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Old 04-01-2014, 01:01 PM
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Paul, good find and bust! Scum is scum and that pos embodies the definition. Too bad it's just a matter of time before he is back in business.
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Tried to go to the site:

"This user has elected to delete their account and the content is no longer available."

Scam-wow.
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I reported him to his host. The website should be down very very soon

They were using this script https://dealerplatform.com. It's like a ready to go dealer solution package.
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This and that.
There should be a way to report this guy to the police or something. He shouldn't just get away with it without getting caught. He will simply start it all over again elsewhere.
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I know the owner of Euro Car OC, and this isn't the first time something like this has happened

There was another dealership that actually well, was a dealership that did this before in OC. Only, they had the cars and sold them MULTIPLE times over online, but never delivered. They were called AutoHausWest.

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Originally Posted by Rock
Paul, good find and bust! Scum is scum and that pos embodies the definition. Too bad it's just a matter of time before he is back in business.
I knew it was too good to be true, Dave. Bums me out but hopefully I saved others from being scammed!

Hey, noticed you picked up an RS5. I have an account in that building...beautiful car!

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Same type of deal was just posted up on Jalopnik the other day.
http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/are...sel-1553553689
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This guy could be a broker, just a middle man making a couple percent moving other peoples inventory. I have a friend that does this with boats and RV's and he is 100% legit. He never touches any of the vehicles, he simply markets them and sells them for dealers and banks across the country. My friend moves 2-3 boats or RVs a week on average and averages $2000 in his pocket per deal. He works about 15 hours a week and makes well over a quarter mil a year doing it.
This is exactly what I was thinking.
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Good find op.
Sad part is, this is just a learning lesson for him, he's already onto the next big thing, and probably has more than just that one sight.
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Good find op.
Sad part is, this is just a learning lesson for him, he's already onto the next big thing, and probably has more than just that one sight.
Oh trust me, when you want a car for a good deal, your positive thinking side of the brain takes over and I wanted to think he was a broker too. Then logic set in and asked some questions....why did he curse out the dealer that owns the car? Why didn't the dealer know anything about a broker also selling the car? And the obvious....why was there a $15,000 price discrepancy? Why didn't he follow up with me after to still try and sell the car? Why did he take his website down? Definitely not a broker.

You're absolutely right, he's probably already scammed many people and once caught, he's on to the next thing with more victims in line.

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