Re: [MBZ] Nice W115, and ebay question
Well, it is a VERY dark picture of a dark car on a dark rainy day. I did like his response to the idiot who wanted to send cashiers cheque. On Friday, January 20, 2006, at 06:22 PM, Zeitgeist wrote: This 220D is probably fairly nice, and the seller's responses to the 27(!) questions are somewhat humorous too. Is it typical for a car seller on ebay to receive that many questions? If so, please remind me never to sell my vehicles on ebay--that would drive me nuts. There aren't enough hours in the day to put up with that $h!t. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4605052708 -- Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state" '87 300TD intercooler (211k) '84 300D (207k) Gashuffer: '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (186K) ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
Re: [MBZ] Nice W115, and ebay question
Yeah, I figured it was well-known. The thing I was wondering about is: Since the language is so similar to what I encountered some time ago on a different selling site, is this scam so standard that many people choose to use the same lousy language? Or is it the same person(s)? Not a terribly important question, just wondering. I picture some dude spending all his time sending out these poorly-written scams. It would be more than a full-time job. If this is not the scenario, why is the language so similar (including very poor mastery of the king's english)? Or is it automated and mass distributed? I question, therefore I am. Brian From: John Berryman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Nice W115, and ebay question Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:53:56 -0500 On Jan 20, 2006, at 9:50 PM, Brian Chase wrote: > As soon as I read a certain one of those responses, I recognized it > as a scam. I tried to sell my truck on CraigsList and some guy with > very bad English (much like the message in question here) tried to > get me to pay (using his check) the guy that he would send to pick > up my vehicle. > > When my wife tried to sell something on CraigsList, she got > virtually the same message. This must be VERY common!? > > I politely asked him to elaborate and that I could not accept those > terms. No response. > > It's the all-caps one with the "I will like to... and My client..." > > Oh, I just read the seller's response to it. It must be a well- > known con? > > Brian CL is very aware of these scams. Everyone should be by now. They always throw a disclaimer/warning up for those who choose to advertise there. It is usually highlighted in yellow.. Johnny B iMac therefore I am ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net _ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/
Re: [MBZ] Nice W115, and ebay question
Robert & Tara Ludwick wrote: > I got ahold of him 5 months later just to > see, and he still had the car and i lucked out, but that guy got stabbed > for listing fees on ebay. i don't know if he ever got out of that due to > non paying bidder or not. When I left eBay (they bought my least favorite criminal organization, Paypal) the system was that you could get your selling price commission refunded due to non-paying bidder. If you needed to relist an unsold item, you could relist it once for free. I suspect the guy you bought the car from paid eBay's listing fee twice, and got zero benefit.
Re: [MBZ] Nice W115, and ebay question
If you go to the federal trade commission website, they list the international cashiers chec scam as one of the top scams going on in the country. It's really getting bad. I think someone may have even created a program to automaticaly respond to everything on Craigslist because when I've listed things there, al lthe responses were from cashiers check scammers and most were a form letter that didn't even mention the item listed, it would just say something like "your item" or "your Product" These clowns bid up cars on ebay all the time too. I bought a volvo diesel from a guy last year that I knew, I thought he had sold the car already, he had listed it on ebay, a scammer had the high bid, he listed it again, a different scammer had the high bid, he finally gave up ( good for me, bad for him ) I got ahold of him 5 months later just to see, and he still had the car and i lucked out, but that guy got stabbed for listing fees on ebay. i don't know if he ever got out of that due to non paying bidder or not. -Robert John Berryman wrote: On Jan 20, 2006, at 9:50 PM, Brian Chase wrote: As soon as I read a certain one of those responses, I recognized it as a scam. I tried to sell my truck on CraigsList and some guy with very bad English (much like the message in question here) tried to get me to pay (using his check) the guy that he would send to pick up my vehicle. When my wife tried to sell something on CraigsList, she got virtually the same message. This must be VERY common!? I politely asked him to elaborate and that I could not accept those terms. No response. It's the all-caps one with the "I will like to... and My client..." Oh, I just read the seller's response to it. It must be a well- known con? Brian CL is very aware of these scams. Everyone should be by now. They always throw a disclaimer/warning up for those who choose to advertise there. It is usually highlighted in yellow.. Johnny B iMac therefore I am ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Nice W115, and ebay question
As soon as I read a certain one of those responses, I recognized it as a scam. I tried to sell my truck on CraigsList and some guy with very bad English (much like the message in question here) tried to get me to pay (using his check) the guy that he would send to pick up my vehicle. When my wife tried to sell something on CraigsList, she got virtually the same message. This must be VERY common!? I politely asked him to elaborate and that I could not accept those terms. No response. It's the all-caps one with the "I will like to... and My client..." Oh, I just read the seller's response to it. It must be a well-known con? Brian From: Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MBZ] Nice W115, and ebay question Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:22:10 -0800 This 220D is probably fairly nice, and the seller's responses to the 27(!) questions are somewhat humorous too. Is it typical for a car seller on ebay to receive that many questions? If so, please remind me never to sell my vehicles on ebay--that would drive me nuts. There aren't enough hours in the day to put up with that $h!t. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4605052708 -- Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state" '87 300TD intercooler (211k) '84 300D (207k) Gashuffer: '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (186K) ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/
Re: [MBZ] Nice W115, and ebay question
Is it typical for a car seller on ebay to receive that many questions? Only rust-free (mostly) rust-prone models, methinks. Put on a decent complement of pictures, or a link thereto, and thrown in a "Has usual amount of rust, but nothing heinous" and you'll probably be question-free. (And potentially sale-free too!) -- Jim
