I found a 2004 Yamaha R1 (great condition) on ebay. I emailed the guy about it and did not get a response…. until the other day. Apparently he had to take the bike off ebay because he had a potential local buyer that fell through. Here is his email:
Hello and thank you for your interest,
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> I’m sorry for my late answer, I was out of town on some urgent business
> and could not look after the auction. Furthermore I had to pause the
> listing on eBay because I’ve almost reached an agreement with a local
> potential buyer. Unfortunately, it looks like there are some problems
> and he doesn’t have all the money to pay. Therefore, if you are willing
> to pay my requested price $4000, I’m ready to start this transaction
> with you.
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> First of all you should know that the bike has a free and clear title,
> it’s in excellent condition, mechanically and aesthetically intact, no
> damages, no hidden defects, ready for ride, it has only 3740 original
> miles on it. I have owned this bike from new but I used to ride my
> Harley and this R1 has been only taken out a few times, hence the low
> mileage. This 2004 Yamaha YZF-R1 is spotless in every way: no
> scratches, no dents, no rust, never been laid down. Bike is stock
> excepting custom Hindle exhaust, Commander20Dinojet and recently added
> blue angel halo eyes. I have all the keys and original manuals. It’s
> only being sold because we’ve moved and because I’m stranded with cash.
> My loss is your gain.
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> I’m no longer located in Tennessee, I’ve recently moved to the West
> Coast in Oregon and took the Yamaha with me. I’m willing to ship it to
> your location in Florida and I can cover some of the shipping and
> insurance fees: total price $4,300 delivery included (I have a relative
> who works for Showroom Transport so shipping will not be a problem).
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> I would like our transaction to be supervised by eBay Motors through
> their Vehicle Purchase Protection plan. In case we have a deal I will
> notify eBay Motors transactions department so they can inform you about
> my reliability and how we can proceed with this transaction in a 100%
> safe way.
>
> Please let me know your position as soon as possible,
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>
>
> Carl
I recently just got approved for a loan for a motorcycle and I have been shopping around. He emailed me back today with:
> Hi,
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> Thanks for the good news. Here are some more pics attached to this
> email. My name is Carl Boals and the vin# of the bike is:
> JYARN13E64A006175. I will also attach a photo of the VIN, in case you
> want to send that to the bank as well.
> I want to confirm again the total price of $4300 including delivery to
> your door in Pensacola, Florida. I’ll send the title and all the
> documents (including bill of sale to your name) along with the bike.
> Normally I would take paypal as a payment method, but, since I had some
> problems with my account freezing, I’m afraid I will not consider it
> for this large transaction. However I know a faster and safer method to
> deal. I’m in for a 100% safe transaction for both of us, that is why I
> suggested dealing through eBay Motors, covered by Vehicle Purchase
> Protection. They can work for us just like an escrow service, just that
> the transaction will be faster and also 100% secure for both of us. You
> will send them the payment (wire transfer), then they will let me know
> that the payment is OK and I can start the shipping. After the bike &
> paperwork will arrive to you and you will inspect it, you will let them
> know that, so they can release the funds to me.
> And you don’t have to bother about the shipping, as I have a relative
> who works for a shipping company (Showroom Transport) and he has a 50%
> discount on all national shippings, so he will help me
> a lot with the
> shipping and insurance of the bike. I estimate no longer than 5 or 6
> days for the transportation of the bike, so there’s a good chance we
> can finalize this by the end of next week. As I mentioned, going
> through eBay’ supervision will guarantee an inspection period for you,
> meaning that you can see and inspect the R1 before any funds will be
> released to me.
> Let me know if this is satisfactory to you, and I can inform them so we
> can get detailed info and have them send you an invoice for $4,300.
> Also please include your FULL NAME and EXACT ADDRESS in Pensacola,
> needed for the shipping.
>
> Carl Boals
> 2514 NW Glenwood Drive
> Corvallis, OR 97330
Is this a scam?? Do you think this is a too-good-to-be-true deal?
Yes this is a SCAM. Ebay motors doesn’t hold, distribute or guarantee funds. They are like a newspaper for advertising only. He doesn’t even own the bike . All info, pictures and official emails, bills , invoices are fake.
If you send your money it will be gone and no way to get it back. Stop all communications and move on………This is a SCAM SCAM SCAM………..md
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seems legit.
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Most of the time when you see "I’m located in X city, but the vehicle\motorcycle is located in Y location", it is a scam. The persons e-bay account could have also been hacked, so even if you pay, and they don’t send you the bike, nothing will happen and you will be out $4,000.
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http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/03/military_car_scam.html
I would agree that it seems to be real. however, that’s also the mark of a good scam right? What I would do in your case, is look into the ebay motors protection that he references. If you read it for yourself, and everything is how he describes, then it is probably real. I mean, if ebay holds you money, and you get the bike, and get to look at it. What do you have to loose, you don’t pay until you give ebay the green light (according to the email) so don’t take his word for it, go onto ebay motors and find out if this is actually how it works. If it is, seems like you would be safe. He’s also giving you alot of time to check things out. If it was a scam, you would think that he would try to get you to make a FAST decision, that’s usually how scams work. quick, so you don’t have time to think.
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Because he had trouble with the ebay account he is not to be trusted.
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Yes this is a SCAM. Ebay motors doesn’t hold, distribute or guarantee funds. They are like a newspaper for advertising only. He doesn’t even own the bike . All info, pictures and official emails, bills , invoices are fake.
If you send your money it will be gone and no way to get it back. Stop all communications and move on………This is a SCAM SCAM SCAM………..md
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Check with Ebay, after that you’re on your own.
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If he had that bike for sale in his own city at that price, it would sell almost instantly. Why would he go through the trouble of shipping it all the way across the country when the could just sell it locally.
I bought my GSX-R off of ebay, but no money was exchanged until I had the keys and title in my hand. The title was in the guys name, and the address on the title matched the place I was picking it up.
Tell him you have a friend who is going to be in the area and he will stop over to do a final inspection and hand him a cashier’s check for the purchase price and you will arrange shipping with your own company.
You will never hear from him again.
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You can not get any protection from Ebay unless you end a listing through bidding or buy it now. Be very cautious about this, and tell him to re list the item so you will be protected. Ebay strictly prohibits situations like this. Do not send him any money. Ask him why he never took the motorcycle with him, if I owned something worth money, I would not leave it behind. I have never gotten scammed by anyone on ebay, but you are taking your chances when you buy something that’s not actually listed at the time. OH, and usually if someones pay pal account gets suspended, that usually means they have already done something illegal, and are being investigated.
Ebay is for advertizing, and auctions, they don’t handle the money, pay pal does.
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This is definitely a scam. The first clue is the freezing of the EBay auction and the ‘buyer’ suddenly falling through when you send your offer/questions. The second, and an earmark of all these scams is the relative that works for a ‘shipping company’ that gets deep discounts from all the national shipping. Then we have the ‘My pay-pal is unreliable so please go through this method." which happens to be an unsecured method of payment and finally the "I am no longer in Tennessee as listed, but in Oregon. The reason I am selling is that I am strapped for cash from the move." If this was so, then the original address would have been from AFTER the move, not having to be changed because of the move.
This follows a template of a scam that has been reported a few times recently and is not to be trusted.
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The fact that you even asked this question means that you smell a rat. Go with your gut and pass on this one.
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Beware of ANY vehicle purchase where the item is being shipped by "a friend" who owns a transport business. Tell him you will ship ONLY by an LTL freight Line (so that the shipment can be traced). Payment to be made in advance by you to a local bank and released from escrow upon receipt of the bike.
My guess is that this is a scam, scam, scam!!
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