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Jakkq · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 810 Location: Omaha, Nebraska

http://omaha.craigslist.org/for/1881389721.html

Could it be true?

I e-mailed the guy on all the details and more pictures, so I will be looking into this.
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Grenadiers · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:23 pm Post subject:

Careful, no western union payments to him! Smells like a scam to me.
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'83 944 Track car.
'88 924S Track car.
'89 944 Turbo
2004 Winnebago Vectra monster RV
2012 Jeep Wrangler
2014 Kia Soul
2001 Ford F350 powerstroke

Grenadiers · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:14 pm Post subject:

THis is a more legitimate posting for one of these cars.
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/cto/1920268370.html
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'83 944 Track car.
'88 924S Track car.
'89 944 Turbo
2004 Winnebago Vectra monster RV
2012 Jeep Wrangler
2014 Kia Soul
2001 Ford F350 powerstroke

Jakkq · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 810 Location: Omaha, Nebraska

http://s859.photobucket.com/albums/ab158/bigwoodyme/

Here is the one I am looking at.
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Fifty50Plus · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:06 pm Post subject:

Guys,
Be careful with the 356 shopping. There are no inexpensive ones. $25K cars are snapped up immediately by the 356 Registry folks and even those may need major floorpan surgury. Cheaper ones that look nice are scams - the scammers re-use other people's photos. Less than $10K cars are swiss cheese. Restorations done right cost $30 - 70K and engines (like my avatar) are five times the cost of a 924 rebuild.
Oh, and when you drive one, keep thinking 1962 VW Beetle and you will be impressed with how much better the 356 is.

Chuck
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1979 924 NA race car H-Prod SCCA
1982 924 NA race car - Sold
1981 924 Turbo sold
1982 924 Turbo sold
1972 911 E race car - traded for Cayenne Diesel
1975 914 1.8 Building for H-Prod SCCA

Jakkq · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 810 Location: Omaha, Nebraska

Hmm well this one is done all through eBay.
I don't know yet. I'm still sending this guy lots and lots of questions. Could be a scam, more than likely is, but I'm seeing all what this guy has to say about it.

Here is his latest e-mail:

I lost my old job and I had to move to Trenton because i found something
else here, i made arrangements with DAS Auto Shippers for the
transaction i had with a buyer but his loan was not approved and the
money that I paid to DAS are not refundable. I also have a contract with
them and I can only use their shipping services. The good news for you
is that you get free shipping. The car is at the shipping company in
Trenton IL ready to be delivered to a new buyer. Since I'm away with
business right now a local inspection cannot be performed. However, I do
offer a 30 days inspection period prior to buying the car if we close
the deal through ebay. Let me explain how the whole process works:

1. you send the amount due to ebay's Vehicle Purchase Protection (VPP)
service
2. ebay will confirm me that you have made the payment and that
everything is ok.
3. i will ship the car so you can inspect, test and make a decision if
you will keep it or not. You have 30 days from arrival date to do that.
4. if you will not get exactly the same car that you have viewed in the
ad, and as described by me and also a clear title you will receive all
your money back from ebay motors. Their Buyer protection is for amounts
up to $50,000.
5. if everything is ok you will have to send ebay your approval to
release the funds to me.
If you agree with this process please send your full name and shipping
address so i can make the shipping arrangements and start the procedure
through ebay.
I'm waiting for your email asap because I have other potential buyers
and I don't know what to say to them.

Mileage: 32,332 miles
Location: Trenton Il
VIN: 120850
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Title: Clear
Condition: Used
Body type: Coupe
Engine: 4
Cylinder Exterior color: Red
Transmission: Manual
Fuel type: Gasoline
Interior color: Black
Year: 1962
Make: Porsche
Model: 356 Super 90
Engine: 4 Cyl 1600cc
Transmission: Manual
Color: Ruby Red
Wheels: Stock

Thoughts?
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moorepower · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:11 am Post subject:

***SCAM!!***

Run away. I've seen almost this same story on craigslist many times. Read this: http://www.firstcarguide.com/car-seller-scam---is-this-a-car-scam.html
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'88 924S-LE (Luddite Edition)
Manual steering, manual sunroof, manual windows, AC delete, cruise delete, M030 Konis, 25.5mm torsions, 26.8/20 sways

Ozzie · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:42 am Post subject:

seen similar here and in Oz there is no Ebay buyer protection for cars anymore, might be the same with you.

use an escrow service that you choose
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mikebola · Joined: 07 Sep 2009 Posts: 361 Location: Parkside, PA

VPP doesn't work like escrow. it's a service that handles a possible refund if you get screwed in an ebay motors transaction. and this vehicle may not be eligible for VPP.
Take a look at: http://pages.motors.ebay.com/buy/purchase-protection/
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D Hook · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3158 Location: Omaha, NE

Absolutely a scam. Seen a few of these on other Porsche boards.

Tell him you have a relative living in that town and he'll come over to inspect the car and to talk to him about it.

I bet you'll never hear from him again.

BTW, you can have a lot of fun with these guys, stringing them along just to see how long you can keep them on the hook.
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'80 924 n/a SOLD

JMALONE26 · Joined: 04 Oct 2009 Posts: 165 Location: Staten Island, NY

That's a good idea! And go on google maps and find nearby streets and pretend you know exactly where he is. I had a guy on ebay send me a "payment" through email once, I knew it was fake. It was a check that I have to print out! But the funny thing was that the check had his "address" on top to make it look real, turns out the address was on the same block as my college. He was like "i'm in europe right now so I'll send you a check and by the time it clears I'll be back in the US" and I said "how come your home address is the same place as this wood shop down the street from my school"? never heard from him again!
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87 Fiero
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89 Pulsar
87 Merkur XR4Ti
86 Corvette
72, 74 MGB GT
86 Audi Coupe GT
82 Porsche 931

emoore924 · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2822

Scam. Hopefully you didn't share too much info with this person.

If its too good to be true...

Fifty50Plus · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:15 pm Post subject:

BionicBalls · Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 642 Location: Charlotte, NC

Paypal is now using an escrow type system. Paypal now holds the money until a positive feedback is left on ebay. I would suggest using it since it does have a protection plan.
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joecitizennn · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land

classic scam. Send him an email telling him to go hump his goat, and quit trying to use the village library internet to scam poor americans out of their hard earned money.

P.S. I stay away from craigslist for this very reason. The high percentage of scammers you encounter is too annoying for me to deal with.