pretty good scam going until he offered fedX shipping :)

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Same response here



Hello there and thanks for your interest.

The boat is in excellent condition as you can see from the pictures.
It has never been down and it hasn't seen the rain.No scratches or any kind
of damage.
This is a one owner boat and it has a clear title.
If you are interested in buying it the price is 32.000.00 USD .
The boat will be shipped from Europe, on my expense and will be delivered
directly to your door in 5-6 days.
I will pay the shipping fees.The boat will be insured at the shipping company
for the transport.
All documents, including owner's manual, clear title and a bill of sale on
your name will be provided along with the bike.

The transaction will be made under eBay's buyer protection plan for our own
safety.
Your funds will be 100% insured by Ebay who will hold your payment until
you receive and test the bike
You will have 15 days from the time you receive the boat to inspect it and
decide if you want to keep it or not.

If you are interested in buying it please provide me your full name and address
so I can initiate the deal through Ebay.

I'm a serious seller and a fair trader and I prefer to deal only with a serious
buyer.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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I am in the process of sueing after buying my boat on e-baysee my thread on "need help on motor value" Although I think you can get a deal on e-bay just be weary

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I would be curious why the boat has south carolina registration numbers on it when it is in Europe.. :eek:

Farkin ashwipe. :mad:

BT

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2 years ago I saw a Corvette 4 sale on Ebay that had a rare color combo. I sent a note via ebay and the "seller" responded with the scam in Europe. When they ask for funds via one of the wire services, usually Western Union,the red flag should go up. I found who the real owner was. It was a retired FBI agent who was now working for an insurance auto theft company. He was mortified. We both reported it to Ebay but nothing further happened. Beware of the scams.

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Ummm, would it be rude to ask if you'll sell the boat to a fellow OSO member for the $32,000? :drink: jk....

I almost bought a project boat on ebay 2 Thanksgivings ago but lost the bid in the last few seconds. 2 days later I get a second chance offer. So I start emailing for more info and get suspect replies. I then contact the auction winner by phone and he said the boat is in his driveway. So I contact ebay and heard nothing back. I also contacted local police and they said the problem is too big for them to handle and just advised me to watch out in the future.

I would never buy anything substantial over ebay w/o seeing it in person. Zero $$$ would trade hands unless it was in person. Screw the deposits...they can wait until I drive to see the boat/bike/truck/car/atv....

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I just emailed him to find out if I could send a deposit and how we could move forward. We'll see what happens.

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yeah, i tried too, what a freeeeeekin looser, he oughta be castrated!!

so, what can be done with this?

heres my response from him, the same i think!!

Hello there and thanks for your interest.

The boat is in excellent condition as you can see from the pictures.
It has never been down and it hasn't seen the rain.No scratches or any kind
of damage.
This is a one owner boat and it has a clear title.

The boat will be shipped from Europe, on my expense and will be delivered
directly to your door in 5-6 days.
I will pay the shipping fees.The boat will be insured at the shipping company
for the transport.
All documents, including owner's manual, clear title and a bill of sale on
your name will be provided along with the bike.

The transaction will be made under eBay's buyer protection plan for our own
safety.
Your funds will be 100% insured by Ebay who will hold your payment until
you receive and test the bike
You will have 15 days from the time you receive the boat to inspect it and
decide if you want to keep it or not.

If you are interested in buying it please provide me your full name and address
so I can initiate the deal through Ebay.

I'm a serious seller and a fair trader and I prefer to deal only with a serious
buyer.

I look forward to hearing from you.


heres what i wrote, didnt even touch on that!!!

ive been looking for a boat similar to what youve got for sale. do you have more photos of it or where can i see it, it says your in La. just wondering as i will be around the Sc area in the next two weeks visiting family. why was the powerhead replaced? how long have you owned it?
thanks

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I hope the ba$$tard is caught. :mad:

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The boat will be shipped from Europe, on my expense and will be delivered
directly to your door in 5-6 days


Thats some fast shipping :eek: Maybe he's gonna send Air-mail?

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C'mon guys...all you need is a little common sense here, anybody stupid enough to wire money overseas deserves to lose it.

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I just got this back from him, when I asked about paying to bid on the boat......


I am soldier concentrate in a military base in Slovack Republick.I am italien and a friend of my respond you and make this mistake with the bike.Also if you dont like my boat you dont pay anithing to ship back i will pay for this If you ar agree to make the deal through ebay please send me your full name and adress and i will start the transaction

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Everybody should just screw with him...like we are...I am going to do it right now...I am bored! :D