I suggest everyone read the following forum thread concerning a car for sale that our friend, Matt Harwood, tried to purchase. Something to think about.

BEWARE THE BAD GUY!

Wayne

I have a 1948 Tucker for sale,all original!

About the item: it is in immaculate condition and hasn't been involved in any collision. 23947 miles. All original. Clear title. Comes with the owners manual & all records, receipts.

Is located in Portland and I will ship it from here.

The delivery will take within 3-4 working days (with insurance and 30 days return policy).

As soon as the item arrives, you will test and if it does not matches 100% of your expectations, you will return it in max. 30 days since the arrival date. In this case I will pay the return shipping and insurance fees.

ALSO ABOUT PAYMENT AND SHIPPING I WILL USE ONLY EBAY SO WE CAN BOTH BE PROTECTED!

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO E-MAIL ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
YOUR EBAY USER ID:
FULL NAME:
FULL ADDRESS:
Social Security #
Credit Card Numbers
complete family Social Security # packet
Bank Acct. #


EBAY WILL CONTACT YOU WITH MORE INFO REGARDING SHIPPING AND PAYMENT!

If you agree with my above terms, I'm sure that we can close the deal as soon as possible. I have reserved the item for you until I will have your final answer.



LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!

Since when can you buy any good looking classic in good condition for $9500? especially a Packard! Did you see that guy hiding behind the tree?

This happens all the time on E-Bay. Nothing new to anyone who spends time there. Yes, they are all frauds.

Will he throw in one of those 200 MPG carburetos at no extra charge?

I don't know if I would call them all frauds.........
I met folks who bought cars on epay and most are what was expected.

I'm sure Matt did the right thing in not buying before seeing. I wouldn't take the risk either. Just too much money at stake.

I meant the type of auction that was being posted. I have seen several auctions for 100pt 69 Ford Boss 429s with a buy it now price of $10K. Same for Corvettes and other exotics. All are frauds.

Just for the record, after the initial disbelief and cautious excitement wore off, I knew it was bogus. I kept going forward for a while just because I'm always hopeful, but as soon as he refused to let me ship it myself, I knew the jig was up. The rest was just to amuse myself.

However, I may re-assess my financial situation and see if I might be able to take Mike up on that '32 he mentioned...

A guy I know sold a Studebaker Hawk on eBay for over $20,000 to a museum. About 6 months later he saw the same car on eBay with the same pictures he posted and his description and a BIN price of $9,500.

He called the museum and they said they still had the car, and it was not for sale, so he reported it to eBay and they pulled the ad.