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<blockquote data-quote="Spqreddie" data-source="post: 46216" data-attributes="member: 1009"><p>You have probably already saw this add:</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111174570245?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111174570245?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649</a></p><p>Seller with Zero Feedback,</p><p>in a photo is stated that the buy it now price is 6,499..</p><p>It looked stuspect therefore i dropped a mail to know if the Comet is for sale by auction on e-bay or at a private buy it now price of 6499; and received this reply... seems similar to other story already heard of..:</p><p></p><p>QUOTE:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Hi there,</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">First I want to thank you for your interest in my bike.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">The total price </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">£</span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">6.499 includes shipping to your address. Price reduced for quick sale.The </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">bike </span></span>is located in Manchester, UK and it will be shipped to your address, at no extra cost. </span></span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">My husband died 3 months ago (he had a heart attack) and this </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">bike </span></span>brings me bad memories and that's the reason for selling it. I along with my daughter decided to sell the house and we moved to my sister in </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Stockholm,Sweden</span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">. The payment will be made through eBay and only after you will receive the </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">bike</span></span>, I will get the money.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">It will take around 2-3 working days until you will receive the </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">bike </span></span>and you will have a 10 days inspection period (so you have 10 days to change your mind and refuse or keep the </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">bike</span></span>). Also, I need to know if you have cash in hand because I have a few others interested in this purchase and I don't have time to waste. No offense but if you really want to buy the </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">bike </span></span>I will stop communicating with them.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">If you are interested in buying it please provide me your eBay user ID, your full name and address so I can initiate the deal through eBay. You must know that eBay will contact you without any obligation to buy it or fees.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Regards</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>END QUOTE</p><p></p><p>When i replied asking for a telephone number i received this answer..</p><p>QUOTE:</p><p><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Hello ,</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">As I said earlier I am located in Sweden and the bike is already at eBay Motors Company (ready for delivery) in Manchester. </span></span></p><p> <span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">I asked them to allow viewers to go there and inspect the </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">bike </span></span>but their reply was "We are not a showroom!" .The transaction will be fully under eBay's surveillance, giving us both security and insurance that nothing will go wrong. They will be the 3rd, objective party involved in this transaction. This way you will actually pay for the </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">bike </span></span>after you will receive and test it, because eBay will hold the funds into a trustworthy bank account and release it to me only after you accept and confirm the delivery. After the </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">bike </span></span>reaches your address you will have 10 days to test it. Within this period you have to decide if you purchase it or not. If you decide to take it you will have to contact eBay and let them know that, so they can release the payment to me. If you won't like the bike you will have to ship it back to me within the 5 days and eBay will refund all your money. The shipping back will be done on my own expense, but I am sure this will not be the case.</span></span></p><p> <span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">If you agree with these terms and you have the money, send me your eBay username, full name and address and I will initiate the transaction with eBay. You will receive all the transaction details from them. </span></span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Best regards,</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>END QUOTE</p><p></p><p>Becareful memebers.. there were already 3 bids earliers but i've seen those have beed retracted... and this person is probably using picture of a bike belonging to anoter unaware memeber...(Reg Number OAE 475, may be the machine register can help here and advice the person?)</p><p>Why this is happeing to the Vincent word? </p><p>Eddie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spqreddie, post: 46216, member: 1009"] You have probably already saw this add: [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111174570245?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649[/url] Seller with Zero Feedback, in a photo is stated that the buy it now price is 6,499.. It looked stuspect therefore i dropped a mail to know if the Comet is for sale by auction on e-bay or at a private buy it now price of 6499; and received this reply... seems similar to other story already heard of..: QUOTE: [COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]Hi there,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]First I want to thank you for your interest in my bike.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]The total price [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]£[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]6.499 includes shipping to your address. Price reduced for quick sale.The [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]bike [/FONT][/COLOR]is located in Manchester, UK and it will be shipped to your address, at no extra cost. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]My husband died 3 months ago (he had a heart attack) and this [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]bike [/FONT][/COLOR]brings me bad memories and that's the reason for selling it. I along with my daughter decided to sell the house and we moved to my sister in [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]Stockholm,Sweden[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]. The payment will be made through eBay and only after you will receive the [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]bike[/FONT][/COLOR], I will get the money.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]It will take around 2-3 working days until you will receive the [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]bike [/FONT][/COLOR]and you will have a 10 days inspection period (so you have 10 days to change your mind and refuse or keep the [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]bike[/FONT][/COLOR]). Also, I need to know if you have cash in hand because I have a few others interested in this purchase and I don't have time to waste. No offense but if you really want to buy the [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]bike [/FONT][/COLOR]I will stop communicating with them.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]If you are interested in buying it please provide me your eBay user ID, your full name and address so I can initiate the deal through eBay. You must know that eBay will contact you without any obligation to buy it or fees.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]Regards[/FONT][/COLOR] END QUOTE When i replied asking for a telephone number i received this answer.. QUOTE: [COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]Hello ,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]As I said earlier I am located in Sweden and the bike is already at eBay Motors Company (ready for delivery) in Manchester. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]I asked them to allow viewers to go there and inspect the [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]bike [/FONT][/COLOR]but their reply was "We are not a showroom!" .The transaction will be fully under eBay's surveillance, giving us both security and insurance that nothing will go wrong. They will be the 3rd, objective party involved in this transaction. This way you will actually pay for the [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]bike [/FONT][/COLOR]after you will receive and test it, because eBay will hold the funds into a trustworthy bank account and release it to me only after you accept and confirm the delivery. After the [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial][COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]bike [/FONT][/COLOR]reaches your address you will have 10 days to test it. Within this period you have to decide if you purchase it or not. If you decide to take it you will have to contact eBay and let them know that, so they can release the payment to me. If you won't like the bike you will have to ship it back to me within the 5 days and eBay will refund all your money. The shipping back will be done on my own expense, but I am sure this will not be the case.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]If you agree with these terms and you have the money, send me your eBay username, full name and address and I will initiate the transaction with eBay. You will receive all the transaction details from them. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=arial]Best regards,[/FONT][/COLOR] END QUOTE Becareful memebers.. there were already 3 bids earliers but i've seen those have beed retracted... and this person is probably using picture of a bike belonging to anoter unaware memeber...(Reg Number OAE 475, may be the machine register can help here and advice the person?) Why this is happeing to the Vincent word? Eddie [/QUOTE]
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