WHOOPS I lost my 350z...

Or ooops, broken. Buy me a new one mummy...

A couple more of these "bargains" have come on ebay today. This time there are 2 R34 GTR's. One for $7500 and one for $8500.

Very very dodgy.

It's a pity there are no easy ways to report this ti ebay. They should have a link to report sus items, and not make you jump through hoops like the current system, if you are lucky enough to actually find the page to report them.

I got an email from the 350Z guy. You'd think they'd try to be a bit more original...

Hello,

The car is still available for sale and ready to be shipped..

Shipping will be done via Lufthansa Air Cargo from Paris,France and it will take no more then 4 days.I am working for my country Military and Lufthansa will manage me a low price for shipping and I assumed that it is from me to pay for shipping it if you will pay for the money transfer taxes.When I will shipp it,I will arrange for all the dutyes that you will not pay any customs when you will receive it and for this it will be delivered directly to your address.

Also,you have nothing to worry about this deal because will be done it in a secure way.The most important thing in all my activities is that I am affiliated at eBay Square Trade and I have a purchase protection account for USD $20,000 and I assume you know what this means.How you are protected by Square Trade,in case we have a deal:

1) If you will not receive the car as i described to you,although this is not the case,Square Trade will refund you with 100% from the whole amount which you paid me.Even in case that you will not receive the car,they will refund you the money back.

2) You can send the money to my name and address but you will not give me the details from the payment.You will give the details to Square Trade.They will verify the payment and if is ok,and the money are availble under my name they will notify me to procede with the shipping.After you receive and see that the car is the one you want,you just notify Square Trade to forward me the payment details in order for me to pick up my money.

Let me know if this is ok with you,so that we can go forward with this deal!About the payment Square Trade will manage in my place the financial details.

Regards!

p.s. I need your full name and shipping address in order to contact Square Trade to start the deal.

Then I emailed him back:

Hello there,

Why is the car in Paris? I thought it was in Queensland, Australia.

Please explain what SquareTrade is, and how your sale has anything to do with it, since the item has been de-listed from Ebay now. The sale is not an Ebay sale, so therefore cannot be connected with Ebay at all I would have thought. Please explain.

Regards,

Lachlan

And a reply (he's quite good isn't he!):

Hi there,

I just moved in Paris. Square Trade's Protection is available even in case the item is not purchased through eBay. I took the car out of eBay because I received to many e-mails regarding it and my inbox is about to pop.

Best regards.

My response (unanswered so far...):

Hi there,

Why are you answering emails at 4:14 am??? I haven't heard about the SquareTrade thing before.. can you give me a link to the site where it outlines what it is exactly please?

Thanks!

Lachlan

Man its getting deep in here.

Square Trade is a legitimate program that many eBay sellers belong to. I am not sure of the precedural steps in a Square Trade transaction, but the program itself is legitimate.

Damn, Just when I could buy one in Tassie for half price!

Lachie, try to beat him down on the price [offer him 10k], let the line out and then hook him>

MOM

I got the same reply Lachlan, to which I replied:

Hi Shannan

Shippinging wil not be required. I can pick the car up in person and pay Cash

I'll just need your name and address in Queensland to collect the car.

- Mr C

P.S. Why is the car registered in South Australia?

...are you sure this car is not in Nigeria? Go on Lachlan, just fax him some bank details on company letterhead...

Wonder if we get a volume discount if several of us buy one?

MOM

I think I scared him off... he didn't reply, so I asked him if my friend in Paris could come and have a look? He then said "sorry but I sold it... sorry".