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keychi
Veteran
Date registered: Jun 2006
Location: detroit michigan
Vehicle(s): 290gd,G550,
Posts: 158
| EBAY 300GE
Has anybody seen this truck o know of it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename...
any imfo is appreciated
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Merz-Ben
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Aug 2006
Location: Floyds Knobs, IN 47119
Vehicle(s): 230G, U1200, U1250 DoKa, U1300L, U1500, U1700, 416
Posts: 377
| RE: EBAY 300GE
I'm 99.9 % sure this one is a scam, it was listed on e-bay before with a buy it now of somewhere around $30K a month or so ago, and it had a different seller and the location has changed. I think it might have been on clubgwagen too, but I don't remember for sure.
BEWARE!!!
Cheers,
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UberXY
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: EBAY 300GE
There was a 280 GE on eBay recently, in FL, very nice looking G. Bidding fell short at 16.5 on a 22 buy it now price. A few days later it was listed again but at a 19 buy it now. Bidding fell short again. Sellers name was John. A day later it was listed as second chance sale at 14. I get an email from a guy named Sam who claims to be the owner in Paris on business. If I give him $14k he will deliver the truck for free. As if. About an hour later I get email from Ebay saying the original sellers account had been hijacked and that the current offer was bogus. Big surprise, eh?
This is about the fifth time in the last year i have seen this on cars and motorcycles on Ebay. But I have bought a Porsche, an Excursion, my G500, an E30, an FJ62, and three motorcycles on ebay with zero problems. All were just as advertised, no surprises.
Edited by UberXY 5/11/2007 10:35 PM
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Maxwell Smart
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: EBAY 300GE
Well the VIN is legit - but why does it say "You can have it only for 8100." in the description but the current bid of $9,200 doesn't even make reserve? Also where is the snorkle listed in the description? |
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Merz-Ben
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Aug 2006
Location: Floyds Knobs, IN 47119
Vehicle(s): 230G, U1200, U1250 DoKa, U1300L, U1500, U1700, 416
Posts: 377
| RE: EBAY 300GE
looked at clubgwagen, it looks like the exact same truck as the one in Texas listed for $43,500, and I think I remember the previous e-bay listing being out of tx too. Scammers usually give an outragious reserve and try to "sell" outside of ebay for a cheap buy it now, this way it is harder to track back to the scammer and does not fall under e-bay rules.
Cheers,
Ben
Edited by Merz-Ben 5/12/2007 12:17 AM
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DesertStar
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: San Diego, CA USA
Vehicle(s): 85-280GE/95-G320/08-G500
Posts: 2156
| RE: EBAY 300GE
Here is the one in TX...same one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1990-MB-Mercedes-Benz-300GE-Cabriole...
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tclynes
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: EBAY 300GE
i gave up on selling stuff on ebay due to scam buyers, its a shame as it is a great source of stuff. when i advertised my g on autotrader, it appeared on ebay, same pics the lot!
that is a nice g for sale tho.
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G350DT
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: EBAY 300GE
Wow 45K for one of them. Hell I just raised the asking proce on my G350 to $50000 |
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4x4abc
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Vehicle(s): 02 G500
| Re: EBAY 300GE
Richard,
why don't you start a blog - then you cant talk about your car all day long
its getting kinda old by now |
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Maxwell Smart
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: EBAY 300GE
tclynes - 5/12/2007 10:01 AM
i gave up on selling stuff on ebay due to scam buyers, its a shame as it is a great source of stuff.
Tom
I found that when I listed my G on ebay it also attracted a lot of scammers but a few genuine buyers as well.
But when I listed it on Autotrader in addition to Ebay it gave affirmation to the genuine buyer that the G was legit. He bought it (almost) sight unseen. Honestly I almost had to force him to look at it before parting with his cash.
He told me eBay was great as it let him see the G in more detail, bigger pics and with a better description than on Autotrader.
So even though there are a lot of scammers (strangely most were from "Canada") I think it still helped with the sale and would do it again. |
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SocalAstro
Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Long Beach, CA
Vehicle(s): 03 G500, 06 Audi A3 2.0
Posts: 116
| RE: EBAY 300GE
It's local enough for me to look at it in person (20 minutes or so).
I e-mailed the seller asking if I could come see it in person. Let's wait and see what reply I get.
regards,
Leon
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fernweh
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany
Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa
| RE: EBAY 300GE
Yeah, something is real fishy......
I did entered a bid yesterday - a real good one - and the seller canceled the bid, I also noticed there were lots of bids cancelled - all with the same remark:
"please email me"
So some kind of a scam is going on, as the auction price went back down to around $4000 to keep the fools (like me) coming ........
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clubgwagen.com
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: gwagenpreserve.com
Vehicle(s): 300GE Cabriolet
Posts: 736
| Re: EBAY 300GE
I EMAILED TOO.
ASKING HEY CAN I REALLY BUY IT FOR $8100?
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