eBay boat scam right now

[Boomyal]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

BTW, great boat. I have a good friend with a 2004. He paid over $50K new and stole it. It has a 300 or 320 5.7 Duo-prop and it runs 50 easy.

Heck QC my $500.00 '76 BeachCraft, with a Merc 1 and a 302 Ferd, does 50 mph. Who needs 50K?

 

[Boomyal]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. (nor can they be divined by PW or rolmops, et al)

You're killing me here boomer

Eh! You know CBC, I once had a friend that was so smart he could not see the forest for the trees.

 

[QC]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

Yeah I'm with ya Boom, but the point was that the 7.4 would run that well too . . . the other point is I would give him $16800 site unseen, let alone $6800 . . .

 

[Boomyal]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

Yeah I'm with ya Boom, but the point was that the 7.4 would run that well too . . . the other point is I would give him $16800 site unseen, let alone $6800 . . .

Wait till I finish the cosmetic touch up on this baby. You'll be begging me to take $650.00 for it.

 

[QC]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

LOL BTW, I have started my own little $280 project. I am now officially up $100 on the whole deal and I haven't sold the boat yet . . . 8)

 

[crunch]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

QC, did you ever find out what year, make, and HP that blue thing was?... saw someone post for you to get rid of it as he had one and it was junk... how's it run?

 

[QC]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

I haven't really tried to get it running as I dove into a bizarre deal on three Briggs and Stratton OBs . . . that's how I'm up $100. Anyway, it is apparently a 68ish Clinton 3hp. I'm probably gonna dump it as I am a 2 stroke idiot. Apparently collectors don't care for 'em either . . .

BTW, it has good compression and I think it will start if I get fuel to it . . .

 

[crunch]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

Hey, give it a whirl... you know how those Clintons are, they keep comeing and com........ uhhhh, going and going...... 8)

 

[danpemby]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

KB Did you get permission to bid? This could actually be fun for a while :devil:

 

[Boomyal]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

Re-reading the ad, I find it funny that he can't download more pics, for his ad, because he is on dial-up, BUT if you email him he will email you more pictures.

 

[treedancer]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

I won two million dollars in the Nigerian lottery; wonder if he would take an even up swap?

 

[ricksrster]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

I emailed him yesterday and asked him where the boat was so I could inspect it before I bid. Today I got a reply that the word for word the same reply that Boomyal got including the pictures. He is sending one generic reply without answering questions.

 

[i386]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

What a crock.

 

[waterinthefuel]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

Well, Boom, the photos he emails you may just be in his inbox, and he just forwards it to you, which doesn't require the bandwidth as actually uploading the photos to you.

It's a scam, without a doubt, but I didn't find anything malicious in the photo. I have good anti-virus and firewall programs, and nothing was discovered. Photos can't be executed from what I understand.

 

[ndemge]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

I just sent him a message saying I would like to offer him a cashiers check for $30,000 if it included free shipping.

 

[Tail_Gunner]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

BTW, great boat. I have a good friend with a 2004. He paid over $50K new and stole it. It has a 300 or 320 5.7 Duo-prop and it runs 50 easy.

Heck QC my $500.00 '76 BeachCraft, with a Merc 1 and a 302 Ferd, does 50 mph. Who needs 50K?

Agreed a nice paint job on that boat maybe some gt 40 heads and cam mod that boat would and is serious

 

[Boomyal]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

I just received the following email from ebay;

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[Boomyal]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

BTW, great boat. I have a good friend with a 2004. He paid over $50K new and stole it. It has a 300 or 320 5.7 Duo-prop and it runs 50 easy.

Heck QC my $500.00 '76 BeachCraft, with a Merc 1 and a 302 Ferd, does 50 mph. Who needs 50K?

Agreed a nice paint job on that boat maybe some gt 40 heads and cam mod that boat would and is serious

That's what I did on my 20 ft Gulfstream Tail Gunner. A late roller cam 5.0 liter block, a '69 (pre-smog 351W auto cam profile ) roller cam and GT40P heads. I also added an Eldelbrock 2121 Performer intake with a Holley 4160 Marine 4 bbl.

The thing scares me to death. I still have not opened it up all the way. The Gulfstream does not have as high a speed a hull as the Beachcraft, the Beachcraft is two feet shorter and who knows how many pounds lighter.

I'd hate to think what that combo would do in the Beachcraft.

Paint will be forthcoming. After lowering the bowrails I will now concentrate on the inside before I do any painting.

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

Been removed....

 

[Boomyal]

Re: eBay boat scam right now

Been removed....

Been watching for that rick. Better late than never. I can see the wheels turning now. Where next can I look for victims.