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SLK/R170: Look at this freak of an SLK

Old Jan 31, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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Look at this freak of an SLK

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...TQ:MOTORS:1123

What a mess...
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 10:06 PM
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Ack!

"There was no white color offered for the SLK 32 AMG. This is the reason the department of motor vehicles issued the salvage title. " Yeah. Right.

I don't think I would buy a vehicle with "new breaks", or from someone that advertised it as such.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 10:09 PM
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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That is Just GAY!
Not a Freak, More like Nonsense!
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 01:36 AM
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And they did offer white. What a joke...
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 10:52 AM
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What kind of low-rent pimp my ride &^%#$% is that? A five-year-old is better at cutting out shapes than the goon who perpetrated this "custom job".
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 10:53 AM
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I would like to claw my eyes out.
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 02:43 PM
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I emailed the seller / butcher of the car. I asked him if the salvage title was a result of all the crap he did to it. i also asked him how much it would cost to fix all of the damage he did to it. It is odd that he could not even match the black burl wood for the shift knob and steering wheel. What is with the little disc ball hanging from the mirror.
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 06:38 PM
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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 03:47 PM
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CARFAX reports that it has been in 2 accidents. The second accident was reported as a TOTAL LOSS with front and side impacts back on 7/7/05 including a police report. More than just paint scratches.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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It is always nice to have people busting scammers up like him, we should post a e-bay link of this website, so those people are not blindly bidding on that piece of trash he is selling.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 12:58 PM
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ebay is in it for the seller

We need to go to the bottom of the ebay ad and follow the REPORT THIS link to ebay. I did this 2 days ago after reading the Carfax report but so far they have done nothing. Ebay said they would reply in 24 hours and have not. Sometimes ebay backs the seller too much that they drag their feet until the auction ends. I guess that is where they think they make there money instead of protecting buyers.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by E-Klasse
We need to go to the bottom of the ebay ad and follow the REPORT THIS link to ebay. I did this 2 days ago after reading the Carfax report but so far they have done nothing. Ebay said they would reply in 24 hours and have not. Sometimes ebay backs the seller too much that they drag their feet until the auction ends. I guess that is where they think they make there money instead of protecting buyers.
I should contact the top bidder and tell him about this link. That way we can at least save him from wasting 18k, but then again it might be the seller himself trying to raise the bid.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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If you can contact them, ebay hides the bidder name now on car ads. Who are they protecting?
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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Why does he 'white out' the license plate on some shots and not others?

My guess? Not real smart.

And I certainly don't believe they would issue, or he would accept, a salvage title just for being 'scratched' unless the scratches went through the metal!
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 06:05 PM
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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Here is ebays BS reply

Thank you for writing eBay in regard to your concern.

I understand your concern. However, eBay isn't directly involved in the
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 07:38 PM
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how could this salvage SLK (horribly taste) be up to $21,100 and going?? wow
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 08:29 PM
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wow up to $28,200 WOWWW
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 08:47 PM
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That is because there was no way to warn bidders.
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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There is no accounting for bad taste. $30300 as of now with 1 hr to go. Plus I doubt ebay would've done anything even if this thread was linked to them.
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 08:57 PM
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Ebay would not and did not do anything because they would lose money.
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 09:52 PM
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Do anything about what? $32,200 with 7 minutes -_-;
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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SOLD $33,700 to a 0 feedback lololol
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 11:52 AM
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I should have created a ghost account and bid on it... save someone from over spending and at the same time doing my good deed for the year.
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