[chuck807]

Ok, this is most likely a scam, but there's a guy on eBay selling a 2003 Burgman 650 with "buy it now" for $1,400. And its only a one-day auction. Item# 2489813381

My experience is, if its too good to be true, then it probably is!
Anyone can rack up 26 positive feedback points and then screw a whole bunch of people at once. It smells like fraud to me!

 

[Kias]

Do you think Jeff know's that someone is trying to sell his motorcycle???

http://www.schneidertek.com/motorcycles.htm

Maybe I'll zip him off an email...

Ok, I did...

This is what I wrote:

Just noticed your burgman is for sale on ebay for $1400

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 2489813381

Item 2489813381 if that link doesn't work. Only 16 hours left.

I was just wondering if YOU knew your burgman was for sale....

Rob

http://www.burgmanusa.com

 

[chuck807]

Well that confirms it then... its definitely fraud!! Its so amazing that someone actually recognized the pictures from another website!!

I have reported this to eBay.

 

[Kias]

Bidding is over...

Reds_music bought it. ...or so it says.

 

[Kias]

Well that confirms it then... its definitely fraud!! Its so amazing that someone actually recognized the pictures from another website!!

I didn't recognize it... Just went to ebay and noticed the pictures were being used from another website... then went to that website and hunted the pictures down.

 

[chuck807]

Bidding is over...

Reds_music bought it. ...or so it says.

Hmm... reds_music is either going to not follow through with payment (feedback rating: 0), or is about to get ripped off due to inexperience with eBay!

For everyone else on the forums, there were some dead giveaways that this auction was fraud:

- Seller said he can't read any email sent through normal eBay channels
- Seller says he'll only take western union payment
- western union warns not to buy from anyone accepting this as
the only form of payment unless its a family member
- Price so low that you know its a scam (at least I'd hope you do)
- 1-day auction only (not enough time for eBay to intervene)
- feedback responses were from sellers only, he never sold anything
until now.
- all pictures stolen from that website Kias pointed out

I reported it to eBay, hopefully they can contact the buyer before he sends payment, and inform the fbi about the seller.

 

[chuck807]

Well that confirms it then... its definitely fraud!! Its so amazing that someone actually recognized the pictures from another website!!

I didn't recognize it... Just went to ebay and noticed the pictures were being used from another website... then went to that website and hunted the pictures down.

Very astute!

 

[Kias]

I got a reply from Jeff.

Kind of funny. Guess the buyer better beware.
I like my burgman a lot, I wouldn't sell it on e-bay.
I noticed the guy was actually linking to the pics right off my web site. Too bad it sold, I could have had fun changing the pictures. Thanks, Jeff

 

[NormanB]

It seems that Burgmans are a common scam items on ebay lately.

 

[mactd83]

i did the right thing and took the liberty to inform the winning bidder that it was a scam

 

[chuck807]

i did the right thing and took the liberty to inform the winning bidder that it was a scam

And I informed eBay yesterday! Today they replied that they're investigating it but due to privacy issues they can't tell me what they're doing.

Nice of you to inform the winning bidder!!

 

[Brian]

I noticed the guy was actually linking to the pics right off my web site. Too bad it sold, I could have had fun changing the pictures.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Now that could have been funny!