Packard8 Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1939-BUGA...1QQcmdZViewItemIf anyone thinks they can "Buy It Now" for $9500 perhaps deserves to lose the money.... I'll try to notify eBay, but they don't make it easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packard8 Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 And another: mint 1950 Packard Conv for $7200! This guy is good?he?s hacked eBay?if you click anywhere on the page you are directed to his email.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HAVE-THIS...1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JT Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 When they offer a great "buy it now" price and ask to be contacted at their email address it's a ripoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packard8 Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 I see that both are down now, but they must have hacked internally into the eBay servers. The listing was on the eBay main page but when you tried to ask a question, tried to check feedback or actually clicked anywhere on the auction page you were directed to your default email compose page with the scammer?s email addy already there. Not sure how they did that unless it was an inside job or one heck of a hacker!Doesn't give me confidence in the eBay security......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JT Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 When I was searching ebay for a year or two old everyday driver I saw that scam often. At first I reported the scams I saw and ebay would quickly take the listing down but after awhile I gave up on reporting figuring most people knew if it was too good a deal to be true.......Go on ebay and look for a popular newish car and you'll probably find a scam going. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Packards1 Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 I called eBay on this one. I got through right away and they shut it down. I did not realize that it had been hacked. I thought it was just a rip off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packard8 Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I called eBay on this one. I got through right away and they shut it down. I did not realize that it had been hacked. I thought it was just a rip off. </div></div>Glad you got thru. That was a pretty sophisticated hack!.....maybe with some inside help? eBay has made it almost impossible to get to a live person. They should have an easier way to report fraud, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packard8 Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 Looks like he's back....http://stores.ebay.com/KHAM-V-TradingRussian Mafia? Check the prices on these cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packard8 Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 this guy is slick...sorta like "whack-a-mole". One gets closed and another pops up:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HAVE-THIS...1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybikowsk Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Ive have had a hard time with some parts orders for the packard.on ebay example I ordered points from two different sellers, they looked right in the pictures. when they arrived and I looked them over they were they were upside down, they looked as if they were part of a dual points dist. carpe diem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JT Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Try an ebay search using "buy it now 9500". http://motors.search.ebay.com/buy-it-now...gZ1QQsofocusZpfAll (but one or so) scams and that's just the ones that are $9500 <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packard8 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 What amazes me is that eBay?s servers have been hacked and compromised. eBay members are being ?snatched? directly from inside the supposedly secure eBay system and redirected to the scammer?s email. This is waaaaay beyond the old Nigerian cashier?s check scam.If this continues, I expect customer confidence in eBay will drop like a rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JT Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Wow, it went from about 27 listings to 1 in just the last few minutes? I guess somebody contacted ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packard8 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Wow, it went from about 27 listings to 1 in just the last few minutes? I guess somebody contacted ebay. </div></div>Like I said...."Whack-a-Mole"...lol. I feel sorry for the legit seller of that 1950 blue Super 8 ragtop. That poor car has been in 3 or 4 scams just today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_49packard Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 He was back yesterday 3/26-Buy it now for $7200-listing number 260100930942 which ain't there now. Ebay has a problem on their hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packard8 Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">He was back yesterday 3/26-Buy it now for $7200-listing number 260100930942 which ain't there now. Ebay has a problem on their hands </div></div>I'm surprised that ebay hasn't plugged the leak yet. If you go to the latest hacked listing for the blue 1950 conv and click on "view seller's other items" you will find 59 other hijacked cars for $7200 (many worth $100K plus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlK Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 yeah I just looked at a 1957 Dodge D-500 convertible that is in #2 plus shape that normally goes for $100,000+ and you can have it for $7,200. You also get the address for Jimmy Hoffa and the tooth fairy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Guys,This is not new to ebay... use common sense folks... if it's to good to be true, then it probably is.peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_49packard Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 This appears to be a bit different from other scams noted on the ebay security site-someone has either hacked into ebay computers and is posting fake listings or has somehow modified existing listings.You are right if appears to good to be true---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packard8 Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">This appears to be a bit different from other scams noted on the ebay security site-someone has either hacked into ebay computers and is posting fake listings or has somehow modified existing listings.</div></div>Exactly, and I doubt that eBay is too eager to admit they have been breached/hacked. As soon as they take down one of the hijacked ads, the guy is right back with 50 new kidnapped collector cars under another hijacked member account. This is a real black eye for eBay?s internal security and will likely affect member confidence if not corrected very soon. I?s strange the hacker keeps using the same email addy?you would think that eBay would have enuf clout with the ISP to have it shut down. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kennedy Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I use e-bay a lot but have never bought a "big ticket" item like a car on it. I have gone to look at several cars advertised on e-bay and am convienced that if you do not go to look at the car physically you are making a huge mistake. Those little digital pictures make a car look a lot better than it does in reality.I probabaly have over 250 purchases on e-bay and have never been ripped off. Most expensive item was a $350 NOS 1924 radiator--which was as described.By the way, I have bought cars at live auctions and you have to be careful there too--even big firms like RM are at the mercy of the people who put the car up for sale and describe them. Because you don't really have an opportunity to drive them or have a mechanic put it on a lift to inspect them, you are taking a chance there as well. At least in a physical auction you are sure that it at least exists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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