Scammed on ebay
Sep 12, 2003 | 04:04 PM
#54
Range Rover
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Scammed on ebay
Let me tell you what Forrest, you saved me.
I have been looking for these same kind of quads. They are listed on atvtraderonline.com
They were so cheap, I was ready to do it. I even made a post last night, titled "out of state atv purchase" to get some opinions. I can't thank you guys enough.
And good luck Forrest.
Originally posted by: JonnyV
I've been looking for a good used Grizzly for about two months now. The first one I found on ebay was a great price and listed from Rochester, NY. As soon as I e-mailed the seller, the auction was closed and they tried to dupe me out of money saying that the ATV was actually in spain and that I should send a money order. I was obviously suspicious so I declined. I was then regailed with ever dropping prices and promises if I would only send a money order I would own a primo ATV. After that I got suspicious and started searching ebay for simlar auctions. I've come up with four more with similar setups and the same broken english. All were under different user ID's complete with positive feedback etc. From what I understand, ebay won't do anything about this. I guess my only alternative is to keep tracking this (these) criminals and alerting anyone who may bid through e-mail to really check their sources. I'd love to track them and get them arrested...or at least taken care of if you know what I mean[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
I've been looking for a good used Grizzly for about two months now. The first one I found on ebay was a great price and listed from Rochester, NY. As soon as I e-mailed the seller, the auction was closed and they tried to dupe me out of money saying that the ATV was actually in spain and that I should send a money order. I was obviously suspicious so I declined. I was then regailed with ever dropping prices and promises if I would only send a money order I would own a primo ATV. After that I got suspicious and started searching ebay for simlar auctions. I've come up with four more with similar setups and the same broken english. All were under different user ID's complete with positive feedback etc. From what I understand, ebay won't do anything about this. I guess my only alternative is to keep tracking this (these) criminals and alerting anyone who may bid through e-mail to really check their sources. I'd love to track them and get them arrested...or at least taken care of if you know what I mean[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
I have been looking for these same kind of quads. They are listed on atvtraderonline.com
They were so cheap, I was ready to do it. I even made a post last night, titled "out of state atv purchase" to get some opinions. I can't thank you guys enough.
And good luck Forrest.
Sep 12, 2003 | 04:20 PM
#55
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Scammed on ebay
Troy, Glad to hear that my experience has not been a total waste. So far it has been an expensive lesson for me. I will probably never see any of my cash again.
I found at the time about 6 other people who actually got scammed by the same deal. I also had a few other people contact me just like you said, prices dropping, they saw I was interested in a quality machine. I spoke with a couple of guys who had the same type of reverse scam run on them, guys bought thier bikes, they sent the bikes and found out the checks were bogus. So the scammer got the bike and paid nothing. The part that makes me the maddest, ebay does not care.....thier profits rose about 700-800% last year while all of this happens. Good luck on your search for a atv.
I found at the time about 6 other people who actually got scammed by the same deal. I also had a few other people contact me just like you said, prices dropping, they saw I was interested in a quality machine. I spoke with a couple of guys who had the same type of reverse scam run on them, guys bought thier bikes, they sent the bikes and found out the checks were bogus. So the scammer got the bike and paid nothing. The part that makes me the maddest, ebay does not care.....thier profits rose about 700-800% last year while all of this happens. Good luck on your search for a atv.
Sep 12, 2003 | 04:28 PM
#56
Pro Rider
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These things are popping up everywhere. Spain, ITaly, UK, and US. Lots of times the ones that are in the US will even list a city and state. But the phone number is the catch. They use a 436 area code, which is not been assigned to anywhere yet. Its a bogus number. If it looks too good to be true, chances are it is. There are a few honest but just use common sense. I was so excited 2 weeks ago with all these "good deals" until I figured out what the hell was going on. Be careful.
Later,
Mike
Later,
Mike
Sep 12, 2003 | 04:34 PM
#57
Range Rover
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Yeah, what sucks the most is that E-bay doesn't give a ****. I don't get that, and I don't get how they are still around and their sales going up. I looked on e-bay a few minutes ago and found a number of quads that are/were listed on atvtraderonline only from a TOTALLY different location. Want an example:
Grizz on atvtrader
and
Grizz on E-bay
Same quad, same write up, same pictures,
Different year, diff location.
There has got to be a way to inform someone about this.
Grizz on atvtrader
and
Grizz on E-bay
Same quad, same write up, same pictures,
Different year, diff location.
There has got to be a way to inform someone about this.
Sep 12, 2003 | 09:46 PM
#60
Trailblazer
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Scammed on ebay
Originally posted by: Mrmonk
The one on Ebay actually looks like it might be real but the other is definitely not. Who knows.
The one on Ebay actually looks like it might be real but the other is definitely not. Who knows.
Both she and I have had good dealings on Ebay, but there are azzholes on there, that's for sure.