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warning, fake ad for e63 on autotrader

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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 04:22 PM
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warning, fake ad for e63 on autotrader

2007 e63 with 12,109 mi for $48900, I called the number and of course it is disconnected.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...ce=&cardist=18

Why do people put up ads like this?
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by markpgizmo
2007 e63 with 12,109 mi for $48900, I called the number and of course it is disconnected.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...ce=&cardist=18

Why do people put up ads like this?
Not so much why as who, I think it is the soon to be X wife.
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by markpgizmo
2007 e63 with 12,109 mi for $48900, I called the number and of course it is disconnected.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...ce=&cardist=18

Why do people put up ads like this?
I'm with you. What does that accomplish? I guess the first clue though should have been the ridiculously under market price that it is advertised at.
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 04:45 PM
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HAHA!!!! If my wife tried it with my car we'd be divorced by nights end.
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 04:56 PM
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HAHA!!!! If my wife tried it with my car we'd be divorced by nights end.
I'm pretty sure she smart enough to ask for more then that!
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 12:34 AM
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I actually worked with a guy that got caught schtooping the office receptionist and on the next business trip his wife sold her 2004 C4S for $100.00!!!

can you imagine?????????
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 01:52 AM
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Originally Posted by markpgizmo
2007 e63 with 12,109 mi for $48900, I called the number and of course it is disconnected.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...ce=&cardist=18

Why do people put up ads like this?

All Wheel Drive??? lol
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 07:23 AM
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maybe benzgrancru is at it again...
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 10:17 AM
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This is yet another classic Nigerian type of scam. The prices is low enough to bait you, they ask if they can send YOU a check more than the car is worth for some international reason and you send the difference to them via wire transfer. Sure enough, their check is fake and you are out a few grand.

If you have some spare time, have fun and bait them towards the cops.
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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If you have some spare time, have fun and bait them towards the cops.
http://419eater.com
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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A while ago, there was a bunch of M5s and 6s with the same type of ad on autotrader as well. Most were listed anywhere from 10k to about 25. Most were also listed on Ebay and Cars.com for prices that were much more believable. I think the reason they do this is to get you to call, because of course, they know that you know the price is too low, so now they have an ad that sticks out from all the others. There's still a couple M6s like this on Autotrader.
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