Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 08:48:08 -0800
Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Buying Vans on e-Bay
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There's an old saying. It's hard to cheat an honest man. Putting 20 grand
somewhere where you don't know EXACTLY where it's going to go?
Someone was in for the one time big deal and got burned.
Sorry it happened but you (the Queen's you) always need to cover your butt.
Now maybe at the time 20K Canadian was only worth $6.00 US but still.
tim in san jose
On Dec 3, 2007 6:31 AM, David Etter <detter@mail.auracom.com> wrote:
> I sat up in bed this morning in horror and turned the radio up..
> The CBC (Cdn. Broadcasting Corp) aired an article about this
> poor man who bought a car through e-Bay but ended up with no car and
> was out $20,000.xx, AND he got less than no support from e-Bay
> concerning his loss. He reported it to the RCMP who then contacted
> e-Bay. The RCMP representative said that e-Bay refused to talk to
> them and refused to acknowledge that "Criminal elements had figured
> out a way to highjack e-Bay web-sites". He also said.."I guess they
> don't want the public to know this is possible so they won't talk
> about it."
> The man in question said that he trys to contact e-Bay then
> as soon as he gives them his I.D. name or password, he is
> disconnected.. everytime..
> Now, I'm sure that 'criminals' are not going to highjack the
> site that sells a 1982 diesel radiator, but it does reinforce my own
> experience of getting no support from e-Bay or Pay-Pal for a deal
> gone bad even if it was a small transaction. Caveat Emptor !
> I just thank my lucky stars that this VW forum and others
> like it have enough savvy members who are aware of what's out there
> for sale and whether or not it's a scam.
> Several times I've read where members of our forum have
> identified and warned others of a possible scam. I just feel sorry
> for the poor fellow who lost $20,000.xx trying to buy a car on e-Bay.
> I think every member of the various VW forums should be grateful for
> the close support we get from one another. THANK YOU ALL !
>
> David (dsl82westy)
>
> P.S.:
> Does anyone know how it is possible for "The Criminal
> Element" to do such a thing. I thought that with a vehicle purchase
> on e-Bay a buyer had the "Right" to retract a bid once he found out
> that the vehicle wasn't as advertised.
>
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Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which
case, you ain't got there yet.
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