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buying cars on ebay..
nursingthepennies
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hello i am a new visitor here and on ebay. i have been looking through car listings on ebay and seem to have found the very same car - being sold by 2 different sellers. (lisitings are identical - ) is this legitimate?
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nursingthepennies wrote: »hello i am a new visitor here and on ebay. i have been looking through car listings on ebay and seem to have found the very same car - being sold by 2 different sellers. (lisitings are identical - ) is this legitimate?
probably one is a scammer who just copied the listing and is going to try for cash up front.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0 -
It's a very common scam, especially with desirable cars that seem to be very favourably priced.
A list of common scams are detailed here - http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/warnings.asp<--- Nothing to see here - move along --->0 -
hi thanks for your replies. both listers have links - eg their address details are the same as is the telephone number to contact them on (and both have given eachother feedback before!) clearly it is the same car with a slightly different price. it all seems rather odd and i'm not going near it, but i wondered if on eaby this kind of thing was actually allowed?0
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I sold a car on Ebay a couple of years ago which was quite unusual. After a successful sale I saw my car listed numerous times in the weeks following the sale. The ad and photos were the same, only the seller was different (Others had just copied the listing). I managed to get the listing pulled each time but when I managed to get to speak to someone at Ebay the impression I got was that they really didn't care0
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One person trading from the same address with the same phone number & different ebay id's. All fine & above board, until the, they've left each other feedback.
Rather stupid shill bidders.0
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