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Anyone who thinks otherwise really needs to think about how easily they will be scammed. |
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Regards, John. |
eBay have got to be on shakey ground allowing this through for Legal Information:
Seller REPO CARS SALES Registration number in local commercial register or other register GB000000 Address Viewing Only By Appointment Warehouse default9 United Kingdom UK Good Luck ! finding that address. |
Agreed, 'GMcL'.
However, a quick check on Companies House would reveal full details of the company and it's director, a Mr. E. J. Hamilton, who, as 'James77' told us earlier, is based in High Wycombe. Clearly it is a very young company, but nonetheless correctly established. That's not something that someone with scam intent might be expected to do, is it? Why don't we give the chap a break and make the assumption that he's an honest trader unless experience proves otherwise, rather than loading the dice against him from the get-go? He may be a used car dealer, but that doesn't mean he's also a rogue! :regular_smile: Regards, John. |
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Despite setting up in business 6 weeks ago, he is selling 18 cars, all at prices at least half the market price. All are photographed in different places. The true value of these cars would be many hundreds of thousands of pounds (yet he has only been around for 6 weeks). The XC90 had done about 10k miles more at the last MOT than in the pictures (so the pictures are definitely very old). None of the above is normal. Selling an XC90 T8 at less than 10k when the cheapest one I have ever seen is 20k is not normal and there is no rational reason to do this. I do understand what you mean about the benefit of the doubt, but the problem here is it is impossible to see the molehill of benefit which is hidden by the mountain of doubt. |
Yes, John. I understand where you are coming from but there is a right way and wrong way to present yourself to the public. Setting up with sketchy details in a public market place does not inspire confidence. Given the number of scammers who are out there surely it would make sense to distance yourself from them
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Erroneous post, sorry!
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I dont get this thread going down the “trust people” “give them the benefit of the doubt” etc, route.
Then checking the legitimacy of the company etc…. Its 100% simple, - why on gods earth would a seller be selling all of his cars at less than half the price he could sell them to webuyanycar, arnold clark, motorway, carwow, etc…..??? Its obviously a scam, I cant believe anybody would have a seconds doubt otherwise! Its either a “pay a deposit” type scam, or the sellers account has been hacked. Quote:
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Each to their own...but send 9p to that eBay account and you want your bumps felt.
"Benefit of the doubt"....unfortunately the internet is full of charlatans and it's simply not worth the risk. The days of Honest John and bargains galore are long gone....if they ever existed. |
Have we really become a nation of cynics?
Bargains are still to be had. In 2016, admittedly at a much lower price point than the car in question, I was looking for a replacement for my trusty long-term ownership 745. I chanced upon a 2000 V70 up at £695. I told the vendor (a dealer) that I would meet his asking price if he put a new MOT on it (there were a few months remaining). He declined, but immediately offered me the car at £550 as a 'trade sale'. We shook on that and I drove the car away. Almost eight years on I'm still driving what has proved to be a very reliable comfortable Volvo. At the time, decent V70s were changing hands at around twice what I paid! Not all used car dealers are Charlatans and we do them a grave disservice if we think that they are. As I said before, buyer beware, common sense and yes, mutual trust, go a long way to making life more pleasant for all concerned. Regards, John. |
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