eBay boat scam right now

[QC]

Found this listing an hour ago. $6800 for a 2000 Cobalt 226 that looks awesome . . . yeah right!!! Since eBay won't do anything, I say let's flood this guy with requests!!!

Cobalt Scam-o-rama

 

[ZmOz]

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This is my favorite part:
DO NOT BID WITHOUT MY PERMISSION OTHERWISE YOUR BID WILL BE CANCELLED
AND NEGATIVE FEEDBACK LEFT!!

Why do I need permission...and how is he going to leave me negative feedback if he cancels my bids? :/

 

[alden135]

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Why do I need permission...and how is he going to leave me negative feedback if he cancels my bids? :/

Good point

 

[QC]

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I think you're close enough to go get it Z . . .

I sent him a note asking what Oregon lake that was and why does it have Arkansas registration numbers. That he hasn't responded to . . . I did get some really good pics from my first email.

 

[rolmops]

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Wait there is more to it.
My firewall detected an information harvesting robot program in the picture.If you do not have a good firewall do not look at this link!!!

 

[JustMrWill]

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I reported it as fraud to eBay....

-JMW

 

[QC]

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Doh!

 

[CJY]

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These guys are all over the place. I was looking at a Bass Boat about 2 years ago which appeared too good to be true. I emailed the "owner" asking him where the boat was located. He indicated that it was located in city X. He did not know it was but 20 miles down the road from me. I responded I was close and wanted to come and see it. Like magic, the listing was gone in minutes. He responded that his son is keeping the boat and is pulling it out of the state.

 

[18rabbit]

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The seller lists the location as Portland, OR, United States. No one in the United States referes to the United States as the United States. We just list the city and state, i.e. Portland, OR.

Also, he states he cannot upload more pix because he has a slow dial up. But if you want more pix he will email them to you...via his slow dial up, I guess?!?

 

[Tail_Gunner]

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Get me a addr i am within minutes of him

 

[18rabbit]

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I don't think he is in the US.

 

[QC]

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I sent him this:

A couple of quick questions:

What lake is that in Oregon?

Why does it have Arkansas registration numbers?

Got back this just now:

Fort Mill, SC is the location of the boat
I`m not in US for the moment and the pick it up option is not available... but i can ship you the boat for free.There is nothing wrong with the
boat ... im selling the boat at this price because i recently moved from US to London with my wife who is from England. and we intend to marry in England and i sold my house over US and everything owned by me and the only thing to sell is the boat . So if you want to make this deal i will need the following details to
prepare the shipping :
-full name and address;
-shipping address;
-phone #
After i will have this details i will provide you more info regarding the transaction.

 

[ZmOz]

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IFort Mill, SC is the location of the boat
I`m not in US for the moment and the pick it up option is not available... but i can ship you the boat for free.There is nothing wrong with the
boat ... im selling the boat at this price because i recently moved from US to London with my wife who is from England. and we intend to marry in England and i sold my house over US and everything owned by me and the only thing to sell is the boat . So if you want to make this deal i will need the following details to
prepare the shipping

Nothing suspicious about that at all. Free shipping too...what a deal!

I notice nearly all of his feedback is from sellers, not buyers. Interestingly I have feedback from two of the same sellers.:^

 

[Drowned Rat]

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I can't make out the reggie numbers on the bow. Did he go back and photoshop them out after your questions QC?

 

[Smig]

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Wait there is more to it.
My firewall detected an information harvesting robot program in the picture.If you do not have a good firewall do not look at this link!!!

How does a program get into a picture?? I didn't think images were executable?? You would think ebay would block malicous applications!

 

[QC]

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He sent me an email with about 20 pics copied in DR. One of them I could see AR prefix and guessed that was Arkansas. Maaaaan, nice boat . . . hmmmmmmm, maybe he's OK . . . somebody slap me!!

 

[alden135]

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Someone bid on it.:0

 

[Bob_VT]

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Re-post his photo's here. Something does not seem right but then again.....

Ask him for a phone # to discuss the boat.

Tell him your cousin lives in FT Mill and wants to inspect the boat.

 

[QC]

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Ga hed, you first. But you've been warned . . . I know, bid $6800 . .. infact we should all start bidding it up to say, oh I don't know, $68,000 is kind of a fun number . . .

Wait, I have an idea . . . stay tuned.

 

[crunch]

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He sent me an email with about 20 pics copied in DR. One of them I could see AR prefix and guessed that was Arkansas. Maaaaan, nice boat . . . hmmmmmmm, maybe he's OK . . . somebody slap me!!