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SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: SL65 on E-Bay for $58,000 "buy it now" price

Old Jul 9, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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SL65 on E-Bay for $58,000 "buy it now" price

If it seems to good to be true it must be. Or is it?

Maybe it's time for me to have a pair?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2005-...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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its got to be a scam
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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"I am selling it because i need money to pay some depts. If you are interested the BUY IT NOW price is $58,000.00"

WTF?

I pulled the carfax and it came back clean as a corporate fleet unit and titled in Oregon. I just cant see anyone selling a 65 for that much under market value right now? I wonder if the title was washed??
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Vic55
"I am selling it because i need money to pay some depts. If you are interested the BUY IT NOW price is $58,000.00"

WTF?

I pulled the carfax and it came back clean as a corporate fleet unit and titled in Oregon. I just cant see anyone selling a 65 for that much under market value right now? I wonder if the title was washed??
And the item location as listed on fleabay =
Whitehouse, Ohio, United States

SCAM in my book
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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If someone needs cash fast from their car. What's the best way? If the car is legit a local dealer would pay more than that, on the spot. So obviously it's a scam. Or the seller is a moron. Do any of you know an SL65 owner who is a moron?

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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 07:41 PM
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Got to be a scam. I counted about 10 similar listings in a 3 month period when I was looking for a Continental Bentley last year. Every time I notified E-bay, the listing would come down, in 2 or 3 days. In a week or two, another listing with a few of the details changed would pop up. Sucks if you're really an interested buyer, but in my experience, if it sounds too good to be true, it is
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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Shouldn't the owner of such an expensive car know the difference between a dept and a debt? And it's not like the "b" key is next to the "p" key on any keyboard!
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 10:01 PM
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Has to be a scam, he can get a lot more from any dealer on the spot.
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 10:57 PM
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someone from ohio should check this out...

any volunteers?
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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If this isnt a scam i'm flying out to Ohio in the morning!
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by rlee02135
someone from ohio should check this out...

any volunteers?
I live in Ann Arbor, less than an hour's drive away. I sent the guy a message asking to see the car. We'll see if he responds.
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 08:30 AM
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I live in Ann Arbor, less than an hour's drive away. I sent the guy a message asking to see the car. We'll see if he responds.
If he responds, I'll bet you he says something like "I just moved out of the country, I have the car, but we can arrange shipping. We'll do the transaction thru Ebay transaction".
Also, the Ebay user listed may not have even listed the vehicle, don't be fooled by any feedback history, these guys use other legit Ebay id's all the time. Whatever, don't ever give these guys any personal info. I'll be interested what his response is, if any.
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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"I must tell you that the problem faced until now with the selling of the car is that I've settled in Greece and the car is here with me. Still, the vehicle is registered in the States and has a clear title. The car drives and looks brand new and has an accident free history. The price for the car is $58,000 including shipping cots.I have a friend at a shipping company who will manage me a low shipping cost. My suggestion to end this deal is eBay services for the transaction."
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 10:07 AM
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by jmf003
Xraes wins the prize:
"I must tell you that the problem faced until now with the selling of the car is that I've settled in Greece and the car is here with me. Still, the vehicle is registered in the States and has a clear title. The car drives and looks brand new and has an accident free history. The price for the car is $58,000 including shipping cots.I have a friend at a shipping company who will manage me a low shipping cost. My suggestion to end this deal is eBay services for the transaction."
Where do I pick up my prize..... Greece?
What a piece of sh**t
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 11:57 AM
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What a scam, I've seen other auctions like this for W211 E55's for $20,000 buy it now.
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by jmf003
Xraes wins the prize:
"I must tell you that the problem faced until now with the selling of the car is that I've settled in Greece and the car is here with me. Still, the vehicle is registered in the States and has a clear title. The car drives and looks brand new and has an accident free history. The price for the car is $58,000 including shipping cots.I have a friend at a shipping company who will manage me a low shipping cost. My suggestion to end this deal is eBay services for the transaction."
100% SCAM. I have seen 430s on ebay with similar details using Greece and other countries as an excuse. They always ask you to wire funds. STAY AWAY
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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by rich123
If someone needs cash fast from their car. What's the best way? If the car is legit a local dealer would pay more than that, on the spot. So obviously it's a scam. Or the seller is a moron. Do any of you know an SL65 owner who is a moron?
Lindsey Lohan comes to mind!
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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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Sorry guys, I picked it up last night.... I'll get pics up after I clean it.
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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 03:08 PM
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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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Sorry guys, I picked it up last night.... I'll get pics up after I clean it.
Congrats!! How was Greece?
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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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Congrats!! How was Greece?
lol
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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 05:03 PM
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Congrats!! How was Greece?
You guys kill me!!
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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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Thumbs down E-Bay scammers

Thats the old Hijacked Account trick.
They are usually in Romania. But have bag men all over the world.
Its already been pulled off of E-bay.
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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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I wonder if....

Anyone has thought of creating a bogus ebay ID "simply" for the purpose of bidding on these BS "buy it now" auctions. Nothing would be better than for a scammer to see his "auction" end RIGHT AWAY with a BIN and then never be able to contact the bidder. I'd bid and then post eBay Feedback before the bogus seller even knew it had happened with something like "THIS IS AN EBAY SCAM, THE SELLER DOES NOT HAVE THIS CAR AND THE ACTUAL OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT MAY NOT EVEN BE AWARE IT'S BEEN HIJACKED". That way we (the public) could help eBay police it's own listings. I think eBay even likes these kinds of ideas so maybe I'll send it to them to see if they would pay me money to do this for them...
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