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Old 02-26-2018, 09:25 PM   #1
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Default 31 Roadster on eBay...Looks like a scam to me

$9,950 BIN, Restorted '31 roadster.

No feedback history
No location, but local pick up only
Almost no details/description.

Sure looks like a scam to me. What do you think?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1931-Ford-O...lalEWR&vxp=mtr
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Old 02-26-2018, 09:28 PM   #2
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Looks to good to be true!!
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Old 02-26-2018, 09:39 PM   #3
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Looks like a very nice car.


I wonder what the deal is.


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Old 02-26-2018, 09:46 PM   #4
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Curious? Contact the seller. It looks like a novice seller---or a scam.
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Old 02-26-2018, 09:54 PM   #5
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I went to buy it now and transaction blocked came up. So it maybe a error in the listing as well . Looks like a nice car
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Old 02-26-2018, 10:15 PM   #6
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/1931-Ford-O...p2047675.l2557
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Old 02-26-2018, 11:03 PM   #7
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I wonder if the buyer will actually get the car?
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Old 02-26-2018, 11:17 PM   #8
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It is marked Sold, so maybe the truth will come out.
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Old 02-26-2018, 11:23 PM   #9
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Looked at the ad after it was sold and the sale site says local pick up only, aren't they required to state where the local pick state is??. Or did I miss something?
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Old 02-26-2018, 11:29 PM   #10
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too many flags on this one. May have been legit, but to not have location ...
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Old 02-26-2018, 11:42 PM   #11
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Who buys a car with a written description like that? ...in an unknown location? ...with no payment terms?

Wiat 'till the price of Nigeria finds this buyer!
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Old 02-27-2018, 12:19 AM   #12
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What I can see is that the "bidding is closed". This doesn't mean that the car is sold. The seller ended the listing.
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What I can see is that the "bidding is closed". This doesn't mean that the car is sold. The seller ended the listing.
use this link, it shows as "SOLD"

https://www.ebay.com/itm/222857538660?rmvSB=true
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Old 02-27-2018, 12:35 AM   #14
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What I can see is that the "bidding is closed". This doesn't mean that the car is sold. The seller ended the listing.
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Listing says "Sold for $9,950" on this side of the ocean.
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Old 02-27-2018, 12:48 AM   #15
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Old 02-27-2018, 01:29 AM   #16
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This must be the site that the eBay photos were taken from.
Or did the seller list on this site and eBay?

No date on the page, or when it was marked sold.
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Old 02-27-2018, 02:51 AM   #17
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use this link, it shows as "SOLD"

https://www.ebay.com/itm/222857538660?rmvSB=true
No. When I use this or the first link, the same for me. I come on the Ebay.be site. Not sold but bidding has ended.
Mysteries of the space wide web.
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Old 02-27-2018, 03:08 AM   #18
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No. When I use this or the first link, the same for me. I come on the Ebay.be site. Not sold but bidding has ended.
Mysteries of the space wide web.
When I click on the link, I see a photo of the car with a diagonal banner across it that says SOLD. There is also a yellow stripe along the top of the page that says "This listing has ended".
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Old 02-27-2018, 03:33 AM   #19
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This listing has ended.



From the Australian site:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/222857538660?rmvSB=true



From ebay.com



https://www.ebay.com/itm/1931-Ford-O...lalEWR&vxp=mtr


But above the sold sticker it says:
This listing has ended.

Take your pick ...
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Old 02-27-2018, 03:35 AM   #20
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When I click on the link, I see a photo of the car with a diagonal banner across it that says SOLD. There is also a yellow stripe along the top of the page that says "This listing has ended".
Not me. This is what I see (took screenshot) ;
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