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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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Hey gang. Theres no way this pontiac could go for this price do you think?
Im thinking its a scam.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...e=&cardist=183
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 01:11 PM
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They probably forgot the 1 in front of the 4,000. I would still call them tho, who knows
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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def a typo
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 04:47 PM
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Or it has a blown motor and trans? heh

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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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Yeah, that car would easily sell for $14K... but hey who knows, see if you can swindle haha.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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Could have been a total wreck and he rebuilt it. Or maybe a flooded car.

Here some info I got from him.

Hello,
I'm the owner of the 2001 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 on which you've recently show interest.The car is in excellent shape and running condition. The price for the car is $4,000 with shipping and handling included in price.I am located in Houston,TX now and the car will be shipped from here. Shipping will be done via DAS and it will take no more then 2-3 days top (depending on your exact location).
The transaction will be made through MoneyBookers for our own protection. You will have 5 days to inspect and test drive it upon arrival with no obligation to buy. If you are interested in the purchase of the car, please get back to me and let know so we can make the deal
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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Wow... Id definatly consider it. If it runs great and is in excellent shape... why not. Thats $5K cheaper than I bought my base 00' TA for.. with damn near half the mileage. Worst case scenerio... u get to test drive some elses TA lol.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 06:54 PM
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Scam. No doubt in my mind. Tell the seller you are wanting to come pick up the car with cash in hand, ..., with your brother the FBI agent, ..., & see what he replies with.




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Could have been a total wreck and he rebuilt it. Or maybe a flooded car.

Here some info I got from him.

Hello,
I'm the owner of the 2001 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 on which you've recently show interest.The car is in excellent shape and running condition. The price for the car is $4,000 with shipping and handling included in price.I am located in Houston,TX now and the car will be shipped from here. Shipping will be done via DAS and it will take no more then 2-3 days top (depending on your exact location).
The transaction will be made through MoneyBookers for our own protection. You will have 5 days to inspect and test drive it upon arrival with no obligation to buy. If you are interested in the purchase of the car, please get back to me and let know so we can make the deal
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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that has trouble written all over it, i would have to pack up for a road trip and see it in person, but it is way too good to be true=SCAM
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in the add it says miami
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in the add it says miami florida
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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scam...would be interesting to see what the scam is so we can all avoid it...I hate damn low-lives.
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That's definitely a scam, no doubt about it...
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def a scam, and it was removed for bein a scam. all those 3rd party bs is scams.
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I agree, scam. That's what's nice about eBay, they'll send out someone to give it a once-over if you want (might even be mandatory).
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lmao. please tell me you guys didnt believe that crap!
emailed the same scammer months ago!
saw the pice and was like...WTF?!
so messaged them and played around with em.
they sent us that message and we were like well give you DOUBLE what youre asking if you go thru payapl and well pick it up OURSELVES.
they were like no blah blah blah *automated message* blah blah blah. we only use blah blah blah.
use common sense with that stuff guys.
plus... its really fun to msg scammers back and play with them.
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 07:15 AM
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scam scam scam scam.

shipping included... LMAO.

honestly.. scammers make it too good to be true. had he priced the car at 10k he would have gotten someone.
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Formula350
I agree, scam. That's what's nice about eBay, they'll send out someone to give it a once-over if you want (might even be mandatory).
lol... ok guy.

you pay for that. and it rarely occurs.

i've sold 7 cars on ebay.. never once did anyone have that "inspection" crap.

besides.. thos people know nothing. they can't spot paint work, bolt ons etc.
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Formula350
I agree, scam. That's what's nice about eBay, they'll send out someone to give it a once-over if you want (might even be mandatory).
You shouldn't post things like that. It can confuse newbies or naive people big time. There is NO mandatory inspection whatsover. I've sold 3 cars on ebay in the past year. Some ebay sellers are flat out evil unremorseful car salesmen that look to dump their junk. They will lie through their teeth. The buyer has to be extremely careful when buying on ebay and must do their own homework to avoid a serious mistake. There are many excellent sellers but just as many bad ones.
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Originally Posted by NC01TA
You shouldn't post things like that. It can confuse newbies or naive people big time. There is NO mandatory inspection whatsover. I've sold 3 cars on ebay in the past year. Some ebay sellers are flat out evil unremorseful car salesmen that look to dump their junk. They will lie through their teeth. The buyer has to be extremely careful when buying on ebay and must do their own homework to avoid a serious mistake. There are many excellent sellers but just as many bad ones.
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