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kingkarmann
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 Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:19 am Post subject: Re: someone got a good deal no?13.5 |
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NO!
Looks like someone got a smokin great deal 
But, it is said if it sounds to good to be true.....
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irvanm
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:35 am Post subject: Re: someone got a good deal no?13.5 |
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| be interesting to see post from new owner when he/she gets it |
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Era Vulgaris
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: someone got a good deal no?13.5 |
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Deal must've fallen through. It was pending when I looked at it this morning, but not anymore.
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rcooled
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: someone got a good deal no?13.5 |
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Could be a scam.
A desirable item (this Ghia) is listed for far below its true value to generate some buzz. A potential buyer (the mark) doesn't want to miss out on a super deal and will agree to send a full or partial payment to lock down the sale.
Guess what happens next.
Right...there is no car, and the 'seller' evaporates into thin air with the mark's funds.
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Era Vulgaris
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:03 am Post subject: Re: someone got a good deal no?13.5 |
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It's pending again. I'm always a little wary of ads from sellers who have 0 posts, 0 topics started, 0 photos regardless of when they joined.
The seller's name is sofakinwetawdid. Took me a sec to figure it out.
So fakin wetawdid. Say it out loud and you'll get it 
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98 Porsche Boxster, silver, 2.5L -- 67 Karmann Ghia, Black, 1500sp -- 98 BMW Z3, Atlanta Blue Metallic, 2.8L I6 -- 75 Porsche 914, Laguna Blue, 2270cc -- 72 Porsche 914, Signal Orange, 1.7 FI -- 74 Karmann Ghia, Black, 1600dp -- 74 Triumph TR6 with O.D., sapphire blue |
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mxl556
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 8:05 am Post subject: Re: someone got a good deal no?13.5 |
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| must be a scam. |
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:56 pm Post subject: Re: someone got a good deal no?13.5 |
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| must be a scam. |
I’m leaning toward that conclusion too!
At that price it should have been gone the minute it was posted.
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rcooled
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:57 pm Post subject: Re: someone got a good deal no?13.5 |
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| It would rare to see a scam ad from a user who joined in 2006 but it's possible. |
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| I'm always a little wary of ads from sellers who have 0 posts, 0 topics started, 0 photos regardless of when they joined. |
I wonder if it's possible to hack into the site to alter one's 'joined' date? Might make the 'seller' appear more legit if it looks like they'd been around for a while.
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EverettB
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:17 pm Post subject: Re: someone got a good deal no?13.5 |
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| rcooled wrote: |
| EverettB wrote: |
| It would rare to see a scam ad from a user who joined in 2006 but it's possible. |
| Era Vulgaris wrote: |
| I'm always a little wary of ads from sellers who have 0 posts, 0 topics started, 0 photos regardless of when they joined. |
I wonder if it's possible to hack into the site to alter one's 'joined' date? Might make the 'seller' appear more legit if it looks like they'd been around for a while. |
It's not impossible but I've never seen it happen.
I have seen people who lost their accounts to scammers and ads were posted.
Either they got tricked into giving them their password or they lost control of their email and the scammer reset their password and got in here... along with tons of other places that used their same email.
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