| Author | Message | ||
     Phatkidwit1eye |
Was reading this from another web site. Thought it was rather interesting. http://www.sportbikeworld.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38929 | ||
| Lake_bueller |
Phat... I bid on 1 of those bikes about a month ago. After further concideration, I didn't go high enough to be the winner. For the next 3 weeks, I received emails from all over the world offer a "similar" bike for a steal of a price. While I'm a believer in ebay (many great experiences!!!), it's still buyer beware! | ||
| Phatkidwit1eye |
I hear ya..As I also think Ebay is a great help in finding cheap parts and such. Just thought it was interesting that soo many people fall for this. If I was too see a bike like that going for so cheap, It would defintely raise a red flag in my book. Since there are alot of those auctions, they must be doing well in scaming unknowing saps. | ||
| Iamike |
We had a local person get taken on a car purchase that way. What the scammer does is call from overseas and says that they want to buy your vehicle. They then send you a check (overseas account) for quite a few thousand dollars over the asking price. They then call and say that they made a mistake and please send a check to them for the difference. Of course by the time their check is returned from your bank it is too late. | ||
| Mikej |
You can take that check down to a local knowledgeable banker and explain the situation. The bank will then call to either confirm it is a valid check and immediately lock up the funds pending a transfer, or will identify the check as fraudulent and will turn the matter over to the proper authorities. If you remotely think it might be a legitimate mistake (wanna buy a bridge?) then just reply to their e-mail and ask them to send you a corrected check and to void out the check on their end, and ask them for a mailing address to return the check to them. Do not deposit their check into your checking account as that will link indirectly your account number to their bank's system during the attempted automated funds transfer, sometimes, depending on each ends security protocols. Or something like that. (My books are in a box someplace that explain all this.) Perhaps this is why Buells don't sell so well on E-Bay, people think the price is too low to be a real deal. Eh? | ||
| Court |
You are begging me to tell the story of the XLCR, the XR-1000 and Sadat Behcal and the case of hundred dollar bills. ....Court: But the bikes are not for sale. Sadat: Pricea isa no object..... The story is long and the only close one I know is a fellow Buel lowner (his white 1990 RS1200 just sold) had when a guy dropped off the $20K for the Sturgis in hundred dollar bill, said he'd be back to get it next week and has yet to show.....Hmmmmm. Life strange. Court | ||
| Iamike |
More stories Court, please, more stories! | ||
| Glitch |
If it's too good to be true... edited by glitch on October 14, 2003 |
