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Rootes75 · Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2019 9:08 pm Post subject: Ebay Classic Car scam?

So, I was having a look at ebay earlier and saw a nice Mark 1 Austin Ruby, start bid £1. Put it on my watch list and out of interest thought I'd have a look at the sellers other items.
I was very surprised to see list over 1300 vehicles!! I am sure this must be a scam of some kind. Looking at the phots of cars its almost like they are pulling them straight from search engines or similar.

Scam or not Scam??
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK

Yeah this happens regularly, definite scam. Always look at a seller's other items before contemplating a bid. The blurb in the dodgy listings usually gives an email address to contact the "seller" if you have any questions, rather than doing the usual approach via ebay messaging.

RJ
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Minxy · Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 272 Location: West Northants

I have just reported one to e-bay, an Hillman Aero Minx. I had a look and the picture they use is on google images. This same car crops up most days and if you then go onto classic cars for sale there are dozens more - all very rare and pristine with low start price or ridiculously low ‘buy it now’
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Rootes75 · Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 8:06 pm Post subject:

I have seen the Aero Minx, £1 start price.
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Riley Blue · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1750 Location: Derbyshire

This character appears on Ebay every so often but his listings are so obviously fraudulent it's difficult to believe that anyone could be duped by him. I (and others) have been reporting him for what seems like years but he bounces back every time.
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Rootes75 · Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 9:38 pm Post subject:

I have noticed each time he bounces back he still has 100% positive feedback.
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Bitumen Boy · Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 9:52 pm Post subject:

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Rootes75 · Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:00 am Post subject:

So what happens if you bid and win one of these vehicles?

I presume nothing apart from them fleecing you if you give any payment or personal details?
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Minxy · Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 272 Location: West Northants

The Hillman is back on and if you click other items there are 1,400 listings Shocked

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petelang · Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 444 Location: Nottingham

I've reported this guy for many of his listing. It's a useless waste of time. Even if eBay take notice, next day he's back again.
These sort of people need exterminating.
Parasites.
Peter

gillberry · Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 702 Location: Norwich

All it takes is one person not to realise and check out the seller to win and pay a deposit. I have seen on a few Facebook pages that people are bidding for a joke as eBay do nothing
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consul 57 · Joined: 09 Nov 2017 Posts: 487 Location: somerset

one chap in cambridge has 3 ford mk2 CZZ cars for sale from 99p!

Rootes75 · Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 12:13 pm Post subject:

I like having a look through the classic cars for sale but it is so tedius when its page after page of these cars at £1.
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK