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Old 10-19-06, 07:52 PM
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uhmm, scam anyone?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda...42947272QQrdZ1



I just don't know anymore. So who's car is this, really?
Old 10-19-06, 07:56 PM
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The seller has 790 feedback, all of them positive. that is a shitload of feedback for a scammer.....
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
The seller has 790 feedback, all of them positive. that is a shitload of feedback for a scammer.....
could be a "stolen" account, i've come across one of those here and there
Old 10-19-06, 08:12 PM
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could be a "stolen" account, i've come across one of those here and there
But normally when that happens, they tell you to email them at a different email address than what's registered with the ebay account. I sent an email, so I guess we'll see what's up if he gets back to me.
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Guys, that car (and pics) were in a scam last year, about this time....
I remember the pics angles and the body kits...
Like somebody said, stolen account!

BTW, pre-approved buyers is another clear sign of scam!

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Old 10-19-06, 08:51 PM
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he said he never saw over 86 celcius but he didnt mention he had a power fc and i didnt see one in the pics

that guy must be gifted to read the stock temp guage that well
Old 10-19-06, 08:55 PM
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Yeah it's funny... I see a lot of rx7's going for less than 500 bucks on ebay. they're not very good at responding to their emails though.
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i just looked at it again, y don't someone just check the carfax?
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100% scam.. i've seen that car before too. on autotrader also. haha.. stolen accounts happen a lot. also someone else said it "pre-approved bidders only" ..don't even waist you're electricity.
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looks pretty clean none the less
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It says"Item has been removed".It was definately a scam. :smiley_12
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Right after I bought my R1 , I found another nice FD on eBay for 3K , buy it now... For pre approved buyers only. The story on the car was that it was a gift from her ex , and they recently split , and she just wanted it gone asap! The seller had awesome feedback so I jumped on it , and e-mailed the seller. I was then added to the approved buyers list , and the seller sent me a link , and triggered my phishing filter immediatley! After calling eBay directly , they infact confirmed it was a scam.

Turns out it was some guy from Romania looking to make a quick buck. After all of this I e-mailed him back to find out exactley why he was trying to do this kind of thing. He responded back with a bunch of Romanian text , roughly translated to " Suck my *****." lol

Lesson learned , if its too good to be true it most likely is!
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