HCS Snowmobile Forums > Check this scam

05Saber

Nov 17 2005, 11:41 AM

This is a nother one of those to good to be true items. This listing smells bad.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2005-Arctic...1QQcmdZViewItem

rammer356

Nov 17 2005, 11:44 AM

The sled is in the US and the seller is in France?? Ya right. Scam, Scam, Scam, gauranteed!! I will advise e-bay about this BS listing.

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Stwing

Nov 17 2005, 03:33 PM

Yeah, doesn't look good. I actually "bought" that F7 after corresponding with the alleged owner, and he sent a very, very, very good looking follow-up email and receipt. I think he would have fooled a lot of people, so be careful with this guy. The emails appear to be from eBay, but if you trace the email back to it's original source (not the "reply to" listed in the email), it's another outfit. Very effective scam - if he listed it for $5500 he probably would have pulled it off.

I did report him to eBay - hopefully they'll take the listing down soon.

MikeNightFire

Nov 17 2005, 04:02 PM

Item Specifics - Snowmobiles
Make: Arctic Cat Engine Size (cc): 600
Model: F7 Sno Pro Engine Type: --
Type: Sport Reverse Gear: Yes
Year: 2005 Electric Start: Yes
Mileage: 0 Primary Color: Green
Title: Clear Condition: Used

lol an F7 with a 600 cc engine and reverse !!!!!!!!!!!!

05Saber

Nov 18 2005, 11:32 AM

The listing was pulled.

This is why most of the time I won't even consider bidding on something I can't go and see.

power23

Nov 18 2005, 06:58 PM

I bought that sled off ebay in FEB 05 from a guy in PA. It's sitting in my garage right now. They used the pictures from that auction to create their own fake listing. I wish I paid $2800 for it.

thesweeper09

Nov 18 2005, 07:00 PM

yea i see that ebay pulled the listing already

nuffer

Dec 1 2005, 03:19 PM

Take a look at the 2005 orange F7 on there now. It's selling in NY. At the end of the discription it has a BIN $2600. I sent him an e-mail ?? If he comes back and says yea I'm going to call his bluff and tell him I'll be there in 2 hrs. I really am about 2 hrs away .

nuffer

Dec 2 2005, 07:39 AM

QUOTE(nuffer @ Dec 1 2005, 04:19 PM)

Take a look at the 2005 orange F7 on there now. It's selling in NY. At the end of the discription it has a BIN $2600. I sent him an e-mail ?? If he comes back and says yea I'm going to call his bluff and tell him I'll be there in 2 hrs. I really am about 2 hrs away .

This ad is now off e-bay, got no reply. HOWEVER, it now has resurfaced with a different picture from the front as an F5, now in Lakeville, Mn. Funny same seller: grimmrob. I'm going to e-mail him too.

nuffer

Dec 3 2005, 08:08 PM

QUOTE(nuffer @ Dec 2 2005, 08:39 AM)

This ad is now off e-bay, got no reply. HOWEVER, it now has resurfaced with a different picture from the front as an F5, now in Lakeville, Mn. Funny same seller: grimmrob. I'm going to e-mail him too.

I have sent him an e-mail, getting no response. Funny the sled is in Mn but all the miles are from NH and vermont?