Hi Peeps,

I am selling an E30 M3 engine on E-Bay and I have had the following question posted:


Q: I am Mrs Mercy Joe the managing director of shelm manufacturing company and we have our company in five different countries : USA, United Kingdom, Africa, Germany and Japan. Our main office is at maryland in USA. We have just been building a new company in CANADA, so we need this particular item there and we will be paying you thru a certified chq. Mail me back with the price of the item and dont worry about the shipping to canada, our shipping company will be responsible for the shippment of the item to our new building company in CANADA. i await to hear from you the price of the item with ur full name and address so that i can issue the chq to u. immediately. Mercy Joe

Now I don't have much ebay selling experiance, so should I trust this guy or what. Smells fishy to me, what do you lot think???

Cheers,

Sean..

 

Sounds a little similar to the African style scam - there's a fair chance that cheque will be dodgy in some way.

I'd only sell it to them if you could guarantee cleared funds, so only take a transfer.

 

 

I have sent a reply, simply stating that I do not accept cheques and payment should be made via PayPal only.

Sean.

 

sounds as dodgy as Mike R's sexual orientation history

 

Dodgy.

 

Dodgy Ebay scamming cooooooonts!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PayPal is secure isn't it????????????????????

Sean..

 

Scam.

 

Sean, Paypal isnt secure no.

But that is deffo a scam

 

Scam.

You could always offer to deliver free, cash on delivery, to their UK branch.

They don't have a website (least not easy to find) so that too says dodgy.

 

Cheers guys. WOW, i thought paypal was secure. You live and learn.

Sean..

 

Deffo a scam, and Paypal will take a percentage of the payment too m8, cheque would be better IMO< unless you've stated to add 4% to cover paypal fees

 

Sean, I can't believe you even had to post this up!!!

Its soooo obviously a scam! they haven't even bothered to type the word engine

Ginger Muuuuuuuuuuuupet

 

Sean Bicknell,

it's not doggy at all, but if you could also deleiver your only exige engine to me i will send a cheque in the post

 

I remember when some dodgy bloke tried to buy Martins Millington 'Diamond' engine on Ebay. He thought he was buying an actual Diamond the twat

 

PMSL

Perhaps Martin should of put the price up to about 2 million

 

God no! ... it`s the least secure method of moving money I know off, I know people who have lost thousands of pounds to them. Have a look at http://www.paypalsucks.com/ and you'll see what I mean

 

Bloody hell, Dodgy E-Bay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry Porkpie, I guess I was a little nieve. You know me mate, I am too trusting!!!!

Sean..

 

Never had a problem with Paypal and i have dealt with loads of foreigners
Sean if in doubt get a phone number and call any prospects as a lot more can be learned about someone that way than via mail etc....

 

Cheers Spadge!!

Oh and by the way I think your Avatar needs some new shocks mate!!

 

Sounds like a a scam to me, Never had a problem with paypal myself