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14/1/2013 at 9:18pm
 Location: stoke on trent
 Outfit: Lexus RX300 elddis crusader
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 looking for another caravan checking ebay yesterday thought it was to good to be true  went with asking price thinking seller made a mistake and will state correct price, i have heard nothing, email 6 times last 24hrs asking how do they want paying when can i collect etc. take a look

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150979482982?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

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14/1/2013 at 9:22pm
 Location: Aberdeen
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Hope your reported it to the ebay scam team

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14/1/2013 at 9:39pm
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i can confirm that caravan is for sale. however its for sale at a dealers(bankhead caravans) in glenrothes,about 2 miles from my house.
i might phone them tomorrow and advise them of this.utter scum who try this nonsense

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14/1/2013 at 9:59pm
 Location: Derbyshire
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The website for bankhead caravans doesn't seem to be working at the moment either. I assume it's just a coincidence.


14/1/2013 at 10:21pm
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Looks like a scam to me! My brother uncovered a few of these recently when shopping for a trailer.

Have reported it.


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14/1/2013 at 10:25pm
 Location: west country
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I have reported it.


15/1/2013 at 8:42am
 Location: Bath
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apparently i am less than 10 miles from the seller - so I have asked if i can go and see it
Lets see what happens.


15/1/2013 at 8:58am
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If it is much too cheap & they ask for payment without buyer being able to see caravan first its a scam. So any scam is fairly obvious really. It does make me smile the way people frantically email these ads either in the hope its not a scam or just to prove the blindingly obvious. Scam attempts, by post/phone/email/ebay etc are a fact of life & pretty obvious to spot.


15/1/2013 at 9:19am
 Location: Lancashire
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  if it looks to good to be true then it possibly is.

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15/1/2013 at 9:35am
 Location: W. Midlands
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Always check out the feedback of the seller. In this case he/she has none so I would be wary.

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15/1/2013 at 12:33pm
 Location: South Yorks
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6 pending offers! I smell a rat. There is a landline telephone number. Have you tried ringing them?


15/1/2013 at 4:20pm
 Location: Bath
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well no reply so far - but thats to be expected!


15/1/2013 at 4:33pm
 Location: Hampshire
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Seems weird that the Caravan is in Scotland and the phone number is a Bristol code, as stated a scam if ever I've seen one


15/1/2013 at 5:03pm
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Becoming a total nightmare isn't it. I sold my van last weekend. I had somebody nearly not try to get hold of me because I hadn't updated my mobile number on Preloved and first off they couldn't ring me.

The people who did buy did every conceivable check on me before arrival from a CRIS to electoral roll and street view!

Don't blame them either with so many scammers about, quite happy to comply with anything if it proves we are who we say we are.

Ali


15/1/2013 at 5:56pm
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Quote: Originally posted by snowy747 on 15/1/2013
Becoming a total nightmare isn't it. I sold my van last weekend. I had somebody nearly not try to get hold of me because I hadn't updated my mobile number on Preloved and first off they couldn't ring me.

The people who did buy did every conceivable check on me before arrival from a CRIS to electoral roll and street view!

Don't blame them either with so many scammers about, quite happy to comply with anything if it proves we are who we say we are.

Ali


The lady that bought mine did no checks whatsoever. Just a quick glance round the van.


15/1/2013 at 6:53pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Tentz on 15/1/2013
If it is much too cheap & they ask for payment without buyer being able to see caravan first its a scam. So any scam is fairly obvious really. It does make me smile the way people frantically email these ads either in the hope its not a scam or just to prove the blindingly obvious. Scam attempts, by post/phone/email/ebay etc are a fact of life & pretty obvious to spot.

tentz the odd thing was, yes i know it is a scan i offered asking price within a couple of hrs of advert being listed email how do they want paying etc but so far had just like the other offers NO RESPONSE so why bother doing the advert in the 1st place



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