Possibly another ebay fraud?????

HairbearTE · Post by **HairbearTE** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:03 pm

Check this out. Wildcat heads, no starting price, vendor with zero feedback at all. And best of all the item is located in western isles, UK..
I've emailed the seller explaining that i have connections in that part of the uk and that cash payment on collection is no problem for me. Lets see..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rover-V8-Wildcat- ... dZViewItem

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:09 pm

He spells very well if he's a scammer!

I can't see anyone starting a wildcat heads auction for 1p though.

chodjinn · Post by **chodjinn** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:14 pm

with the throttle stuff 'thrown' in lol. I very much doubt this is kosher!

HairbearTE · Post by **HairbearTE** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:21 pm

Well ive had no reply yet from this guy, what a suprise.

pitsnow · Post by **pitsnow** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:13 am

Me neither. I asked for photos but no reply so far.

mikeinatruck · Post by **mikeinatruck** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:14 am

Bids are coming in 102 quid at the moment, if your worried about it then I would use the escrow service they wont release the money to the seller untill you have recieved the item.

Ian Anderson · Post by **Ian Anderson** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:29 am

I asked for pics -and he replied within a couple of hours

The induction system looked interesting - 8 butterflies in a neat piece of work

Ian

Ian Anderson · Post by **Ian Anderson** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:29 am

Oh yes he also mentioned he was after £1500 for the lot

Ian

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:29 pm

Same here Ian. Pics no prob but he's looking for 1500 notes.

JC. · Post by **JC.** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:57 pm

er... anyone got £1400 I can borrow?

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:12 pm

Anyone want to post his pics?

Just being nosy

badger · Post by **badger** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:45 am

Well, I've emailed the seller twice now asking if I could collect and pay cash - seeing as I'm not all that far away (and I like the scenery over that way!) and guess what..... NO RESPONSE!
Call me a sceptic, but if they ain't prepared to meet someone at their location and accept cash, then that smells fishy to me.
Anyone can find photos to suit a purpose and email them on claiming they took them.......
There is another listing that I'm pretty convinced is the same person, it's a very similar (but not the same!) user name, same location, again newly registered (on the same date!) with zero feedback. item 160085191449 , just the sort of thing you'd expect to find lying around the western isles of Scotland....???
Now, it could be legit and one name is registered on a home computer and the other on a work machine for convenience, but I'm still sceptical.

HairbearTE · Post by **HairbearTE** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:42 pm

I think this is definatly a scam. Proceed with extreme caution interested parties..

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:15 pm

Both these Ebay auctions use the same name/id generator/rules!

Perhaps there is an unknown racing scene on Stornoway's roads?

scoobyv8 · Post by **scoobyv8** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:48 pm

sorry i'm way behind here, but usually sold items stay on ebay for some time.

ebay has removed both items already, i think your right about it being a scam

George