Ebay Car to Avoid

gisnar · 02-15-2007, 07:06 PM

Won e-bay auction and seller took off with deposit. Payment stopped on mastercard and complaint with paypal pending. Will not be out much.
http://cm.ebay.com/cm/ck/1065-29392-...m=120083083362
Seller name is TIM LE
email used: Tcdmkpnemmstla24@yahoo.com
91 mr2 turbo
VIN JT2SW22N1M0016251
California title
Claims to be in San Jose

Be carfull if you see this car for sale. Gee, I hate dishonest people!

Ncturnal · 02-15-2007, 11:17 PM

Crappy, I hope you get your money back. I personally wouldn't buy attempt to buy a car with no more info than the seller had on that car. No pics, no sale, (especially with only one feedback) and even then you have to make sure they are not simply copied from another auction. Posting their email in the auction listing is another big tip-off that I've seen on most of the scam auctions. Post ads of cars you may interested in and get a 2nd opinion. Who knows, we probably have someone local who could go see it for you. By the way, there is no records on that car with Carfax since 2003 and it did have a salvage title from before. Good luck.

gisnar · 02-16-2007, 10:44 AM

Hope springs eternal and there is a sucker born every miniute.

glenonoka · 02-16-2007, 10:49 AM

Paypal is pretty cool about giving back your money. Paypal takes offense when you credit card block though. Not sure how that is going to hose things up with your refund from paypal. They also tend to lock your accout on paypal when you credit card block. You can still use paypal to purchase, but any funds that come from your sales get held until they are happy.

5FistsoftheNorthStar · 02-16-2007, 12:15 PM

Wow! You have my sympathy for the inconvenience. I came across this and had a gut feeling this was a scam. You have to post pics of a car you're selling, especially on eBay.

1985MR2 · 02-16-2007, 06:13 PM

Why haven't you given him bad feedback on eBay?

glenonoka · 02-16-2007, 07:03 PM

You noticed that too.

gisnar · 02-28-2007, 10:47 PM

Paypal got my $300 deposit back so no harm done other than a bruised ego. Seller now has a very negative feedback.
Thanks all.

02-15-2007, 07:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
gisnar No Skills Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nevada Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Ebay Car to Avoid Won e-bay auction and seller took off with deposit. Payment stopped on mastercard and complaint with paypal pending. Will not be out much. http://cm.ebay.com/cm/ck/1065-29392-...m=120083083362 Seller name is TIM LE email used: Tcdmkpnemmstla24@yahoo.com 91 mr2 turbo VIN JT2SW22N1M0016251 California title Claims to be in San Jose Be carfull if you see this car for sale. Gee, I hate dishonest people!

02-15-2007, 11:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ncturnal NoAgendaShow.com Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 7,446 Thanks: 94 Thanked 158 Times in 125 Posts Blog Entries: 7 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (37/100% )	Crappy, I hope you get your money back. I personally wouldn't buy attempt to buy a car with no more info than the seller had on that car. No pics, no sale, (especially with only one feedback) and even then you have to make sure they are not simply copied from another auction. Posting their email in the auction listing is another big tip-off that I've seen on most of the scam auctions. Post ads of cars you may interested in and get a 2nd opinion. Who knows, we probably have someone local who could go see it for you. By the way, there is no records on that car with Carfax since 2003 and it did have a salvage title from before. Good luck. __________________ Brian - My MR2Trader Ads - Click here for order or shipping status if you've bought something from me recently. Technical Questions - Please post them on the forums. Others who may have the same problem don't benefit from a PM exchange. If you wish to have my input I have no problem with a PM containing a link to a thread you have already posted.

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02-16-2007, 10:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
gisnar No Skills Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nevada Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Hope springs eternal and there is a sucker born every miniute.

02-16-2007, 10:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
glenonoka Christian Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Paypal is pretty cool about giving back your money. Paypal takes offense when you credit card block though. Not sure how that is going to hose things up with your refund from paypal. They also tend to lock your accout on paypal when you credit card block. You can still use paypal to purchase, but any funds that come from your sales get held until they are happy.

02-16-2007, 12:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
5FistsoftheNorthStar The Mighty Gen3 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Your basement Posts: 1,015 Thanks: 15 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Wow! You have my sympathy for the inconvenience. I came across this and had a gut feeling this was a scam. You have to post pics of a car you're selling, especially on eBay.

02-16-2007, 06:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
1985MR2 Original 1985 Owner Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Why haven't you given him bad feedback on eBay?

02-16-2007, 07:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
glenonoka Christian Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	You noticed that too.

02-28-2007, 10:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
gisnar No Skills Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nevada Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Paypal got my $300 deposit back so no harm done other than a bruised ego. Seller now has a very negative feedback. Thanks all.