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ainsley_brader
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5th Jul 06 at 22:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A friend of mine has seen a car which he estimates is worth between £8k and £12k advertised on ebay buy it now for £3,500.

So he emailed the seller asking what the crack was and she has replied to say that her husband/boyfriend was killed in iraq early in the year so she just wants rid of the car as its a painful reminder.

She has said she is away atm but can arrange for a courier service, DAS, to bring the car upto him in exchange for the cash!

Now not being funny but i dont believe a word of it however my mate seems to think it could all be true.

IMO I think it would be much less hassle for her just to walk into any car dealer and if it is waht its supposed to be anyone would give her £5k cash there and then. If your going to go to the hassle of putting it on ebay you might as well get a fair price!

I think its more likely that someone will turn up and rob him, if he gives them the address and arranges to be there with the cash.

So has anyone heard of anything like this before?

Ainsley
ainsley_brader
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5th Jul 06 at 22:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
oh and the ebay ad has since dissapeared
Jay
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5th Jul 06 at 22:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
could be a money laundering thing tbh

[Edited on 05-07-2006 by JayM]
Robbo
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Yes, seen/heard of numerous times before!
LeeM
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either that or the car doesnt belong to them at all or its stolen or somethin along those lines
ainsley_brader
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5th Jul 06 at 22:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
Yes, seen/heard of numerous times before!


Can you expand on that?
Ian
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5th Jul 06 at 22:55   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If it looks too cheap, it probably is.
mav
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5th Jul 06 at 23:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
stay clear.
horizon
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You never know
Ian
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quote:
Originally posted by horizon
You never know
And while there's people thinking like that, scammers will still make a living.
Robin
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5th Jul 06 at 23:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there was that woman who sold her husbands car on ebay because of something he said on the radio.... but.... most of the time, its a bit dodgy
horizon
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
quote:
Originally posted by horizon
You never know
And while there's people thinking like that, scammers will still make a living.


Look on the Bright side? Cheap car.. like i said.. You never know
James@CCC
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i think ive heard of this. it'll probably just be some big guys who beat u up and take the cash they know you have.
davey03
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6th Jul 06 at 13:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
or it is real and does exsist, but some one will come round and nick it a few days later and sell it on again
stay clear mate
Steve
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6th Jul 06 at 13:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do the deal, when they come to drop the car off ask the police to hide somewhere
andys sxi
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ask her 4 the reg of th car and get it checked out if she doesnt give it ya its dodgy or tell her he will wait till she gts back an go to c her 4 it

April 08 feature car
horizon
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I like the Police idea! *FREEZE*
Lynny
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ask for proof of ownership. photocopies of documents etc
M6RKK
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there was a woman on ebay who sold her husbands TT for £50 while he was at work as long as they could pic the car up withing 20 mins of her posting it up lol

 
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