Does anyone know anything about this car?????

[Don Hiltz]

There's a 2002 GTS listed on Ebay with 4250 miles. No reserve has been indicated and the seller has opened the bidding at $30,000. The location of the seller has not been indicated. It's the end of a 3 day auction.

Guess what.........there haven't been any bids.

My motto has always been: "If something appears too good to be true, it usually is".

Is anyone familiar with this car?

Thanks.....

Don

 

[viper585]

Thats the pre -approved bidder scam.You email to be placed on the list,and he gives you the deal.Send the money to an escrow account...There have been many posts on this scam,its just a different car.

 

[MichaelP]

Viper585 are you saying you know THIS person who is auctioning off this car?

I spoke with him and IMO you are painting ANYONE who requires preapproval with the very broad stroke of scammer.

 

[99 R/T 10]

Viper585 are you saying you know THIS person who is auctioning off this car?

I spoke with him and IMO you are painting ANYONE who requires preapproval with the very broad stroke of scammer.

585 is correct. A lot of these are scams, but most of the time they are started by people with little or no feedback. That being said, this guy looks legit by his feedback. MichaelP, if you spoke to him, why don't you post the details of the car. Where is the car located, maybe one of our members here would like to get a closer look at it. I believe this guy is using the ebay auction primarily as an ad.

 

[MichaelP]

The car is located in Toledo. I did not get registered to bid and now regret it since there is only 1 hour to go and there still are no bids.

 

[fearsuch]

its a total scam the guy told me its located in nevada and he lives in italy and he wont let me see it untill I send a 10% deposit "so he knows im serious"

Stay away from this one

 

[MichaelP]

It does sound VERY strange but I am not sure it is a scam or not.


I just did a little digging and came up with this:

http://www.yellowpagestoledo.com/business/27921/4461/Insurance-9.html

Todd Mierzwiak - Westgate Insurance 3450 W Central Ave #344 (419) 536-2213


http://www.z06vette.com/registry2.php?group=name&offset=1000


15th and 16th names down.

 

[MichaelP]

its a total scam the guy told me its located in nevada and he lives in italy and he wont let me see it untill I send a 10% deposit "so he knows im serious"

Stay away from this one

Fear Such, where did you see the Viper advertised to inquire about it and do you have a link to it. That thread titled "IS THIS A SCAM????" I believe is about a different Viper, at least it has a different VIN.

Thanks

 

[fearsuch]

I saw it on ebay and emailed him, He seems to be giving me the run around and wants a 10% deposit before I can see it.
The only way someone could bid on it is if they can see it in person and give cash and pick up the car right then "no deposit"
otherwise stay away

 

[Don Hiltz]

Thanks for all the information. My gut instincts were apparently correct. At very best, the deal is problematic.

I did email the seller and asked where he/she was located.....no response.

Don

 

[Casey]

100% scam! I am in Italy right now, not far from Padova, where he says he is.
He was very eager to have me wire him 10%, but when I told him I would just drive over and give him cash, well, I haven't heard from him since!
He is just a shmuck that need to be taught a lesson! Thing is Ebay won't do anything about it!

 

[0260in3]

That's sad. The seller has a 100% Positive rating so I guess he's planning one big scam and will be done with eBay. Granted most of his previous sales were not big ticket items but I think I saw that he's been registered on eBay since 2001.

 

[99 R/T 10]

That's sad. The seller has a 100% Positive rating so I guess he's planning one big scam and will be done with eBay. Granted most of his previous sales were not big ticket items but I think I saw that he's been registered on eBay since 2001.

Don't discount the fact that this ID might have been stolen, very good possibility in this case. Has anybody contacted ebay about this posibility? And no, I haven't either.

 

[viper585]

Viper585 are you saying you know THIS person who is auctioning off this car?

I spoke with him and IMO you are painting ANYONE who requires preapproval with the very broad stroke of scammer.

Yes,thats what Im saying.And I got a bridge for you too.Tell me you really dont buy the story?Come on!!

 

[viper585]

The car is located in Toledo. I did not get registered to bid and now regret it since there is only 1 hour to go and there still are no bids.

Do you know why there are no bids??Dont you think a dealer or 2 or 50 would have snapped it up if it was for real?You can still send the scammer,er,I mean guy an email and he would still be happy to sell you his "car".

 

[MichaelP]

Viper585 are you saying you know THIS person who is auctioning off this car?

I spoke with him and IMO you are painting ANYONE who requires preapproval with the very broad stroke of scammer.

Yes,thats what Im saying.And I got a bridge for you too.Tell me you really dont buy the story?Come on!!

AJ if you want to find out for sure you can just call the guy at his insurance office in Toledo Ohio.

Todd Mierzwiak
(419) 536-2213