nick8086 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Not sure if ebay has a software problem or is this just a great deal.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 1/24 scale? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 18 minutes ago, JFranklin said: 1/24 scale? maybe 100 to 250? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 (edited) This person has several classic cars for sale like a dealer but at prices that don't make sense. And does not disclose the location of this "dealership." So I'd say it is the type of scam where you are asked to pay a deposit to hold it for you. Then your deposit is lost. Another one NEW LISTING 1936 Chrysler Airstream Series C-7 Pre-Owned $16,500.00 Classified Ad Pickup only: Free NEW LISTING 1955 Chevrolet 3100 Pre-Owned $16,900.00 NEW LISTING 1965 Sunbeam Alpine Pre-Owned $18,800.00 Classified Ad Pickup only: Free Inside, the recently upholstered black front bucket seats and rear cargo compartment and all look great with no major signs of wear visible, also in excellent shape are the door panels, carpet and dashboard, also upholstered in black. Other interior features include nicely finished wood dash panel with full set of correct gauges, wooden steering wheel, wood shift knob, center arm rest and more. This Sunbeam Tiger is powered be a 260 Ford V-8 engine (visual confirmed with the 5 bolt bell housing and a 6 inch space between motor mount bolt holes) topped with an Offenhauser intake and Holley 4 barrel carburetor, chrome valve covers, chrome breather and air cleaner, performance headers and stainless dual exhaust linked to a 4 speed manual transmission. Mechanically the car also boasts rack and pinion steering, front disc brakes, 14 inch Superlite alloy wheels wrapped in 195/60R14s tires, note: wipers are currently inoperable. This extremely good looking and rare Tiger is a well equipped roadster with V-8 power and classic British styling. Edited May 12, 2019 by mike6024 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 I just posted it.. It did not make sense to me.. maybe a scam.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Looks like it was removed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I tried to report it. It looked like an obvious fraud. It is not easy to report fraud. You are asked Why are you reporting this? What's wrong? The burden is upon you to spell out exactly which of eBay's listing policies is being violated! Are they trying to sell outside of eBay to avoid eBay seller fees? If so what proof do you have of that? The only thing eBay cares about is protecting their right to collect their fees. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playswithbrass Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 A little Googling shows the first photo is of a car for sale at Classic Auto Mall in Pennsylvania. They have it in their sold section now so don’t know whether that was their listing or someone lifted the photo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 On 5/12/2019 at 10:58 PM, mike6024 said: I tried to report it. It looked like an obvious fraud. It is not easy to report fraud. You are asked Why are you reporting this? What's wrong? The burden is upon you to spell out exactly which of eBay's listing policies is being violated! Are they trying to sell outside of eBay to avoid eBay seller fees? If so what proof do you have of that? The only thing eBay cares about is protecting their right to collect their fees. I reported an item a while back and it was simple. Just selected the appropriate heading (think it was fraudulent listing) and typed in "photo taken from a previous listing." I got a quick response that the listing and the seller had been deleted. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorialynn2 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Just curious why the Kaiser Darrin is so valuable? I don’t know much about them. Not my personal taste, but obviously they have a strong following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 17 minutes ago, victorialynn2 said: Just curious why the Kaiser Darrin is so valuable? I don’t know much about them. Not my personal taste, but obviously they have a strong following. It's the two seater Tucker never built. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I'm guessing if you look at their feedback, it's either zero, or several small purchases and no big sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 29 minutes ago, victorialynn2 said: Just curious why the Kaiser Darrin is so valuable? I don’t know much about them. Not my personal taste, but obviously they have a strong following. Anything Darrin is of significant interest and quite highly valued. Kaiser Darrin's wouldn't be my first choice , but amongst Darrin cars they are possibly close to the cheapest. Its close competitor the Nash Healey would be my choice between the two. But that's just me. Greg 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorialynn2 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 As far as the ad, just want to remind everyone that some Russian dude was stealing pics off eBay and posting them for sale somewhere else. One was a car I posted. I sued him and won, thanks to an attorney friend. Pretty much looks like a similar thing here. Reverse search for Google images is an easy was to see if a pic was stolen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 It seems this kind of activity has stepped up a few notches recently. We've had our cars "stolen" and listed with ridiculously low prices before, but in the last two weeks or so, I've found nearly 40 of them on eBay and various other sites (and I don't even go looking--I found them just in the course of my usual browsing). It's always a sold car, always with a few of our photos, and always with a snippet of my description. And always grossly under-priced. I report them when I can, and if I can't report them I try to buy the cars--when they see my E-mail address they usually disappear. Most recently, one scammer has even apparently been able to generate a fake title for this 1937 Packard I sold a year ago, so don't fall for that bit of evidence, either. Melanie tells me that with electronic titles now, she can create a real title in anyone's name out of thin air with nothing more than a picture of an old title (which is why we don't send out images of titles to interested buyers anymore). You need a dealer's license to do it (and the willingness to go to jail if you abuse it), but a guy being able to produce a title doesn't necessarily mean he's the owner. Seriously, anyone really think you can buy this car for $16,500? At least one guy did, but at least he called us first to ask, since we sold it last year, why that car could possibly be so cheap. Just another sucker asking to be burned... All these scammers are doing is trying to collect deposits, and I bet each of these fraudulent ads probably generates several thousand dollars' worth of deposits from morons who think they've found the deal of a lifetime and are just too greedy to let it slip away. If it's too good to be true, it is. They are counting on your greed to be your undoing. Scammers can't hurt you unless you let them and greed makes you blind to the game. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) On 5/14/2019 at 12:08 PM, victorialynn2 said: Just curious why the Kaiser Darrin is so valuable? I don’t know much about them. Not my personal taste, but obviously they have a strong following. only 435 of them were made.. That helps.. only a few guys can own one. The price went form 24K to 220K.. Maybe it is a 65K car... The cost of the parts and to restore one may keep the price high.. Edited May 16, 2019 by nick8086 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I don't personally like them but they are very unique, very Hollywood. If you were a 50's movie star you might like to be seen in one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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